Scottish Renewables has announced more than 30 finalists for this year’s Young Professionals Green Energy Awards.
The shortlist recognises the “rising stars” in Scotland’s renewable energy industry who have achieved beyond all expectations, who are pioneering new ideas and have the drive and ambition to power Scotland’s future energy system.
This year’s finalists include Tim Brown, a Senior Cable Engineer at ScottishPower Renewables.
Brown has carried out “transformational work” in bringing together academic rigour and technical expertise to develop new statistical tools that have vastly improved cable design and wind farm cable layouts at ScottishPower Renewables.
Kirsty MacAulay, another finalist, is Stakeholder Engagement Manager at Thistle Wind Partners (TWP) and has played a leading role in TWP’s communications campaign in Caithness to publicise the Ayre Offshore Wind Farm.
MacAulay has also started conversations with local people about a proposed grid connection in the region.
Another finalist Azeez Ajibola, a Substation Project Engineer at SSEN Transmission, has developed technical guidance to assist overhead line engineers with mitigating noise issues in future projects early in the development phase.
Sarah Howie, Surveyor at Gerald Eve, has been selected as a finalist for her experience in the valuation of energy assets for rating purposes and providing advice on investment, leasing and strategic consultancy work for energy and infrastructure projects, including wind farms, battery storage and hydro.
The Young Professionals Green Energy Awards, a black-tie event launched in 2015 to showcase the range of bright and innovative talent in the sector, will be held in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow, on 18 April.
Claire Mack (pictured), Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said: “The finalists should be extremely proud of their achievements over the last year and I look forward to meeting them all at this year’s awards and hear about how they plan to develop their careers in the renewable energy industry.”
Winners of the Young Professional Green Energy Awards will also be put forward for the Young and Inspiring Award at The Scottish Green Energy Awards later this year.