Advancement in Project Siting & Development

WSP USA for its innovative approach to siting landing and onshore transmission cables in densely populated urban areas.

Finalists in the category were: Ventolines and Vineyard Wind

Health, Safety & Environment Program of the Year

RelyOn Nutec and Massachusetts Maritime Academy for their synergistic virtual and in-person offshore wind training programme that both enhances and speeds up the learning process

Finalists in the category were: Aker Solutions and Fugro

Innovation of the Year

Aker Solutions for its advances in subsea substations that promise to drive efficiencies in at-sea grid development

Finalists in the category were: Friede and Goldman and Keystone Tower Systems

Next-Gen Leadership

Twenty-five year old Eagle Wu (VinciVR) for developing the world’s first Virtual Reality (VR) modules for Global Wind Organization Certified training

Finalists in the category were: Sarah Schweitzer (Vineyard Wind) and Vinny Montemurro (Burns & McDonnell)

Offshore Wind Leadership

Vineyard Wind for being the first US project to be successfully permitted, financed, and enter construction

Finalists in the category were: Con Edison and New York Offshore Wind Technical Working Groups (a program of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority)

Supply Chain Advancement Award

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company for investing into the build of the first US flagged subsea rock installation vessel

Newly added Public Sector category:

Maryland Energy Administration for spearheading the US offshore wind industry

Finalists in the category were: Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

Talent Management Leadership

Orsted for its commitment to using union labour and developing young talent.

Finalists in the category were: Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) and Haugland Group

Viterna Award for Excellence in Engineering

Jason Jonkman at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory for helping launch the floating wind sector through computer modelling of dynamic loads

Finalists in the category were: Rudy Hall of Keystone Engineering and Laila El-Ashmawy of New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

'Ingenuity, creativity, excellence' | Ventus Awards back to celebrate US offshore wind