14 Aug 2025

2025 Energy Award winners

More than 650 guests attended the 15th annual awards dinner held for the first time at Tākina Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wellington...

8 Aug 2025

AWARDS FINALIST: Jeremy MacIver – Commercialising renewables at Contact

Jeremy MacIver, head of commercial at Contact Energy, has been instrumental in some of the country's most significant energy deals.

He...

7 Aug 2025

AWARDS FINALIST: Soumya Doar's transformational leadership at Ergo Consulting

Soumya Doar has expanded Ergo Consulting's power systems team in size, technical capability and revenue during the past three years in her role as...

6 Aug 2025

AWARDS FINALIST: Yanosh Irani – driving data to boost generation at Meridian

Meridian Energy says Yanosh Irani is driving a new era of innovation and performance for the company.

At 35, Irani is the youngest member...

5 Aug 2025

AWARDS FINALIST: Fonterra and Transpower – Decarbonisation breakthrough at Edendale

In mid-2023, Fonterra's Edendale site faced an urgent requirement to replace steam processing capacity due to the condition of two of its four...

31 Jul 2025

AWARDS FINALIST: James Irvine – Leading renewables for Clarus

When James Irvine joined Clarus in April 2022, the company's renewable energy ambitions were still largely theoretical.

Three years later,...

30 Jul 2025

AWARDS FINALIST: Contact Energy – Tauhara: renewable power and resilience

Contact Energy's $924 million Tauhara power station delivers 174 megawatts of baseload renewable energy - enough to power more than 200,000 homes...

28 Jul 2025

AWARDS FINALIST: Powerco – collaborating for a successful transition

Powerco says a series of initiatives during the past year demonstrate its commitment to innovation and its transition to a distribution system...

25 Jul 2025

AWARDS FINALIST: The Lines Company – redefining workplace well-being

The Lines Company says its focus on staff well-being has transformed the company's culture, lowered accident rates and halved recruitment times....