After reviewing all entries, the jury has selected three nominees per Offshore Energy award.
The winners will be announced during the Offshore Energy Opening Gala Dinner and Awards Show on Monday 22 October.
Public Outreach Award
The jury found the following submitted projects to be examples of outstanding achievements in the field of public outreach. The three nominees for the Offshore Energy Public Outreach Award are:
- EnTranCe – Hanze University Groningen
- Nexstep – represented by NOGEPA
- Buccaneer Delft
Other submissions came from TNO, the Social and Economic Council of the Netherlands (SER), 10XL, NAM BV and the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR).
The jury for the Public Outreach Award consists of: Didi te Gussinklo Ohmann (Project Director, Van Oord Offshore Wind), Saskia Tates (General Counsel, ENGIE E&P), Sander Vergroesen (Managing Director, IRO), Jo Peters (Secretary General, NOGEPA) and Frits Loomeijer (Independent Content Developer specializing in Maritime Culture).
Young Engineer Award
The jury expressed that the level of talent in this industry is very high. The three young professionals who demonstrated outstanding achievements in the offshore energy industry and therefore have been nominated for the Offshore Energy Young Engineer Award are:
- Marius Ottolini – Heerema Marine Contractors
- Kevin van der Leur – Van Oord
- Rik van der Kant – Bosch Rexroth BV
Other submissions came from Skoon Energy BV, Siri Marine, Royal IHC, Economic Development Board, Mocean Offshore BV, and Bayards Aluminium Constructions.
The jury for the Young Engineer Award consists of: Robert Plat (Principal Consultant Offshore, Royal IHC), Jan van der Tempel (Owner, De Oude Bibliotheek Academy), Jaap den Ouden (Owner, Den Ouden Waterside Industries B.V.), Bernard Alblas (Chairman, Young IRO) and Dries Lammens (Marine Design Engineer, Jan de Nul and Young Engineer Award Winner 2017).
Best Innovation in Offshore Energy Award
Out of the large amount of submissions the jury found three projects the most impressive to compete for the title of the Best Innovation in Offshore Energy Award 2018. The three nominees are:
- Oasys – ECE Offshore B.V.
- S. Offshore wind feeder solution – Barge Master & GustoMSC
- Combi Lifting Spread – IHC IQIP
Other submissions came from Siri Marine, Safeway BV, Eagle-Access BV, SMST Designers & Constructors BV, Ampelmann, Onboard | FE Solutions BV, Huisman Equipment BV, Zentech Incorporated, ABS, Van Beest, MODU Data Exchange, Paradigm Technology Services BV, FLASC, Saipem Limited, Dockstr AB and DEME Group NV.
The jury for the Best Innovation in Offshore Energy Award consists of: Joop Roodenburg (CEO, Huisman), Saskia Rijtema (COO, Heerema Marine Contractors), Ronald Quik (Sr. Sector M&A Manager, ABN AMRO Bank N.V.), Jasper Vis (Country Manager NL, Ørsted) and Karel Roozen (Co-Founder, Next Ocean and Best Innovation Award winner 2017).
Picture: Offshore Energy Opening Gala Dinner & Awards Show 2017.
