Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF): Nurturing a sustainable energy workforce- PPAF community-driven approach to off-grid renewable energy
The PPAF Renewable Energy Program has so far implemented over 3800 projects with a cumulative capacity of 13.8 MW, benefiting over 300,000 people. The program has had a positive impact on the lives of beneficiary communities, improving their quality of life, increasing economic activity, and reducing the environmental impact.

X-Academy: X-Academy
X-Academy exists with a singular focus on jobs and employability to deliver the energy transition. Working with partner organisations we want to be part of an accelerated movement that makes our energy industry look like our society, full of incredible and untapped talents from diverse backgrounds. We will be the enabler of the energy transition jobs transformation.

• X-Academy: X-Academy
  X-Academy exists with a singular focus on jobs and employability to deliver the energy transition. Working with partner organisations we want to be part of an accelerated movement that makes our energy industry look like our society, full of incredible and untapped talents from diverse backgrounds. We will be the enabler of the energy transition jobs transformation. 
• Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF): Nurturing a sustainable energy workforce- PPAF community-driven approach to off-grid renewable energy
  The PPAF Renewable Energy Program has so far implemented over 3800 projects with a cumulative capacity of 13.8 MW, benefiting over 300,000 people. The program has had a positive impact on the lives of beneficiary communities, improving their quality of life, increasing economic activity, and reducing the environmental impact.  
• Transforming Energy Access - Learning Partnership (TEA-LP): Energy access Masters’ courses
  TEA-LP is a partnership of 30 universities delivering Masters level energy access courses to ensure that developing countries have their own highly skilled energy experts for sustainable local energy access projects. We expect over a thousand Masters students to have undertaken the courses by the end of 2026.
• PSE&G: Clean energy jobs program sponsored by PSE&G
  The PSE&G Sponsored Clean Energy Jobs Program is transforming lives by creating more than 2,400 community-based clean energy jobs which exceeds the programs targets. With innovative components like the Energy Efficiency Learning Center and On-the-Job Training, it promotes diversity, equips workers with future skills, and ensures a sustainable, inclusive energy transition.
• Shortlist: Women for green jobs
  To date we have:
  - Placed 224 women across participating countries
  - A public talent pool of 2,794 pre-screened vetted female candidates for future hiring needs of companies.
  - 25% placement rate of women into high-visibility jobs.
  - 58% of all placements have been in rural locations.
  - Successfully supported 23 DRE employers through the program.

UK Power Networks: Your local net zero team
UK Power Networks newly founded Local Net Zero team has one main mission: empower local authorities to turn their energy plans into reality. Through active engagement, listening and co-design across London, the South East and East of England, the team is successfully bringing them closer to the data, people and tools to make this happen.

Octopus Energy: Saving sessions: rewarding 700,000 customers to use less energy at peak times
At the peak of the crisis, we wanted to reward customers for saving precious power. Our Saving Sessions showcased sustained impact: with 700,000 engaged and empowered customers shifting 1.86GWh load out of busiest times, delivering a cost-effective replacement for expensive coal contingency, benefiting our grid and customers' pockets.

• Octopus Energy: Saving sessions: rewarding 700,000 customers to use less energy at peak times
  At the peak of the crisis, we wanted to reward customers for saving precious power. Our Saving Sessions showcased sustained impact: with 700,000 engaged and empowered customers shifting 1.86GWh load out of busiest times, delivering a cost-effective replacement for expensive coal contingency, benefiting our grid and customers' pockets. 
• 60 Decibels: Inclusive energy opportunity
  Making the energy access sector more inclusive: resources for entrepreneurs and listening to end-users. 
• UK Power Networks: Your local net zero team
  UK Power Networks newly founded Local Net Zero team has one main mission: empower local authorities to turn their energy plans into reality. Through active engagement, listening and co-design across the South East, the team is successfully bringing them closer to the data, people and tools to make this happen.
• EDF: Using innovative campaigning to showcase how consistent investment from an energy company can help Britain achieve net zero and help consumers save cash and carbon
  With over 25 years of investment in the UK, EDF turned up the noise on showcasing how an energy company can help Britain achieve Net Zero and support customers. Innovative content published across multiple channels meant the campaign reached a range of audiences from consumers to policy makers.
• Energy Networks Association: Open networks
  Open Networks is an industry-leading programme that brings together industry practitioners, energy networks operators, Ofgem and government in building the world’s largest local flexibility (energy) market, which could save consumers £10bn/year in energy costs by 2050 and reduce total costs of the Net Zero transition by up to £70bn.

Cambridge Vacuum Engineering: Electron beam welding dramatically speeds up manufacture of turbine monopiles
The benefits of Ebflow to the energy sector are undeniable. The technology is quicker; uses less energy; costs less; does not require consumables; reduces waste; and offers significant carbon savings. Individually and combined, these benefits can enable increased production of renewable energy assets and accelerate the sector’s net zero carbon ambitions.

• Octopus Energy: Octopus power-ups: Unlocking FREE power at super-green times
  Octopus Power-ups showcases exceptional use of technology to avoid precious renewable energy going to waste. Our first-of-its-kind partnership with UK Power Networks has unlocked FREE surplus green energy to 24K participant customers, whilst drastically cutting wind generation curtailment costs - a WIN for people, our planet, and our grid.  
• Cambridge Vacuum Engineering: Electron beam welding dramatically speeds up manufacture of turbine monopiles
  The benefits of Ebflow to the energy sector are undeniable. The technology is quicker; uses less energy; costs less; does not require consumables; reduces waste; and offers significant carbon savings. Individually and combined, these benefits can enable increased production of renewable energy assets and accelerate the sector’s net zero carbon ambitions. 
• EVLO Energy Storage: Parent project
  EVLO's Parent project demonstrates that communities can avoid outages and boost reliability and grid security during repairs, advancing imperative transmission upgrades and contributing to a more reliable, clean grid. EVLO's fault tolerance facilitates swift outage resolution, and the automated switch from grid to island mode boosts flexibility and resilience.  
• UK Power Networks: Speeding up low carbon connections
  Energy needs in UK homes and businesses are changing fast so UK Power Networks abandoned traditional thinking and innovated to radically improve connections processes for installers and customers. Its game-changing, new Smart Connect portal slashes approval times from ten days to just minutes, offers unprecedented functionality, increased customer benefits and more green tech, than any other network.
• The Kensa Group: Heat the streets
  Heat the Streets has demonstrated the feasibility of placing ground array infrastructure in the public highway and the replicability of this, how this can mimic the current gas network, and ready for mass deployment to help bring the UK in line with the 2050 Net Zero targets.
• Viking Cold Solutions: United States cold storage tulare south reduces costs and cuts greenhouse gas emissions with thermal energy storage technology
  USCS’s implementation of Viking Cold’s TES technology cut refrigeration energy use by 24%, slashed CO2 emissions by 1,897 tons in two years, and reduced peak demand by over 30%. This project enhanced energy efficiency while better maintaining food quality and sets a new standard for sustainable practices in cold storage.

Thierno Abdourahmane Talla, Instrumentation and Control Techncian, bp
Providing clean energy to vulnerable communities

Heather Legan, Process Engineer, bp
Leveraging Existing Business Practices to Improve Working Conditions for Women

• Heather Legan, Process Engineer, bp
  Leveraging Existing Business Practices to Improve Working Conditions for Women
• Connor Innes, Project Manager, Energy Systems Catapult
  Warm Home Prescription
• Vishak Dudhee, Technical Manager, V-LAB LtdOptiRELS
  Optimisation of Large-Scale Energy Digital Twins
• Thierno Abdourahmane Talla, Instrumentation and Control Techncian, bp
  Providing clean energy to vulnerable communities
• Khawlah Alanqari, Petroleum Scientist, Saudi Aramco
  Sustainable Oilfield Chemicals