London, UK – Nov 28, 2014

Now in its 5th year, the International Tidal Energy Awards brought together the marine energy industry to celebrate excellence, outstanding achievements and contributions to the developing tidal sector.

Following a busy day of updates regarding key projects and technologies that are demonstrating real headway in the marine energy space, the awards came at a very prominent time with much to celebrate.

 Jason Hayman, Managing Director of Sustainable Marine Energy said ‘“we are delighted to have won the Best Technological Innovation Award and to receive the recognition for our technology and business model. We look forward to working with industry in the years to come’’.

The 2014 Tidal Energy Awards Winners are as follows:

Outstanding Industry Achievement
· Atlantis Resources

Best Project
· MeyGen, Pentland Firth

Best Small Company
· Tidal Energy Limited

Best Technological Innovation
· Sustainable Marine Energy – PLAT-O Tidal Energy Platform

Most Supportive Supply Chain Company
· Pembroke Port

Best Example of Industry Collaboration
· Mojo Maritime (Bauer Renewables, Voith Hydro, DNV, University of Exeter, GE, Royal HaskoningDHV) – HF4 Project

Amongst the 300+ decision makers attending ITES 2014 were: Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Alstom, Atlantis Resources, Carbon Trust, DP Energy, EDF Energy, EMEC, ETI, GDF Suez, Innovate UK, Mojo Maritime, Ocean Energy Europe, OpenHydro, Siemens, The Crown Estate and West Normandy Marine Energy. 

For more information on how to gain access to presentation materials and event report please visit the website or contact the project director Elizabeth Demestiha