The Business Network for Offshore Wind, the leading organization working to accelerate offshore wind energy deployment and build a dedicated domestic supply chain, today announced finalists for the 2023 Ventus Awards.

Finalists in ten categories, ranging from Innovation of the Year, Supply Chain Advancement, and Next Wave Leadership, represent the breadth of the industry and its supply chain from ports and shipbuilders, manufacturers, and project developers to government initiatives and workforce development.

The annual Ventus Awards are the industry’s highest level of professional recognition, celebrating the innovative people, companies, organizations, and work worldwide moving the global offshore wind industry forward. All categories are open to nominations except the Heronemus Award for Outstanding Achievement in Offshore Wind, which this year will honor former Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Amanda Lefton. Submissions were reviewed by a Selection Committee of individuals representing the breadth of the offshore wind industry. Winners will be selected by a distinguished Judges Panel, including: Reuven Carlyle, former Washington State Legislator (2009-2023); Angelina M. Galiteva, Founder and Board Chair of Renewables 100 Policy Institute; and Peter Rothstein, former president of the Northeast Clean Energy Council.

“The offshore wind industry has seen many successes and achieved several supply chain firsts over the past year,” said Liz Burdock, president and CEO of the Business Network for Offshore Wind. “The successes that made headlines and those quietly moving the industry forward were possible thanks to the passion and talent of people and companies working across the world to hasten the energy transition. The Ventus Awards are our chance to honor them and the work they are doing to create quality jobs and combat global climate change to foster a better world for the next generation.”