Winners Hailed from Belgium,
Germany, India, Saudi
Arabia, Singapore,
Thailand, UK, Ukraine, United Arab
Emirates and US
NEW
YORK, Dec. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P
Global Commodity Insights, the leading global independent provider
of data, insights, analysis and benchmark prices for the
commodities, energy and energy transition markets, tonight honored
industry excellence in 21 performance categories and winners from
nearly a dozen countries at the Platts Global Energy Awards gala
held at the Cipriani Wall Street in downtown New York City. The Awards program, now in its
25th year and often described as the "Oscars of the
energy industry", recognizes corporate and individual innovation,
leadership, and performance in the energy and petrochemicals
sectors, and bestowed honors on companies from Belgium, Germany, India, Singapore, Thailand, UK, Ukraine, United Arab
Emirates and US. For a third consecutive year, CNBC
correspondent Kristina
Partsinevelos, whose reporting appears on television and
CNBC's digital platforms, emceed the event, continuing a long
history of CNBC guest hosts at the Awards gala.
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Saugata Saha, President of
S&P Global Commodity Insights, said: "At this celebratory
quarter-of-a-century milestone for the Platts Global Energy Awards,
we are particularly honored by the industry's continued recognition
of the program as the energy industry's longstanding premier awards
event and welcome the opportunity to congratulate not only the
finalists and winners of 2023 but those across the history of the
event. Each has contributed not only to a better energy future, but
in recent years, has demonstrated an enhanced commitment to greater
community service, energy security and a more sustainable energy
transition."
One of the program's highest honors, Energy Company of the
Year went to 125-year-old RWE, a German power company now
known as a leading supplier of renewables. Judges noted its
distinctive total energy strategy. They praised the company
for "'adaptability and agility in a time of crisis' and for
'responding with powerful and impactful solutions' in the face of
the global energy upheaval."
The esteemed Lifetime Achievement
Award was bestowed upon Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser. Judges spotlighted the
"transforming and diversifying" impact of Amin Nasser's four-decade journey within the
world's largest oil and gas company and his rise from petroleum
engineer to CEO. Judges pointed to Nasser's business acumen and
leadership in the company's pioneering of hydrogen as an energy
source. Among his many appointments, judges noted Nasser's global
influence and esteem, as a member of energy thought leadership and
financial institutions.
An independent panel of judges chose the winners of the 2023
Platts Global Energy Awards from finalists selected from
nominations that represented 33 different countries. Over 400
industry executives attended tonight's gala.
In other individual achievement categories of the Platts Global
Energy Awards, winners included:
- Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, head of UAE-based renewable energy
company Masdar, was presented with the esteemed Chief
Executive of the Year Award, which was particularly notable
after his win in 2022 of the Platts Global Energy Awards' Chief
Trailblazer of the Year honors. Among his many accomplishments
and contributions, judges were impressed by Al Ramahi's support of women in sustainability,
thought leadership, commitment to continuous innovation and
multi-national approach to clean energy solutions.
- Chief Trailblazer of the Year Award 2023 went to
Daniel Shugar of the California-based Nextracker Inc. Judges
pointed to his skillful shepherding of the industry-critical
innovation of smart solar tracking technology, now popular across
five continents.
- Jeanette Gitobu of Belgium's
Global Wind Energy Council was singled out from her peers for
Rising Star Individual Award. She was lauded by
judges for her dedication to ensuring that the global wind energy
industry scales equitably and sustainably, with a future workforce
that is diverse and inclusive. Judges were also impressed by her
leadership in developing Africa's
first-of-its-kind large-scale hybrid renewable energy power
plant.
- Among the first-time winners of a Platts Global Energy Award,
were Sacramento-California-based
Infinium, a producer of electrofuels –synthetic fuels made using
renewable power and waste carbon dioxide instead of petroleum or
food production resources-- which took Energy Transition
Technology Award honors, and DTEK Group, Ukraine's largest private energy company,
which received Corporate Impact Comprehensive Portfolio
Award honors. The judges applauded DTEK Group and its CEO
for not only "keeping the lights on" for more than seven million
customers in a time of great stress and hardship for the country,
but also for maintaining employee paychecks despite uncertain
customer payment ability.
For details of these and other Awards winners of this year's
Platts Global Energy Awards, access the December issue of the
S&P Global Commodity Insights Magazine or visit the
Platts Global Energy Awards website.
2023 Platts Global Energy Award Winners
Energy Company of the Year
RWE
Germany
Chief Executive of the Year
Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi,
Masdar
UAE
Chief Trailblazer of the Year
Daniel Shugar,
Nextracker Inc.
USA
Lifetime Achievement Award
Amin Nasser, Saudi Aramco
Saudi Arabia
Rising Star Award - Company
TS Conductor
USA
Rising Star Award - Individual
Jeanette Gitobu, Global
Wind Energy Council
Belgium
Deal of the Year - Financial
Air Products, ACWA Power,
NEOM
USA, Saudi Arabia
Deal of the Year - Strategic
Impact Electrons
Siam
Thailand
Energy Transition Award - Upstream
California
Resources Corporation
USA
Energy Transition Award - Midstream
PT Pertamina
Gas
Indonesia
Energy Transition Award - Downstream &
Chemicals
Valero Energy Corporation
USA
Energy Transition Award - LNG
NextDecade
Corporation
USA
Energy Transition Award - Power
Husk Power Systems
USA
Grid Edge Award
Kraken
United Kingdom
Corporate Impact Award - Targeted Program
Power Grid
Corporation of India
India
Corporate Impact Award - Comprehensive Portfolio
DTEK
Group
Ukraine
Corporate Sustainability Award - Energy
Consumer
Duracell
USA
Sustainable Chemicals Award - Best Product
Viridis
Chemical
USA
Infrastructure Project of the Year
Energy Market
Authority
Singapore
Commercial Technology of the Year
Ceres
United Kingdom
Energy Transition Technology of the Year
Infinium
USA
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