All award entries will be put through a rigorous two-stage judging process, reviewed by our panel of independent experts.
The 2021 judges will be announced soon.
Stage one
All entries are reviewed and scored against the criteria by our independent panel of industry experts
Stage two
Our judges, chaired by Utility Week's Magazine’s Editor, Jane Gray will come together for an all-day judging session where the top entries will be put forward for further discussion and debate. The panel will select a shortlist and a final winner

John Parsons
Network Portfolio Manager
BEAMA

Duncan Botting
Managing Director
Global Smart Transformation

Lily Frencham
Head of Operations
The Association for Decentralised Energy

Maxine Frerk
Director
Grid Edge Policy

Paul Jordan
Innovator Support Platform Business Lead
Energy Systems Catapult

Akshay Kaul
Director of Network Price Controls
Ofgem

Peter Kocen
Senior Press & Public Affairs Manager
The Energy Networks Association

David Richardson
Innovation Lead, Energy Systems
Innovate UK

Sara Walker
Director of Infrastructure Research
Newcastle School of Engineering