On Thurday night approximately 350 people gathered together in boutique Kensington hotel Jumeirah Carlton Tower to celebrate the best of British renewables. The 6th Annual British Renewable Energy Awards paid tribute to the UK renewable energy industry’s achievements over the past year.
Hosted by UK BIG Lottery Fund Chairman, Peter Ainsworth, the Awards named Windelectric’s Peter Edwards and Godfrey Bevan, one of the founders of the Renewable Energy Association (REA), as joint Champions for their outstanding lifetime contribution to renewable energy. John Baldwin was also commended for his dedication and ongoing commitment to AD and biomethane.
The REA’s Chief Executive, Gaynor Hartnell said, “These awards recognise outstanding achievement in the British renewable energy sector. They are a tribute to innovation and excellence. The exceptional quality of all the shortlisted entries serves to demonstrate the exacting standards, talent and originality within this industry.”
The REA received a record amount of over two hundred nominations for this year’s Awards. Award winners and runners up included:
Pioneer Award
Runners up: Sainsbury’s and Mellington Cow Power
Winner: Beech Properties
Community Award
Runner up: Udny Community Wind Turbine
Winner: Isle of Eigg
Region Award
Runner up: Cornwall Council
Winner: The Welsh Assembly Government
Installer Award
Winner: EvoEnergy
Innovator Award
Runners up: Enecsys and Vykson
Winner: Didcot Biomethane Project Team
Project Developer Award
Runner up: Clearfleau
Winner: Ecotricity / Fen Farm Solar Park
Company Award
Runner up: Forest Fuels
Winner: Solarsense
Champion Award
Winners: Peter Edwards – Wind Electric Godfrey Bevan