2025 Winners

Campaign of the Year

Winner

National Grid Winter Campaign 2024/5, National Grid

“Excellent coordination across departments (marketing, contact centre, regulation, IT) with strong campaign infrastructure. Multichannel approach was highly inclusive, using everything from buses to TikTok. The regular check-ins and integration of a customer panel helped ensure quality and responsiveness throughout.”

Shortlist

Customer Satisfaction, D-Energi

Sunday Saver, EDF

Carbon Admissions: We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know, Equity Energies with Woosah

CarbonSmart: Empowering Energy Awareness, Freedom Leisure

The Race to End the Fuel Crisis: A Journey of Awareness, Action, and Hope, Fuel Bank Foundation

Dark January 2025, Metrikus

National Grid Winter Campaign 2024/5, National Grid

Take The Step, NIBE

Challenging energy policy on behalf of business, npower Business Solutions

Utilita Energy's 'Power Price List' - Plugging the Gap, Utilita Energy

Digital Innovation of the Year - Insights and Accessibility

Winner

An Enterprise Solution for Renewable PPAs, RE24

“RE24 Enterprise Solution is a digital platform that simplifies and automates the process of buying renewable energy for businesses of all sizes. It reduces the time and cost of securing renewable energy contracts (called PPAs) by 70% and 95% respectively, making green energy accessible to more companies. The platform uses advanced technology to match businesses with renewable energy generators, automate contract negotiations, and provide transparent tracking of energy sources. It's highly scalable, accessible to businesses of all sizes, and has already onboarded 3.5+ TWh of renewable generation capacity. The platform shows tangible results in emission reductions and cost savings.”

Shortlist

LAEP+ , Advanced Infrastructure

Innovation in Electricity Grid Analysis , Blake Clough Consulting

Energy360 DataView: A Landmark Collaboration Transforming Energy Engagement , British Gas Business and Utilidex

Revolutionising energy trading with Empire , BritNed

Delivering industry/regulatory ‘Intelligence’ to our customers and partners, Drax Energy Solutions

Ask ICIS , ICIS

Data Sharing Infrastructure Pilot , NESO

An Enterprise Solution to Procure, Manage and Analyse Renewable PPAs , RE24

Stark ID , Stark

Transforming Carbon Management through Digital Innovation , TrackZero


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Digital Innovation of the Year - Operational Efficiency

Winner

PEAK Platform, CIM

“Great innovative solution to managing equipment and the built environment. Proven simple implementation can lead to significant energy savings & occupancy comfort.” Shortlist

Shortlist

PEAK Platform , CIM

Thermo-Chemical Digital Twin , Hitachi Energy

IES Live , IES

Scalable DSR Solution to Empower Sustainable Retail , IMS Evolve

Material Requirements Planning system , Trust Electric Heating


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Energy Champion of the Year - Collective Achievement

Winner

Consult Net Zero

“Consult Net Zero is a powerhouse example of grassroots innovation, systems thinking, and community empowerment. Their balance of digital solutions, funding strategy, tenant education, and industry collaboration makes this a standout nomination. It’s rare to see such an emotive, technically credible, and socially embedded submission. A top-tier entry that sets a benchmark for people-first sustainability in the built environment.”

Shortlist

A-Gas

ASET International Energy Training Academy 

ClearVUE

Consult Net Zero

Drax Energy Solutions

IES

Utilidex & British Gas Business


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Energy Champion of the Year - Individual Achievement

Winner

Nik Smith, PHS Home Solutions

“Nik Smith represents the heart of energy transition in action. With over three decades of field experience, he brings grit, ingenuity, and relentless problem-solving to some of the UK's most challenging decarbonisation projects. From listed buildings and military sites to schools and council buildings, he has shown that renewables can go anywhere — if the right mind is on the job.

Beyond technical leadership, his legacy is being forged in mentorship, apprenticeships, and rescuing struggling businesses to preserve skills and jobs. His impact is practical, multi-layered, and human-centred.”

Shortlist

Nils Teipel , BritNed

Wesley Scott , Brook Green Supply

Lee Gatley-Hall , Consult Net Zero

Daniel Starman , Drax Energy Solutions

Adam Fabricius , EnergiRaven/SAV Systems

Mark Wakeford , EvoEnergy

Simon Davey , Freedom Leisure

James Clifford , Harvest Green Developments

Nadia Hartley , McDonald's

Chris Wade , Mitie

Nick Van Dijk , Oort Energy

Nik Smith , PHS Home Solutions

James Murphy , Stark

Oussama Yousfi , UK Power Networks

Sarah Bateman , Unify Energy

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Energy Project of the Year – Public

Winner

Marshland Primary Academy, Kensa

“Strong carbon savings (77%) clearly evidenced with data. Innovative use of solar PVT with GSHP, scalable. Good planning and delivery, including minimal disruption. Engaged pupils and staff meaningfully.”

Shortlist

Poole Hospital , Aztec Solar Energy

Energy Agency Area-Based Schemes,  Energy Agency

Birmingham Airport - Solar Ground Mount , EvoEnergy

Royal Mint - Ground Mount Solar PV , EvoEnergy

Affordable, efficient and sustainable heating for Marshland Primary Academy , Kensa

Net zero pod and solar installation at Cotgrave Leisure Centre , Leisure Energy

The Bedford College Group harness the power of the Ouse River to decarbonise heating , Salix Finance

Water security and optimisation project , Wilo

Marshland Primary Academy , Kensa

Energy Project of the Year – Residential

Winner

The Zero Bills Project, Octopus Energy

“A market-defining, commercially successful and socially progressive programme with enormous potential for scalable, repeatable impact. The combination of smart tariff innovation, Kraken platform optimisation, and integrated tech bundles (PV, heat pumps, batteries) is sector-leading. Clear evidence of real-world delivery across geographies, tenures and customer types. The social equity angle and housing association partnerships give it additional strength. Very strong innovation and stakeholder alignment.”

Shortlist

Net Zero Terrace , Electricity North West

Energy Agency Area-Based Schemes , Energy Agency

Coventry Battery Pilot , E.ON Next

Sutton Dwellings Central London Retrofit , Kensa and Clarion Housing

The Avenue: Setting new standards with low-carbon heating solutions for  housing developments , Last Mile and Energetics

Lea Hall , NIBE

Turbocharging low-carbon living with the Zero Bills Project , Octopus Energy

Installation of Scotland's first Panasonic M Series heat pump , Panasonic Heating & Cooling Solutions/RDI Renewables

Crabtree , Smart Energie

Neat Heat , tepeo

Energy Project of the Year – Retail & Commercial, Industrial

Winner

Co-op Energy Action, the Co-operative Group

“An outstanding, wide-reaching project that combines strategic clarity, measurable impact, and genuine cross-functional collaboration. The data-driven approach, including the development of bespoke energy insights platforms and advanced weather regression modelling, sets a new benchmark for corporate energy management. Impressive scale, with over 6,000 measures across 2,000+ sites and over £6 million in verified energy savings. The transformation of ESOS compliance into a proactive planning framework and the creation of a dynamic scenario tool demonstrates strong internal innovation. This is a highly repeatable, mature model with sector-leading integration into business-as-usual. A clear leader in retail energy management.”

Shortlist

Moog Green Ambitions , Centrica Business Solutions working with Push Power

Staythorpe BESS , Elements Green

Big Yellow Self Storage, Slough , EvoEnergy

Helping the John Lewis Partnership transition to a carbon-free future , Flexible Power Systems

Commercial Solar Installations - from Design to Delivery , Harvest Green Developments

Optimising Asset Performance for Sustainability and Savings Across UK Petrol Filling Stations , IMS Evolve

ABB Stonehouse , Oakes Energy Services

Co-op Energy Action , the Co-operative Group

Heatropolis , UK Power Networks

F-Gas Leak Detection , Verv

Peel Ports Group net zero project , Weightmans

Energy Supplier of the Year

Winner

Utilita Energy

“Utilita focuses on supporting low-income households with innovative features like POWER UP. They've provided significant financial relief to customers and invested in sustainability initiatives. The company also emphasises community engagement through Energy Hubs. Customer retention rates remain exceptional, with a 24% increase in customers opting for the premium Smart PAYG service over direct debit. Utilita provided £90 million in relief, including £40 million in debt write-offs and £50 million in interest-free financial aid via its POWER UP feature. Utilita’s installation of 1,044 solar panels at the Utilita Bowl cricket ground marks the largest solar array in UK sports, significantly reducing emissions while inspiring global sustainability standards in sports venues.”

Shortlist

Brook Green Supply 

npower Business Solutions

SEFE Energy

UK Healthcare Corporation, t/a D-Energi

Unify Energy

Utilita Energy

Energy Team of the Year - Decarbonisation and Development

Winner

DSO Operations Team, UK Power Networks

“Great demonstration of collaboration across teams with real and tangible impact.”

Shortlist

A-Gas Rapid Recovery

Bedford College

City Plumbing

Elements Green

Flexible Power Systems

H D Services

Push Power

DSO Operations Team,  UK Power Networks  

Energy Team of the Year - Consulting and Customer Service

Winner

One Call, That's All, Utilita Energy

“Customer service dedicated to supporting those that are vulnerable and most affected by the cost of living and energy price crisis. Enabled 3,500 households to access £1.2m in support while helping them conserve energy and reduce costs. Compelling work by the team enabling a just transition to net zero for those that would not normally benefit.”

Shortlist

Blake Clough Consulting

BritNed

Stay Smart Team, E.ON Next

Equity Energies with Woosah

Fuel Bank Foundation

Harvest Green Developments

National Grid

npower Business Solutions

One Call, That's All , Utilita Energy

Extra Care Team , Utilita Energy

Energy-Efficient Partnership of the Year

Winner

NG2 Connectivity, Climate Energy Group & Co-op TSB

“A standout partnership showing deep collaboration, clear role split, and strong results. NG2’s retrofit-first tech and real-time optimisation via TSB deliver 8% energy savings and futureproof Co-op’s estate.”

Shortlist

Energy360 DataView: A Landmark Collaboration Transforming Energy Engagement , British Gas Business and Utilidex

Driving Measurable Impact in Energy Management and Cost Efficiency , ClearVue

NG2 Connectivity: Powering Smarter, Greener Stores Together , Climate Energy Group & Co-op TSB

CORE Partners with University of Essex on Energy Efficiency Retrofit , CORE

Deploying AI-powered software to unlock a CO2 emissions reduction of almost 5,000 tonnes , EkkoSense and CBRE

Partnering with Waitrose to decarbonise its logistics fleet , Flexible Power Systems

Power in Partnerships: Collaborative Energy Excellence , Freedom Leisure

Sutton Dwellings Central London Retrofit , Kensa and Clarion Housing

Energy Pre-Planned Maintenance (PPM) for the Co-op , LoweConex

Russell Hall Hospital , Mitie

Empowering Sustainability: The Golden Star Solar Initiative , PROINSO

Solar PV and BMS Project , Sustainable Energy First and Spire Healthcare

Sustainability at The Midcounties Co-operative

International Energy Innovation

Winner

Building Back Greener, DTEK

“Some outstanding achievements in very difficult circumstances.”

Shortlist

Ecological Alcohol , Ambipar

Building Back Greener: Resilience, Innovation and Independence , DTEK

#FightForLight Campaign , DTEK

Unlocking countries: accelerating the renewable transition across Europe , DTEK

The thin line between HEAT & COOL , ÉSECÈ Group

The RTO (Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer) energy recovery , Hyundai Motor Brasil

Green Care Innovations: Transforming Healthcare with Sustainable Energy Solutions , Mar Sleeva Medicity Hospital, Palai

Net zero 30 , paneser

Accelerating the Clean Energy Transition: Leadership Across Wind, Solar, and Storage Development , Siemens

TMA , The Hazardous Goods Companion

Low-Carbon Initiative - Business leadership

Winner

Decarbonising malt production, AMP Clean Energy

“Quite like the 12MW electric boiler taking displaced wind energy that the grid can't handle, however this amply illustrates a key issue with the grid that costs a fortune in payments turning off wind turbines.”

Shortlist

Decarbonising malt production with curtailed wind energy and biomass , AMP Clean Energy

Heat Reclaim System at Co-op Bramhope Store , Climate Energy

NG2 Connectivity Platform at Co-op Stores , Climate Energy

Decarbonising Waitrose Transport Refrigeration Units , Flexible Power Systems

Low-Carbon Initiatives in Leisure , Freedom Leisure

Visit a Heat Pump Programme , Nesta

The Co-op’s Six-Pillar Cooling and Heating Strategy , OMEGA Solutions (Cross Hills)

SAV Advanced Engineer Training , SAV Systems

Sustainability at The Midcounties Co-operative , The Midcounties Co-operative

Empowering Energy Consultants for a Low-Carbon Future , TrackZero

'Are you Sporting Solar?' , Utilita Energy

Low-Carbon Initiative - Energy Distribution or Industrial Breakthrough

Winner

Net Zero Terrace, Electricity North West

“This is a good looking project, heating difficult to treat at a cost parity to gas is a big win. They have brought together an interesting combination of companies, Kensa, Urban Chain, as well as the DNOs and Grid.”

Shortlist

Helping data centres work towards net zero carbon emission goals , Clean Energy Capital

Net Zero Terrace , Electricity North West

Heat Highways , EnergiRaven

HYDESS , E.ON

The Community Heat Hub , GTC

Providing the industry with a solution to decarbonise today , Invica Industries

Sustainable Heat at Scale: The Welborne water-source heat network , Last Mile

Pioneering the path to net zero through energy flexibility , Octopus Energy

Constellation , UK Power Networks

Vision 2045 - Carbon Capture: A Waste(d) Opportunity , Viridor

Physical Technology of the Year – Heating and Cooling

Winner

Solar-powered air conditioning using PCM-ACStore, University of Nottingham

“The importance of sustainable cooling solutions is massive for meeting net zero targets and will be increasingly necessary as the climate warms. Energy storage it not just for batteries and this kind of thinking is needed to develop novel approaches to renewables and cooling.”

Shortlist

Daikin Multi+ , Daikin

CZ-HT High-Temperature Commercial Heat Pump , Daikin

Shoebox NX , Kensa

NIBE S735C Exhaust-Air Heat Pump , NIBE

Inta Hydra , Reeves

NEOS Electric Radiator , Trust Electric Heating

Solar-Powered Air Conditioning System Using PCM Energy Storage, University of Nottingham

Infrared Heating Panels , 2DHeat

Physical Technology of the Year – Other

Winner

Constellation, UK Power Networks

“High quality of entry that includes savings demonstrated and savings potential over timescales, collaborative approach with industry experts and stakeholders, innovation (in particular being able to use what is described as AI in a practical way), and real significant impacts beyond simple sustainability. Being able to improve grid capacity and resilience in the interim will be a huge step towards net zero as the UK moves away from fossil fuels, increasing electrification and the demand on our electrical infrastructure. From an ongoing management perspective, this product will be really important in ensuring our all electric future continues.”

Shortlist

Daikin Multi+ , Daikin

CZ-HT High-Temperature Commercial Heat Pump , Daikin

Shoebox NX , Kensa

NIBE S735C Exhaust-Air Heat Pump , NIBE

Inta Hydra , Reeves

NEOS Electric Radiator , Trust Electric Heating

Solar-Powered Air Conditioning System Using PCM Energy Storage, University of Nottingham

Infrared Heating Panels , 2DHeat

Third Party Intermediary of the Year

Winner

Winner Leading with Ethics, Equity, and Excellence, Utility Aid

“Really great forward-thinking organisation not focussed on AI etc, but the customer. They appreciate many customers are volunteers & support customers in finding value.”

Shortlist

Clean Energy Capital

Green Team Consulting

Redefining Energy Procurement Excellence and Transforming Business Sustainability , Northern Gas and Power

Prop Sustainable

Project RMB , Reduce My Bills

An Enterprise Solution to Procure, Manage and Analyse Renewable PPAs , RE24

Project T.I.E (Technology, International, Erase) , The Logical Utilities Company

Empowering Energy Consultants: The Future of Carbon Management , TrackZero

Leading with Ethics, Equity, and Excellence , Utility Aid

Waste into Energy Innovation

Winner

SHIELD, UK Power Networks

“The second time I've come across this initiative, and I love it. Loving the low cost aspect and the innovation. Well done!”

Shortlist

Biodegradable battery built from organic waste,  Circular BioEnergy Technologies

Heat Highways , EnergiRaven

UK's First Industrial Steam Generating Heat Pump: Hepworth Brewery , Futraheat

BSI Certified Reconditioning of Boiler Parts , Heating Trade Supplies

Providing Customers with a Warm Cup of Coffee Heat , Invica Industries

SHIELD (Smart Heat and Intelligent Energy in Low-Income Districts) , UK Power Networks