From www.renewableenergyworld.com
Published: February 24, 2010
The Renewable Energy World network of publications, the World’s #1
Renewable Energy Network, has announced the winners of the 2009
Excellence in Renewable Energy Awards. The awards, which were
presented yesterday at the Renewable Energy World Conference and Expo
in Austin, Texas, recognize the most cutting-edge projects, people and
technologies in the clean energy industry.
After narrowing down hundreds of submissions, Renewable Energy World
Network editors and readers have chosen seven winners, recognizing
them for their achievements in advancing the market for renewable
energy in North America.
The winners in each category include:
Project of the Year – eSolar’s 5-MW Sierra SunTower
Utility-scale Renewables – Enbridge and First Solar’s 20-MW Sarnia
Solar Project
Distributed and On-Site Renewables – Solyndra and Solar Power Inc’s
602-kW Rooftop CIGS PV Project for Costco
Building Integrated Renewables – Conserval Engineering’s 25-kW PV and
75-kW Thermal SolarWall Hybrid System at the John Molson School of
Business at Concordia University
Innovation in Renewable Energy – Enphase Energy’s Micro-inverter
System
Leadership in Renewable Energy – For policy, Rhone Resch, President of
the Solar Energy Industries Association; and for technology Dr. Ajeet
Rohatgi, Founder and CTO of Suniva
Reader’s Choice Award – First Wind’s 203-MW Milford Wind Corridor
“We are proud to present these awards to these leading companies and
people who are doing so much to grow the market for renewables in
North America and around the world,” said Oliver Strube, publisher and
co-founder of RenewableEnergyWorld.com. “This is a remarkable time for
this industry, and these award winners represent the incredible
progress that this industry is making.”
“It is an honor to accept this award,” said Solar Energy Industries
Association (SEIA) President and CEO Rhone Resch. “I do so on behalf
of everyone at SEIA and everyone in the industry that has worked hard
to advance solar energy. It validates the tremendous progress that
SEIA and our industry has made to create jobs, grow markets and
develop clean, reliable energy technologies, even in these tough
economic times.”
The awards were presented at the 7th Annual Renewable Energy World
Conference & Expo North America, a leading event in the renewable
energy industry.
Renewable Energy World Conference & Expo North America 2010 is
expected to attract more than 5000 renewable energy industry
professionals and more than 300 exhibitors to Austin, Texas to take
part in the largest all-renewable conference and exhibition in the
world.