The flagship awards for the global wind industry. The awards bring together the industry’s top decision-makers at a black-tie dinner where we meet, connect with, and celebrate the best people and companies working in the global wind market.
The Wind Investment Awards celebrate best practices in the wind industry and help the sector and those working within it, to thrive. From the outset, the awards enable top industry players to forge strong business connections too.
Hosted in partnership with A Word About Wind, the awards bring together the industry’s top decision-makers at a black-tie dinner where we meet, connect with, and celebrate the best people and companies working in the global wind market.
Do you give financial or technical advice that your clients in the wind industry couldn’t do without? Do you come up with innovative solutions that make things happen? Can you wow our judges with your track record of success in the last 12 months? Judges will be looking for an advisory firm that simply makes itself indispensable.
Have your decisions helped ensure the best possible return on investment throughout the lifetime of your wind projects? Has your approach to asset management helped boost profit margins? Have you found smart ways to reduce operating and maintenance costs? Our judges will be looking for a track record of asset management strategies.
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Do your onshore and/or offshore projects outshine the competition? Can you show a track record of delivering value to energy buyers, communities, and shareholders? Have you completed a huge pipeline of projects or helped to take wind farms into new countries? Judges will be looking for a leading wind developer with a strong track record of delivering successful and profitable projects.
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New for this year, the Diversity and Inclusion Award will recognise all those organisations that are making a difference in harnessing a truly diverse workforce and that excel in their commitment to equality and inclusion across all strands of diversity. This includes gender, race, sexual orientation, disability inclusion and gender identity.
New for this year, the ESG Initiative Award will focus on specific activities, strategies or internal policies that wind and renewable energy companies are implementing to drive strong performance on sustainability and ethics. We will assess entrants based on the impact they have in the three main pillars of ESG: environmental, social and governance.
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New for this year and following the success of our Green Fund Power List in 2020, our judges will be looking to recognise the best funds that focus either solely on renewable energy, or direct significant money into renewables in broader Environmental, Social & Governance or Socially Responsible Investment funds.
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Have you completed a deal of outstanding size or complexity? Or are you introducing innovations that will change the way wind projects are financed? Then this is the category for you. Judges will be looking for a leading investor that demonstrates that they have achieved impressive results in wind over the past 12 months.
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Following the success of our Legal Power List, our judges will be looking for a leading law firm whose global practice has an impressive track record of making the tough deals happen worldwide.
Following the success of our Legal Power List, our judges will be looking for a leading law firm with an outstanding regional practice group with an impressive track record of making the tough deals happen in one specific region. For example, Europe, North America, or Asia-Pacific.
Do you work for a bank or other financial institution that is having a significant impact on the global wind sector? Are you lending the funds that make major deals happen offshore and/or onshore? Are you notable for the volume of funds you lend, or finding financial structures that rivals haven’t considered? Judges will be looking for a lender that can demonstrate their impressive results.
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Have you worked on the most exciting offshore wind deal of the last 12 months? Judges will be looking for a deal that wowed the offshore wind industry and will consider a wide range of deal types.
Judges might look into rewarding deals of particular relevance for each geography (Europe, North America, South America, Africa and Asia-Pacific).
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Judges will be looking for an onshore wind deal that demonstrates exceptional performance, including M&A, project finance, power purchase agreements and more.
Judges might look into rewarding deals of particular relevance for each geography (Europe, North America, South America, Africa and Asia-Pacific)
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We want to find the professionals with less than 10 years and more than 5 years of experience in the wind sector who are achieving great results and are leading the industry. Judges will be looking for individuals that can show innovation, influence, and strong business performance.
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New for this year, the Risk Management Award aims to recognise excellence in risk management strategies and tools across the entire supply chain. Our judges will be looking for examples of progress and innovation in risk management in the past 12 months.
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Have you developed a product that is set to revolutionise the wind sector? Did you complete a project that shows others in the onshore and/or offshore wind industry how it should be done? Judges are looking for a firm or individual that is bringing exciting and profitable innovations to the mainstream.
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BVG Associates
Judges’ Comment
RES Asset Management Team
Judges’ Comment
The breadth of assets and clients they work for with clear, tangible results and the investment in systems and processes that they use for the benefit of their clients, sets them apart
Ørsted
Judges’ Comment
Ørsted is an impressive company with achievements worldwide, in various types of projects. They have been successful at mobilising capital, shapingthe way projects are arranged to facilitate the lowest cost of capital. It’s been hugely impressive to see that strategy unfold!
ConnectGen LLC
RES
Judges’ Comment
This was an outstanding entry. RES beautifully conveyed the multifaceted nature of what it actually means to be truly diverse and inclusive. RES run a great variety of initiatives that target specific issues faced by employees, with a strong commitment to continuous improvement, therefore achieving impressive results.
Spencer Ogden
DLA Piper
Judges’ Comment
DLA Piper’s overall sustainability plan & the effort they make to lead in this area, whilst still supporting wider industry efforts, is impressive. There was clearly a lot of strategic thought behind this entry.
Prime Green Energy Infrastructure Fund by Prime Capital AG
Judges’ Comment
Prime is another example of an organisation that had a very good 2021, despite the challenges of covid. They have diversified both in terms of their types of funds and technology focus. They also recognise the value of long-term relationships with their investors. This team are performing very well in mobilising capital and putting it to work in the Nordics.
Allianz Capital Partners
Judges’ Comment
Allianz is one of the leading investors in the sector, with an experienced team and a proud track record. Their investment in Hollandse Kust Zuid stands out as a great achievement for a team of its size, due to the complexity and zero-subsidy offtake arrangements.
DLA Piper Energy and Natural Resources Team
Judges’ Comment
A well thought entry, which shows how hungry they are to grow in the sector. The examples of thought leadership they provided as well as the evidence of the different markets they’re operating in, was very impressive.
Accura Law Firm Renewable Energy
Baker McKenzie's North America Renewable Energy & Clean Technology practice
Judges’ Comment
Strong entry with diverse case studies. Their work on negotiating and structuring corporate renewable PPAs in North America stands out.
DLA Piper Energy and Natural Resources Team (Africa)
MUFG Bank Ltd.
Judges’ Comment
They take a very leading role in some of the most significant transactions and markets all around the world and they do it in an innovative a pragmatic way. They don’t just advise, but they participate and get involved in the broader development of industry
Nord LB
Vineyard Wind 1 by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
Judges’ Comment
This was a truly ground-breaking deal due to its complex transaction structure, monetisation scheme, regulatory and financial complexities. Being a first of its kind – a big move for the industry.
Vattenfall’s Sale of a 49.5% Stake in Hollandse Kust Zuid by Royal Bank of Canada
Apex Clean Energy and Plug Power by Apex Clean Energy
Judges’ Comment
This was a standout transaction, the first of its kind, that paves the way for many more deals of this type and showing a lot of promise for the advancement of green hydrogen in the US. The optionality of a renewable energy generation project not having to rely solely on the grid is transformational.
Ciara Lucas, DNV
Judges’ Comment
Forging a path in a new sector, Ciara is a role model for female engineers. Noteworthy is her broad sector experience, particularly in relation to more nascent sectors such as battery storage and e-Mobility. Very strong and comprehensive entry.
LiveDiligence, the client-facing platform for due diligence reporting
Judges’ Comment
An innovative and neat solution to speed up investment decisions. Great to see some pretty strong testimonials from well-established people within the industry, which worked well as powerful endorsements of what they are trying to achieve
The Hover Wind-Powered Microgrid (TM)
Judges’ Comment
Clear potential of a global application. Hover’s entry clearly highlighted costs and benefits to the wind industry.
Schaeffler – Split Wind Main Bearing for Uptower Exchange
Insight, connections and communications for the global energy transition
For a small team they are doing really well at competing with very well-known, large, global advisors. It’s the smaller brands that are really up against it, and if they can win the work of these large corporates they should absolutely be recognised and acknowledged.