Eight up-and-coming green energy stars, from companies including ScottishPower Renewables, Muirhall Energy and the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), were honoured at last night’s Scottish Renewables Young Professionals Green Energy Awards.
Winners include Jillian Henderson from Wave Energy Scotland, who developed a new approach to innovation in the wave energy sector by focusing on commercial results, and Lesley Cartwright from Natural Power who transitioned from oil and gas after being made redundant during the sector’s downturn.
Recognition also went to Matthew Dowds from Muirhall Energy, who won the engineer award for his creative approach to managing the company’s grid portfolio which has seen a growth in grid capacity to more than 1.4GW.
Caron Oag from EMEC scooped the professional service award for her work showcasing EMEC and Orkney’s hydrogen potential in the media, at online events and by coordinating high-profile visits ahead of COP26.
ScottishPower Renewables’ Jennifer Howie and Lucia Urra Viana won the academic and analyst awards, respectively.
Culture change award went to RES’s Gender Affinity Network, while ITPEnergised’s Sarah Tullie picked up the project development award.
The winners were selected from a shortlist of 31.
Scottish Renewables chief Executive Claire Mack said: “It’s truly incredible to see the talent pool we have here in Scotland.
“The Young Professionals Green Energy Awards once again highlight the level of skill, innovation, and ambition of those who will be driving the future of our renewable energy sector and the energy transition.
“This level of passion and dedication is exactly what we need as we continue to work towards achieving our net-zero target.
“Congratulations to all the winners, you should be extremely proud of your achievements.”
The winners will go on to compete for the Young and Inspiring Award at the Scottish Green Energy Awards, which will be held later this year.