The Energy Storage Awards Shortlist
This year, our expert panel – made up of 19 leaders across energy storage, renewables, and clean-tech innovation – reviewed a record number of entries. After careful assessment, the hundreds of nominations have been distilled down to the very best: the 2025 Energy Storage Awards shortlist.
Below you'll find a breakdown by sub-category, the winners will be revealed at the Awards ceremony on Thursday 20 November 2025 at the Park Plaza London Riverbank!
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Innovation & Technology Awards
Breakthrough R&D/Innovation of the Year
Acciona x HESS HY4GRID
Brill Power - Helios Battery Module
EDF Wholesale Market Services
Envision Energy
EticaAG - LiquidShield Immersion Cooling and HazGuard Safety Architecture
Fluence - Industry-First Dispatchable Energy Guarantee
SAFT - I-Sight
Storlytics - BESS Design Software
Newcomer/ Start-Up of the Year
AED Energy
Ateios Systems
Bridge Green Upcycle
Cartesian
enSights
EticaAG
NovaSpark
ORE Energy
Senkron Digital
Storlytics Energy
Trading and Optimisation Team of the Year
EDF Wholesale Market Services
Entrix
Field Energy - Gaia
Flexitricity
Habitat Energy
Ingrid Capacity
Spearmint Energy
Individual & Leadership Awards
Diversity & Inclusion Award
Sponsored by
GridBeyond
Energyz Black
SINEXCEL
Eugene Smotkin 'Powering Puerto Rico'
Women in Energy Storage Network (WinES)
Outstanding Contribution to Energy Storage
Sponsored by
Andrew Waranch - Spearmint Energy
Anoucheh Bellefleur - ABO Energy
Axel Holmberg - Ingrid Capacity
Dennis Schiricke - Return
Kai-Philipp Kairies - ACCURE Battery Intelligence
Michael Kleinberg - DNV
Vidyadhar Rangojoo - Fluence Energy
Rising Star of the Year
Anna Szumska - Zenobe
Ben Firestone - Bluewater Battery Logistics
Emily Taylor - Harmony Energy
Jack Greenwood - Kraken
Jokūbas Čiurlionis - Ignitis Renewables
Karen Huck - IDCM
Osei Akoto - ion Ventures
Rutwij Hoshing - Gore Street Capital
Sophie Lowe - Eversheds Sutherland
Tauya Kahwema - ion Ventures
Thomas Gilles - Gore Street Capital
Financial & Commercial Awards
M&A Deal of the Year
Fidra Energy
Enertis Applus - Eccles and Kilmarnock BESS Projects
Voltwise x EDF Wholesale Market Services
Matrix Renewables - 2GWh UK Breakthrough
IDCM
JLL - Project HEIT
Deal of the Year
IDCM - Project Danube
IDCM - Project Jupiter
IDCM - Project Robin
IDCM - Project Sparkle
JLL - Project HEIT
Return
Product of the Year
Accure - Predictive Battery Analytics Platform
Ateios Systems - RailCore LCO Gen3 Electrode
Envision
EticaAG - LiquidShield Immersion Cooling System
Fluence - SmartStack
terralayr - LAYR
Univrs - EnOS (Energy & Environment Operating System)
Safety Product of the Year
Accure - Battery Safety Feature
Crowcon - Xgard Bright
Envision
EticaAG - Immersion Cooling Technology
Kentec Electronics - K-Detect-ION Calibration-Free Flamable Gas Detector
STIF - DUAL-VENT
TrinaSolar - Elementa 2 Pro Energy Storage System
Viridi - Fail-Safe BESS
Financial Advisory of the Year
Alexa Capital
European Investment Bank (EIB)
IDCM
JLL
Industry Awards
Battery OEM of the Year
IPS
Pier Solutions
Energy Storage Law Firm of the Year
Carpmaels & Ransford
CMS (Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang)
DLA Piper
Eversheds Sutherland
Shoosmiths
EPC Firm of the Year
Edina
Ethical Power
NHOA Energy
Solarpro
LDES Company of the Year
Cartesian
Energy Dome
Highview Power
ORE Energy
V Flow Tech
XL Batteries
ZH Energy
Developer of the Year
ACWA Power
Clearway
DTEK - in Partnership with Fluence
Fullmark Energy
Ingrid Capacity
X-Elio
Zenobe
System Integrator of the Year
Fluence
HyperStrong
NHOA Energy
Prevalon Energy
RES
Project Development Awards
Best EU Project Over 100MW
Coalburn 1 BESS
Entelios AG - ECO POWER ONE
Harmony Energy - Cheviré Battery Energy Storage System
Return - Project Mufasa
Return - Antares
Wartsila x Zenobe - Blackhillock BESS
Best EU Project Under 100MW
Energy Dome - CO2 Battery, Ottana Project
Entrix - Project Immenstadt and Entrix LocalFlex
Loccioni - Pioneer Project
NHOA Energy - Vicari BESS
Polat Enerji - Geycek Wind + Solar + BESS Hybrid Project
Zenobe - Shetland Standby Project
Best Overall European Energy Storage Project of the Year
CIP - Coalburn 1 BESS
Energy Dome - CO2 Battery, Ottana Project
Fluence - DTEK-Fluence Energy Storage Portfolio in Ukraine
Return - Project Mufasa
Polat Enerji - Göktepe Co-located Hybrid Wind and BESS Project
Zenobe - Shetland Standby Project
Best UK Project Over 100MW
Canadian Solar e-Storage - Coalburn Project
CIP - Coalburn Project
Wartsila x Zenobe - Blackhillock BESS
Best UK Project Under 100MW
Exergy3 - Annandale Distillery
Newport City Council - Ringland Battery Storage
NHOA Energy - Basildon and Loudwater BESS
Rimac Energy - SineStack Microgrid Deployment - Colchester Project
Sungrow - Bramley Project
Varco Energy - Sizing John
Distributed Energy Storage Project of the Year
Energy Bay
Socomec
V Flow Tech
Viridi - Portable BESS
Grid-scale Co-located or Hybrid Energy Storage Project of the Year
EDF - Bramley Project
Equans - Power Net Zero: 24 Grid-Scale Hybrid Projects in 24 Months
Loccioni - Pioneer Project
Polat Enerji - Göktepe Co-located Hybrid Wind and BESS Project
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners - Cleve Hill Solar Park
RWE - Langford DC-Coupled PV & BESS
Statkraft - Hybrid PV + BESS Project Zerbst
Grid-scale Standalone Energy Storage Project of the Year
ACWA Power - Tashkent Riverside Battery Energy Storage Project
Alpiq x Merus Power - Beskar BESS
Energy Bay
Energy Dome - CO2 Battery, Ottana Project
HyperStrong - Yunnan Malipo Project
Return - Mufasa
Zenobe x Wartsila - Blackhillock BESS
This year, our expert panel – made up of 19 leaders across energy storage, renewables, and clean-tech innovation – reviewed a record number of entries. After careful assessment, the hundreds of nominations have been distilled down to the very best: the 2025 Energy Storage Awards shortlist.
The winners will be revealed at the Awards ceremony on Thursday 20 November 2025 at the Park Plaza London Riverbank!
