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Global Offshore Wind Awards 2026

#RUKAwards26

RenewableUK's awards are an opportunity for the offshore wind industry to celebrate its achievements.

The ceremony, featuring around 500 delegates and live entertainment, is a moment to celebrate and recognise just how far we have come in building an industry, and the companies, people and collaborations which continue to make it tick. 

2025 highlights

2025 Winners and runners up

Unsung hero award

• Winner: Polly Tarrant, EDF Power Solutions


• Highly commended: Rich Sykes, Equinor, Una Brosnan, Innovative Climate Solutions

Future leader award

• Winner: Chris Fox, Equinor


• Highly commended: Abbey Savage, ScottishPower Renewables, Hannah Fougner, Haskoning

Apprentice of the year

• Winner: Aurelia Pearson, RWE


• Highly commended: Connor Baxter, Fugro

Made it happen champion award

• Winner: John Hill, Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm


• Highly commended: Pete Geddes, Ocean Winds, Kirstine Wood, Flotation Energy

Power through collaboration: Pioneering partnership award

• Winner: 50% Recyclable Blades for Sofia, RWE and Siemens Gamesa


• Highly commended: Offshore Wind Industrial Growth Plan, Renewable UK, The Crown Estate, Crown Estate Scotland, Offshore Wind Industry Council

Supply chain innovator

• Winner: Offshore Transformer Module® solution, Siemens Energy


• Highly commended: Echobolt, GE and Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, Kinewell Energy & Equinor Collaboration

Asset management excellence

• Winner: Ocean Winds


• Highly commended: Wave forecasts using regional ensembles, Fugro

Finance award

• Joint winners: Ardersier Energy Transition Facility, Haventus and Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm: Financial Close 2025, Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm


• Highly commended: The Crown Estate's Supply Chain Accelerator, The Crown Estate

Digital innovation award

• Winner: AI-based seabed object detection, Seabed.AI


• Highly commended: Future wind optimisation with the Deployment Model, The Crown Estate

Environmental excellence award

• Joint winners: Innovations within offshore sustainability, Vestas; and North East and East Ornithology Group (NEEOG)


• Highly commended: Decarbonising by electrifying - BML's eCSOV, Bibby Marine

Community engagement award

• Winner: UK East Hub, Ørsted 


• Highly commended: Dogger Bank Wind Farm Community Fund, Dogger Bank Wind Farm

Health, safety and wellbeing award

• Winner: Beatrice Offshore Windfarm - Welfare Unit Trial, Harlum Services


• Highly commended: YouSafe™ Cyclone Female Fit, VIKING Life-Saving Equipment A/S

Skills and people award

• Winner: Caledonia Offshore Wind Farm, Ocean Winds


• Highly commended: Offshore Wind Learning, Energy Institute, IMarEST


• The SPARC (Sustainable Power, Renewables Construction) Alliance, Pembrokeshire College, Pembrokeshire County Council, RWE, Blue Gem Wind, The Port of Milford Haven, Floventis and Ledwood Engineering, alongside educators

Powering equity award: EDI excellence in renewables

• Winner: CubeLynx


• Highly commended: Associated British Ports