Winner             Patrick Harvie MSP

Verdict             This person has been constantly punching above their weight in policy development, especially with influencing the Scottish Government’s budget.

Nominees

·         Liam McArthur MSP

·         Rob Gibson MSP

·         Patrick Harvie MSP

Best New Business Award - Sponsored by All-Energy

Winner             Smarter Grid Solutions

Verdict             This business has been extremely successful in a short space of time of commercialising concepts and securing a large number of contracts, some of which are extremely important and substantial in scale.

Nominees

·         Arcus Renewable Energy Consulting Ltd

·         Callendar Estate Biomass Ltd

·         Smarter Grid Solutions

Best Environmental Initiative Award

Sponsored by All-Energy

Winner             COWRIE

Verdict             With the onset of offshore wind development, COWRIE has been instrumental in developing best practice in the industry.  This has been through increasing the understanding of environmental impacts of offshore projects and providing research to support developers.

Nominees

·         ScottishPower Renewables – Whitelee Wind Farm

·         COWRIE (Collaborative Offshore Wind Research into the Environment)

·         SOLAR ONE, Bringing renewables to Scotland's schools and communities

Best Renewable Project Award - Sponsored by SmartestEnergy

Winner             ScottishPower Renewables – Whitelee Wind Farm

Verdict             In creating the largest wind farm in Europe, the developer had to overcome a number of fundamental issues to make the project happen such as radar, environmental and supply chain.

Nominees

·         ScottishPower Renewables – Whitelee Wind Farm

·         LewsCastleCollege Renewable Energy Croft and Hydrogen Facility

·         Haddo Estate District Heating Scheme

Winner             Westray Development Trust

Verdict             A community which has persevered developing a spectrum of activities from renewable energy generation, from a number of sources, through to training.  The community is taking sustainability to its heart and is ensuring that initiatives, incentives and things people can do are effectively communicated to complete the objective.

Nominees

·         Westray Development Trust

·         Tiree Renewable Energy Limited ("TREL")

·         Orkney Renewable Realities Marine Group

Best Business Achievement Award - Sponsored by Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group

Winner             Burntisland Fabrications

Verdict             A manufacturer which identified the importance and potential of renewables some time ago has managed to establish a firm position in the sector.  It has become a model for other manufacturers from apprenticeships to creating a fantastic growth which now employs over 800 staff.

Nominees

·         Xodus Aurora Limited

·         Burntisland Fabrications

·         The Ventus Funds & Climate Change Capital

Best Renewable Innovation Award - Sponsored by Scottish Enterprise

Winner             Smarter Grid Solutions – Orkney Registered Power Zone

Verdict             Developing a technology which manages different types of renewables access to the grid, ensuring electricity generated is exported.  A Scottish company, this innovation is being used in Orkney and currently exported to other parts of the UK and further a field.  The innovation is the first stage in creating smart grids and maximising the best usage of the GB Grid.

Nominees

·         Smarter Grid Solutions Ltd

·         Oyster - Aquamarine Power Ltd

·         Hydro Surveying Software – Hydrobot

Best Student Project Award - Sponsored by REpower UK

Winner             Geoff Wood – University of Dundee

Verdict             The dissertation focussed the evaluation of the renewables obligation and whether it was applicable in its current shape for the future.  The Judging panel thought it was an extremely interesting project which was applicable across the renewables industry.  The author showed an impressive understanding of the issues whilst discussing them in a clear and concise manner.

Nominees

·         Johanna Yates – University of Aberdeen

·         Gavin Murphy – University of Dundee

·         Geoff Wood – University of Dundee

·         Karen Fox – University of Dundee

·         Jonathan Kneeshaw – University of Glasgow