Scotland’s Newest Offshore Wind Farm wins at Scottish Green Energy Awards

Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) Offshore Wind Farm, located 15.5km off the coast of Fife, which became fully operational earlier this year, has been handed a top award by Scotland’s renewable energy industry.

The 450MW wind farm has scooped the ‘Outstanding Project Award’ at this year’s Scottish Green Energy Awards, with the project team embodying Scotland’s offshore resilience and innovation to successfully overcome the major challenges it has faced on the road to becoming fully operational.

The Scottish Green Energy Awards, which took place in Edinburgh last night (December 4), saw winners in 14 categories receive trophies recognising their work in the industry, which employs more than 47,000 people.           

Among them:

• The East Region Commercial Fisheries Working Group, was recognised for its role in supporting ScotWind developers and fishers to identify solutions that support offshore wind development while minimising impacts on fishing activity, took home the ‘Best Engagement Award’.  
• Sam Johnson, of RES, won the ‘Champion of Renewables Award’ for her work on innovations from low-impact lighting systems to new impact-assessment tools, alongside major progress on Eskdalemuir and the Onshore Wind Sector Deal. 
• SP Energy Networks won the ‘Best Innovation Award – Software and Services’ for its Local Authority Network Insight Tool which accelerates local decarbonisation by giving authorities clear visibility of network capacity, constraints and indicative costs.  

The Scottish Green Energy Awards, run by leading industry body Scottish Renewables, is the largest celebration of renewable energy in the UK and an annual celebration of the organisations, people and projects shaping Scotland’s clean energy future. 

The prestigious awards saw more than 50 individuals, companies and projects contest prizes in 14 categories at a 1,600-guest ceremony in Edinburgh. 

Last night’s winners were selected by a panel of independent judges.

Claire Mack, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said:

“The Scottish Green Energy Awards are always a truly special occasion and for more than 20 years they have been recognising our industry's unwavering commitment to setting new standards through world-class innovation and expertise.

“The continued growth of this event reflects the wider growth we have seen across our £15 billion industry which now employs more than 47,000 people across Scotland.

“These awards are so important as they allow us to come together as an industry and look back on the successes we’ve achieved this year. There is so much for our industry to be proud of, and that is reflected in an outstanding list of finalists.

“The calibre of those shortlisted is nothing short of inspiring and shows that we have outstanding individuals leading the way toward a stronger and more prosperous future.

“My congratulations go to all off this year’s nominees, and of course winners.”

The Scottish Green Energy Awards 2025 was headline-sponsored by, EDF power solutions UK and Ireland.

Matthieu Hue, Chief Executive Officer, EDF power solutions UK and Ireland said:

"We extend our congratulations to all the nominees and the winners of tonight’s awards.

"It’s truly inspiring to see such an outstanding demonstration of talent and professionalism within Scotland’s renewable energy sector.

"This year’s awards highlight Scotland’s unwavering role as a global leader in clean energy. The exceptional quality of submissions reflects the nation’s dedication to renewables and our collective efforts in the battle against climate change.”

The full list of winners is:

Best Community Project Award, sponsored by Scottish Power Renewables

• Carbon Neutral Cumbrae – Millport Solar PV & Battery Project

Best Engagement Award, sponsored by SmartestEnergy

• East Region Commercial Fisheries Working Group

Best Innovation Award – New Technology Products, sponsored by Red Rock Renewables

• SSEN Transmission - Aquila Lite

Best Innovation Award – Software and Services, sponsored by SLR   

• SP Energy Networks - Local Authority Network Insight Tool

Carbon Reduction Award, sponsored by Statkraft

• Diversity Energy Solutions

Champion of Renewables Award, sponsored by Fred. Olsen Renewables

• Sam Johnson, RES

Contribution to Skills Award, sponsored by SSEN Transmission          

• Glasgow Clyde College

Outstanding Contribution Award, sponsored by Nadara  

• Maggie McGinlay, ETZ Ltd

Outstanding Project Award, sponsored by The Scottish National Investment Bank

• Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm

Outstanding Service Award, sponsored by Ocean Winds

• H&MV Engineering

Industry Challenger Award, sponsored by Natural Power

• Orkney Islands Council - Orkney Community Wind Farms

Sustainable Development Award, sponsored by Boralex

• Brockwell Energy - North Kyle Wind Farm

Young and Inspiring Award, sponsored by ESB      

• Ellen Kane, ScottishPower Renewables

Judges Award, sponsored by Cubico  Sustainable Investments

• Scottish Association for Marine Science

Ends

Notes to editors

• A selection of images from the event is available here.
• Sponsors of The Scottish Green Energy Awards 2025 include: EDF power and solutions UK and Ireland, Boralex, Cubico Sustainable Investments, ESB, Fred. Olsen Renewables, Nadara, Natural Power, Ocean Winds, Red Rock Renewables, ScottishPower Renewables, SLR, SmartestEnergy, SSEN Transmission, Statkraft, The Scottish National Investment Bank, Nordex, Aspect, EICC, Føn Energy Services, Leidos, MVGLA, North Star, Pegasus Group, Ramboll, RPS and Sweco. 
• Our Official Media Partner is reNews. 
• The awards’ judging panel was made up of representatives of sponsor companies.
• Free to use of image of Claire Mack, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, here.