The who’s-who of Australia’s clean energy sector gathered at the Australian Clean Energy Summit (ACES) NAB gala dinner, with awards announced across the categories of collaboration, First Nations engagement and participation, diversity and inclusion, media and outstanding contribution to industry.
SA Power Networks won the Collaboration Award, in recognition of their leadership in creating the flexible exports initiative. The program is a world-first connection offer involving deep collaboration across industry, customers and market bodies, that allows customers to double their solar exports and minimise any constraints.
The First Nations Engagement and Participation Award was won by Beon Energy Solutions, in recognition of their First Nations engagement for the Avonlie Solar Farm near Narrandera, NSW. Beon proactively assisted 31 local Yorta Yorta women (7) and men (24) through the employment process. Many of these people had been long-term unemployed.
Iberdrola and Transgrid were dual winners of the Diversity and Inclusion Award, in recognition of their work on gender equality initiatives aimed at improving diversity and inclusion within their organisation and/or the industry more broadly.
Australian Associated Press future economies correspondent Marion Rae won the Media Award, acknowledging her outstanding commitment to writing about Australia’s clean energy transformation and the role of renewables in powering our future economic success and meeting our climate targets. In her role as future economies correspondent, Rae’s work brings the full context of the political, regulatory and economic aspects of the clean energy industry to her work.
Ekistica Principal Consultant – Power Systems, Kate Summers and UNSW Energy Institute Industry Professor Mark Twidell were both winners of this year’s Outstanding Contribution to Clean Energy Award, in recognition and appreciation of their decisive leadership in supporting Australia’s clean energy transition.
Twidell was awarded for his 30 years of commitment to leading and supporting a wide range of government and industry organisations at the forefront of the clean energy challenge. Summers was recognised for her thought leadership, planning and advocacy for an energy system run on renewable energy.
Clean Energy Council Chief Executive Kane Thornton said that this year’s awards celebrate the tireless work of the sector across varying initiatives and functions, to accelerate the growth of renewables in Australia’s energy system.
“Our sector is at a major turning point in powering Australia’s future. Our award winners have led from the front in delivering the immeasurable benefits of clean, low-cost renewable energy to all Australians,” Thornton said.
“I congratulate and thank all of our 2024 award winners, as well our finalists on their achievements.”
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