Finalists From 21 Countries Vie for Platts Global Energy Awards
Winners to be Announced at December 2 New York Event
NEW YORK, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Energy companies from 21 countries on three continents have been chosen as finalists in the Platts Global Energy Awards, an annual program recognizing exemplary industry leadership. The 2010 finalists, selected from well over 200 nominations, were announced this week by program host Platts, the leading global provider of energy information.
Established in 1999 and widely recognized as the "Oscars" of the energy industry, Platts Global Energy Awards highlight corporate and individual innovation, leadership, and superior performance in 17 categories spanning the entire energy complex.
"This year's record number of entries and finalists in the energy efficiency and technology categories underscores the industry's increasing commitment to developing environmentally-conscious solutions to the world's supply needs," said Larry Neal, president of Platts. "We look forward to spotlighting our finalists' accomplishments in these categories and all others when we unveil the Global Energy Awards winners in December."
In concert with the program's recent focus on sustainability and "green" efficiency and innovation, Platts now bestows two awards that recognize energy efficiency – one for Energy Efficiency Program of the Year – Energy Supplier and the other for Energy Efficiency Program of the Year – Commercial End-User. Altogether, 17 finalists are vying for these titles, including such notable "end-user" finalists as Coca-Cola Enterprises, Staples, McDonalds, and the United States Navy.
"This year's nominations show that several of these cutting-edge programs and projects were funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and that our 'Rising Star' nominees are creating jobs that employ new approaches to meeting global demand for energy while addressing environmental concerns," said Patsy Wurster, head of Platts Global Energy Awards program.
In addition to the awards in the specific performance categories, Platts will also name the 2010 Energy Company of the Year. The winner of this award will be chosen from the entire list of finalists by the program's independent judges' panel, which includes former regulators, past heads of major energy companies, leading academics and international energy experts.
More than 500 guests are expected to attend the black-tie dinner at New York's Cipriani Wall Street on Thursday, December 2, when the 2010 Global Energy Awards will be presented by Platts and Capgemini, the program's principal sponsor for the past eight years. Co-sponsor Elster Integrated Solutions and celebration sponsor SolArc return for the third year for the dinner, and co-sponsor SAIC and opening reception sponsor Credit Suisse will both be back for a second time.
The awards event will be preceded on December 1 with an associated event, Platts Global Energy Outlook Forum, an industry debate on the topic of "Clean Energy: Fact or Fiction?"
Corporate and industry representatives who wish to attend the awards dinner or the forum are asked to register in advance at http://www.etouches.com/gea2010 . Accredited media who wish to attend can register at http://marketing.platts.com/forms/SMSGEAPressRegistration-2010. For more information on the Awards, visit the Platts Global Energy Awards website at www.globalenergyawards.com.
Below is the full list of 2010 Global Energy Awards finalists by category. They can also be found at http://geaweb.platts.com/Finalists.aspx?xmlFile=Finalists2010.xml on the Platts Global Energy Awards website.
Vision & Leadership |
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CEO of the Year Marc Gerken, American Municipal Power Aubrey McClendon, Chesapeake Energy J. Brett Harvey, CONSOL Energy Inc. Tim Healy, EnerNOC J. Wayne Leonard, Entergy Corporation Rafael Villaseca, Gas Natural Fenosa David Crane, NRG Energy, Inc. Gregory Boyce, Peabody Energy Antonio Brufau, Repsol Ahmed A. Al-Subaey, S-OIL Corporation David Ratcliffe, Southern Company Flavio Cattaneo, Terna SpA |
Deal of the Year ABB Group ARMZ Uranium Holding Co. / Uranium One Chesapeake Energy CONSOL Energy Inc. El Paso Corporation Kosmos Energy Mansfield Oil Company Morgan Stanley / The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. NRG Energy, Inc. Spectra Energy / Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, LLC Zorlu Enerji Group |
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Industry Leadership Award Chesapeake Energy Edison International Energy Curtailment Specialists EnerNOC Excelerate Energy Model Fuels Consortium Peabody Energy PJM Interconnection Silver Spring Networks SolarCity Southern Company United States Navy Task Force Energy |
Lifetime Achievement Award Christopher Bloch, Boyle Energy Services and Technology Arnold Goldman, BrightSource Energy Peter Cartwright, Avalon EcoPower James G.P. Dehlsen, Clipper Windpower, Inc. Elizabeth "Betsy" Moler, Exelon Corporation Kurt Yeager, Galvin Electricity Initiative Joe Turnage, UniStar Nuclear Energy James Wood, U.S. Department Of Energy Richard Kelly, Xcel Energy |
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Operational Excellence |
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Downstream Operations of the Year Excelerate Energy Gail (India) Limited Jamshoro Joint Venture Limited Mansfield Oil Company Repsol SCF Sovcomflot (SCF Group) Thai Oil Public Company Limited |
Energy Producer of the Year Cairn India Limited Chesapeake Energy CNOOC Limited Coal India Ltd. Peabody Energy Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd. |
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Rising Star Award Alter NRG Corp ARMZ Uranium Holding Co. CoaLogix Element Markets LLC Enviromena Power Systems Green Gas International BV Nodal Exchange OPOWER OTC Global Holdings Pricelock, Inc. Stream Energy Viridity Energy |
Power Company of the Year Calpine Corporation Duke Energy Entergy Corporation North Delhi Power Ltd PJM Interconnection Terna SpA Xcel Energy |
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Outstanding Programs |
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Community Development Program of the Year AES Dominicana AES El Salvador AGL Resources Chesapeake Energy Entergy Corporation OMV Pakistan Peabody Energy Thai Oil Public Company Limited The Bangchak Petroleum Public Company Limited United Scrap Metal, Inc. |
Green Energy Initiative of the Year Alter NRG Corp Green Mountain Power HDR, Inc. / Gills Onions Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited Kruger Products L.P. NRG Energy, Inc. PacifiCorp / MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company TURBINA IPD |
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Energy Efficiency Program of the Year – Commercial End-User Coca-Cola Enterprises Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company SA McDonald's USA LLC Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) Reliance Industries Ltd. Staples, Inc. Tesco plc United States Navy Task Force Energy Valero Energy Corporation |
Energy Efficiency Program of the Year – Energy Supplier AGL Resources Ameren Illinois Utilities Baltimore Gas & Electric DTE Energy Iberdrola S.A. National Grid Texas-New Mexico Power (TNMP) Company Xcel Energy |
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Premier Projects |
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Construction Project of the Year Bechtel Power Corporation / FirstEnergy / Babcock & Wilcox / Stantec Inc Black & Veatch Corporation / Plum Point Power Partners Florida Power & Light Company Fluor Corporation The Shaw Group / Cleco Corporation URS Corp. / Allegheny Energy URS Corp. / Constellation Energy URS Corp. / Detroit Edison URS Corp. / Salt River Project |
Engineering Project of the Year AREVA Inc. / Michael Baker Engineering, Inc. Entergy Corporation – Tungsten Shielding Entergy Corporation – Davis-Besse Fluor Corporation Trina Solar / Fotowatio Renewable Ventures Uhde India Private Limited United States Navy Task Force Energy |
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Sustainable Technology Innovation of the Year Aquamarine Power Calera Cool Earth Solar CURRENT Group, LLC Enel Ingegneria e Innovazione SpA Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas, S.A. (FCC) Ice Energy Idaho National Laboratory MyCelx Technologies SolFocus Virent Energy Systems, Inc. Westport Innovations Inc. |
Leading Technologies Commercial Technology of the Year AES Andres CNOOC Limited Constellation Energy Energy Curtailment Specialists EnergyConnect EnerNOC Entergy Corporation Indji Systems North Delhi Power Limited Orion Energy Systems, Inc. PG&E Corporation Suniva |
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Infrastructure Project of the Year AGL Resources / Virginia Natural Gas Adriatic LNG Excelerate Energy NextEra Energy Resources Northeast Utilities |
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