ADVANCEMENT IN PROJECT SITING & DEVELOPMENT

2021 award nominations are now closed

The Advancement in Project Siting & Development award is given to an individual, team, or company that has developed a technology, process, or demonstrated immense effort and collaboration to advance or improve offshore wind project development risk, cycle, or timeline.

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Eligibility & Criteria

An Individual, Group/Team, Company
Demonstrates industry problem-solving, adding value through advancement and/or innovation.
Engages stakeholders and reduces permitting risk, permitting cycle, and timeline as well as levelized costs of energy.
Is currently being used effectively in the offshore wind industry and appeals to regulators (include testimonials for each).
The advancement redefines current environment permitting thinking and has led to the creation of a new skill, knowledge, or experience.

Business Network board members, Awards Committee, and jurors are ineligible to submit for individual awards during their terms of service. Their company is still permitted to submit a nomination, in which case the individual Board member, committee member, or juror will be recused from judging for that category.

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Process & Submission Requirements

Application materials must be submitted as a single PDF file via the online portal. Use the Award Nomination Template to create your submission. Each page must include the entry category, project title (as applicable), and page number at the top. Use 12-point Times New Roman font, single space. The Award Application submission should include:

Title page: Include the name (individual/company/organization), project name, and project location (as applicable).  
Nomination Overview: Include the Nominated Name (individual/company/organization); Nominating Name (if different entity); Submitting Individual/s name, email; Nominated Point of Contact/s name, email; Short Description (75 words or less).    NOTE: This description will provide the basis for all publicity for the nomination.  
Executive Summary (max 500 words): A brief overview of the project. Explain all factors that exhibit the project’s uniqueness and complexity, such as innovative engineering, challenges faced, and overall social impact.  
Description (min 300 words | max 2,000 words): Address the criteria for the category you are entering. Describe why this project is worthy of special recognition. Entrants may use text, photos, graphics, organizational charts as needed.  
Overview (do not exceed 5 pages): Showcase organizational information, project description/approach (including problem solved, if applicable), implementation strategy, results and outcomes, as well as outlines key participants/team members, owner/client (if applicable), and images. Access the Submission Template.
Images: High resolution headshot or group photo and company logo (300 dpi).   
Letter of Reference (max 500 words): A letter from the Client/Owner addressed to Ventus Awards Committee describing the relationship of the client/owner and entrant in the development of the project (note: can be the same entity), the project in use, and how the entrant’s contribution solves the client/owner’s needs.

All applicants will be judged solely on their submitted materials.

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Process & Submission Requirements

Application materials must be submitted as a single PDF file via the online portal. You can use the Submission Template or create your own document for submission. Each page must include the entry category, project title (as applicable), and page number at the top. Use 12-point Times New Roman font, single space. The Award Application submission should include:

Title page: Include the name (individual/company/organization), project name, and project location (as applicable).
Executive Summary (max 500 words): A brief overview of the project. Explain all factors that exhibit the project’s uniqueness and complexity, such as innovative engineering, challenges faced, and overall social impact.
Description (max 2,000 words): Address the criteria for the category you are entering. Describe why this project is worthy of special recognition. Entrants may use text, photos, graphics, organizational charts as needed.
Overview (max 7 pages): Showcase organizational information, project description/approach (including problem solved, if applicable), implementation strategy, results and outcomes, as well as outlines key participants/team members, owner/client (if applicable), and images.
Images: High resolution headshot or group photo and company logo (300 dpi).
Letter of Reference (max 500 words). A letter from the Client/Owner addressed to Ventus Awards Committee describing the relationship of the client/owner and entrant in the development of the project (note: can be the same entity), the project in use, and how the entrant’s contribution solve the client/owner’s needs.

All applicants will be judged solely on their submitted materials.

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2021 Advancement in Project Siting & Development
Fugro and Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies

2022 Advancement in Project Siting & Development
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Fugro

Maritime Institute of Technology & Graduate Studies

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