Solar Energy UK
25 September 2024
Members of Solar Energy UK won eight times at the Solar & Storage Live Awards last night.
Held on the first day of the three-day show at the NEC, Birmingham, the glittering black tie event was hosted by legendary journalist and broadcaster Jeremy Vine.
Liz Cammack (née MacFarlane) won the Women in Energy Award. Aside from being Vice President of Sales and Global Board Adviser at solar distributors Segen, Liz has been an asset for the entire industry. She has been a member of Solar Energy UK’s board for four years, while also chairing the Solar Taskforce’s Innovation Sub-group.
The Lifetime Achievement Award was won by Nick Boyle, CEO of Lightsource BP. Accepting his award, he said that the solar industry has gone, “from strength to strength and is only going in one direction… I never imagined we would come so far.”
Lightsource bp, one of the UK’s leading operations and maintenance providers for solar photovoltaic installations and battery energy storage systems (BESS), also won the Operations and Management Award. With a team now exceeding 100 professionals, the company manages 167 solar and BESS sites across the UK, their capacity coming to 1.2 gigawatts.
Contractor of the Year went to Emtec Energy, a mainstay of the UK solar industry since its formation in 2011. “We have always considered ourselves to be an engineering firm, not just a business that “throws panels on a roof” and walks away. Over the years, we are so proud of the reputation we have gained within the industry from our staff within, our competitors, and the many new stakeholders that have entered our sector,” it said.
Residential Solar and/or Storage Project of the Year was won by iChoosr Ltd, the company behind the Solar Together group discount solar retrofit scheme. The award was in particular for its work in Berkshire, creating “a cohesive environment that promotes renewable energy solutions for homes by bringing together installers, consumers, and local authorities,” it said.
Ethical Power won Utility Scale Solar and/or Storage Project of the Year for its 50-megawatt, 58-megawatt-hour Berkeley battery energy storage system project in Gloucestershire. Energised in May 2024, the site is owned by SMS Plc with Ethical Power as the principal contractor, with the battery system supplied by Trina Solar, with National Grid as the distribution network operator. Ethical Power also provided the cable runs and full balance of plant installation for the project.
The Alan Clark Award for Local/Community Energy went to North Lincolnshire Community Energy, North Lincolnshire Council and Joju Solar. Using funds raised from the local community and government grants, Joju has installed more than 3,000 photovoltaic panels on the roofs of more than a dozen schools and community buildings in the area. In all, their capacity comes to over 1.4 megawatts, saving 68 tonnes of CO2 each year.
Wholesaler/Distributor of the Year went to Waxman Energy, a renewable energy product distribution company. Since its establishment in 2007, it has become one of the UK’s largest distributors, serving a wide network of installers across the UK and Europe.
Inverter and battery manufacturer Sungrow secured the Product Innovation award, for PowerTitan series of liquid-cooled battery energy storge systems for utility-scale projects.
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