2023 Categories

GAME-CHANGING PARTNERSHIP AWARD

ADIPEC is an inclusive platform that enables collaboration, supporting the entire energy ecosystem and beyond to foster game-changing partnerships. This award aims to spotlight how industries are coming together to realise a cleaner energy future and finding ways to navigate political and economic challenges.

The winners will be two companies that have launched a large-scale joint venture in 2022 aiming to develop cleaner energy systems while maintaining energy security and operational stability. Entrants are welcome from energy companies that have partnered with organisations outside of the energy industry.

Entries to be judged according to the following criteria:

Collaboration and partnership – 40% of total score

• Submission outlines how two partners have collaborated with each other and potentially more organisations to drive sustainability initiatives, such as reducing emissions, minimising water consumption, mitigating environmental impact, and exploring alternative, low-carbon energy sources.
• The positive impact of the collaboration on how teams work together across companies, or organisations in terms of performance, efficiencies, and cost optimisation.
• Details on how the results of the collaboration are measured.

Scale and industry impact – 30% of total score

• Submission details the size and scale of the joint project actioned, including the inclusive, exemplary, or innovative aspects of the collaboration.
• The projected impact of the initiative, in terms of reducing emissions and environmental impact and enhancing energy security.
• Submission provides clear evidence of the significant progress, or success of the collaborative project/initiative, and its ability to replicate and scale up results across the energy value chain.

Commitment to sustainability – 30% of total score

• Partner companies’ strategic agendas clearly demonstrate ambition to identify innovative solutions that mitigate the impact of their operations on climate change through collaborative projects/initiatives, and set out specific actions to reduce their emissions and environmental impact.
• Evidence of the companies’ transparency in reporting the stages and measurements of the collaborations’ low-carbon developments and growth, including a clear statement of expected commitment to low-carbon development within 5 years and 10 years.

DEVELOPING ECONOMIES ENERGY COMPANY OF THE YEAR

Energy security is fundamental to ensuring that developing economies are able to maintain the economic development that will improve billions of lives over the coming decades. At the same time, the world is working towards achieving critical decarbonisation goals.

This award spotlights energy companies that are proactively implementing the technologies, policies, or business strategies supporting lower-carbon development and growth in developing economies. The award will recognise companies that originated and are based in a developing country and have made a significant research and development announcement in 2022 that is now in the implementation process.

Entries to be judged according to the following criteria:

Innovation – 30% of total score

• Originality in the identification of an initiative that addresses decarbonisation targets in developing economies, including:
• A new technology or the application of a recognised technology to support decarbonisation.
• Identify how the technology used would impact the industry.
• A clear set of energy policies that address the low-carbon agenda, or a transparent business strategy with a clear timeline to address decarbonisation goals.
• The submission clearly states the steps and strategy to support low-carbon development and growth within a developing economy company, including a clear, post-strategy, expected outcome.

Industry impact – 40% of total score

• A clear demonstration of how the initiative will impact the industry, mapping out the before-and-after with measurable results.
• The submission should provide evidence of how the new initiative will impact people and clients/customers, identifying the clear before-and-after.

Commitment to low-carbon development - 30% of total score

• Submission demonstrates clear positive outcomes based on the initiative as part of the company’s commitment to a low-carbon agenda.
• Evidence of the company’s transparency in reporting the stages and measurements of how the innovation/method selected is supporting low-carbon developments and growth in developing economies, including a clear statement of expected commitment to low-carbon development within 5 years and 10 years.

Countries eligible: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico; Micronesia, Federated States of; Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

TRANSFORMATIVE HYDROGEN PROJECT

As expectations rise for the energy industry to implement credible hydrogen solutions at scale, this award will recognise companies that have launched a significant green hydrogen project or joint venture.

The aim will be to select an initiative that demonstrates the important role green hydrogen can play in supporting the energy transition, as well as its commercial value for energy businesses.

Entries to be judged according to the following criteria:

Innovation – 30% of total score

• Novel solution or transformation of an existing solution that is making a key impact in the global hydrogen sector, implementing new effective strategies on the ground.
• Submission to describe how the green hydrogen project technology is enabling the industry to become increasingly efficient, helping reduce costs and deal with the challenges of environmental pressures.
• Clear demonstration of the innovative approaches to green hydrogen production, storage, and/or use.
• Project involves zero- or low-emission hydrogen production, storage, or use case.

Industry impact – 40 % of total score

• Submission to demonstrate how the project has made an outstanding contribution to the processes of the green hydrogen value chain and shown itself to be a technology leader.
• A clear demonstration of how the initiative will impact the industry, mapping out the before-and-after with measurable results.
• The submission should provide evidence of how the new initiative will impact people and the company’s clients/customers, identifying the clear before-and-after.

Economic Value – 30 %of total score

• Submission describes the competitive advantages, the relationship between cost and benefits and the economic desirability of the project.
• Projected megawatts of production and metric tons of green hydrogen.
• Submission provides clear evidence of the ability to replicate and scale up the results of the project/initiative.

CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION OF THE YEAR

Pioneering technologies will continue to play a critical role in the energy transition. With 40% of emission reduction targets reliant on solutions not yet at mass-market scale, it is imperative to acknowledge the importance of disruptive thinking in creating clean energy innovations with the potential to accelerate emissions reduction across all industries.

The award will recognise a company that has made a significant cleaner energy technology research and development announcement in 2022, which is now in the process of implementation.

Entries to be judged according to the following criteria:  

Innovation – 40% of total score

• Identification of inventive new technology or innovative implementation of existing technology, which represents a major invention or development in improving and progressing upon the current practices.
• Originality in the identification of a concept that reduces negative environmental impacts and demonstrates the benefits of the innovation over existing methods.
• The submission maps out the before-and-after process improvements and clearly defines the core operating processes it impacts, made clear in terms of measurable results such as reduced emissions production, reduced environmental impact, reduced water consumption, and improved energy efficiency.

Economic value – 40% of total score

• A thorough business case has been completed for this project, product or service, validating the success of the project with proven results supported by key output KPIs, which might include but are not limited to:
  • ROI of innovation activities
  • Actual vs. targeted breakeven time for new products
  • Revenue/profit growth from new products
• Submission describes the competitive advantages, the relationship between cost and benefits and the economic desirability of the project.

Industry impact – 20% of total score

• Submission demonstrates the technology’s ability to move from a proof-of-concept trial, to one that will be applicable and repeatable across the industry. The current and/or future benefits and advantages for industry are to be clear and distinguishable.
  • Explain a clear and practical business application of the solution or initiative within the entire industry value chain.
  • Demonstrate the organisational and financial commitment towards the project/ product/service development and its commercial potential.

DECARBONISATION AT SCALE AWARD

Implementing decarbonisation solutions at scale is an ongoing challenge in every sector. This award aims to recognise projects and initiatives that have demonstrated their ability to accelerate decarbonisation in any industry and have shown the potential to be implemented at scale.

The project may impact the global energy industry, hard-to-abate sectors, financial institutions, policy imperatives and approaches, and leverage impactful technologies, such as carbon capture and storage (CCS), or nature-based methods of CO2 recycling and removal. The relevant decarbonisation project must have been fully operational since at least 2022.

Entries to be judged according to the following criteria:  

Innovation – 30% of total score

• Originality in the identification of a project/initiative in terms of subject and/or approach.

Application of technology – 40% of total score

• This submission will recognise the successful or innovative application of a specific technology or process that achieves decarbonisation at scale.
• Collaboration points will be gained if the idea promotes collaboration/integration across specific parts of the business either internally or with third-party, collaborative partners and project stakeholders.
• The submission will show how decarbonisation was achieved and show the projects’ emissions output compared to baseline data.

Industry impact – 30% of total score

• Submission provides clear evidence of significant progress or success made by the project/initiative towards achieving the company’s strategy to reduce CO₂
• Submission provides clear evidence of the ability to replicate and scale up results of the collaborative project/initiative across the energy value chain.
• Submission provides evidence of the quantifiable contribution the project/initiative has made to tackle key decarbonisation challenges.
• Submission describes the competitive advantages, the relationship between cost and benefits and the economic desirability of the project.

YOUNG CHANGEMAKER OF THE YEAR

Challenges and transformative change give rise to new demands for exceptional talent to both support and drive progress to advance the next-generation energy system.

This award honours a young professional, born during or after 1993, who has made valuable changes within their organisation and is demonstrating strong potential to ascend to senior management, with the capacity to be a key contributor to the development of the industry and a pioneer in building a better energy future.

The individual will have demonstrated outstanding performance in their chosen field within the industry with measurable impact at a local, regional or international level; the ability to adapt to an evolving work environment, new challenges or similar; and the ability to influence, collaborate and lead as appropriate to their role and responsibilities.

Entries to be judged according to the following criteria:  

Education – 5% of total score

• The candidate has a STEM degree (science, technology, engineering, or mathematics) and provides proof in the form of his/her graduation certificate.

Adaptability – 10% of total score

• Submission gives evidence of the candidate’s ability to adapt to a changing work environment, people and unplanned situations.

Recommendation – 10% of total score

• Submission includes a personal recommendation from the candidate’s line manager or mentor.

Achievements and experience – 30% of total score

• The candidate has at least 2 years of experience in the energy value chain and the submission outlines the scope of work, areas of involvement and key achievements.

Initiative and impact – 20% of total score

• Submission showcases how the candidate goes beyond the regular scope of their work. Their planned initiatives or implemented actions should have made or have the potential to make a positive impact at a local, regional or international level in advancing the clean energy transition.

Leadership and role model – 25% of total score

• Submission shows evidence that the candidate displays leadership qualities and acts as a team player.
• The submission illustrates how the candidate influences other young professionals and displays the potential to act as a role model for younger individuals moving into the industry.

FUTURE ENERGY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

A responsible energy industry still has a great need and many opportunities to engage and inspire the young talent required for the energy transition to succeed. This includes new messaging, new value propositions and operating models to engage and inspire tomorrow’s changemakers, helping them drive transformational progress.

The award acknowledges the active efforts of an organisation laying the groundwork for future talent via outreach programmes for youth or young professionals – whether through skill development or technical certification programming, energy industry mentorship programmes, internships or similar activities. This must also measurably include inclusivity in the form of diverse representation across gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, education and national origin as appropriate for the community in which the programme operates.

Entries to be judged according to the following criteria:  

Innovation – 15% of total score

• Submission demonstrates the use of innovative approaches by the organisation that have resulted in a step up from business as usual in developing future talent.

Impact – 60% of total score

• Submission provides evidence that demonstrates how the project or programme is achieving tangible results.
• Submission provides evidence of making an impact beyond their immediate team/business, area/department, and is applicable across all levels of the organisation, including upper, middle and lower management.
• Demonstrate how the programme makes progress towards the company’s goals related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Sustainability – 25% of total score

• Submission demonstrates positive sustainability outcomes arising from the initiative or can demonstrate the potential to leave a lasting legacy and establish new industry best practices.

LEADER OF CHANGE: PASSIONATE DRIVER OF PROGRESS *

Spotlighting an individual, from outside the traditional energy industry, for outstanding leadership in driving responsible cross-sector action to secure a more sustainable energy future. The winner will have a proven track record of advocating game-changing partnerships and coordinating key stakeholders in the private sector, public sector, and NGOs to deliver credible energy transition strategies that have a truly global impact.

This category is not open to public nominations.