Innovation Award
The Offshore Energy Innovation Award
The Innovation Award Show at Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2026 is open for submissions! After a successful editions, this exciting competition is back with our jury, a live audience, and a stage full of groundbreaking innovations.
Innovators will pitch their game-changing solutions, face critical questions from the expert jury, and compete for the title of Best Innovation.
The winner will receive the Innovation Beacon Booth Package at OEEC 2027—an incredible opportunity to showcase their innovation to the industry.
Showtime on 25 November on The Stage from 13:30 to 14:30.
Nominees:
- Almek Hydraulic Services AS – HydroTable
- Amphitrite – ORCAst- AI-Powered Ocean Current Intelligence
- Conbit – SL900 – Lifting Bottleneck
- HelioRec – Floating Solar System W300A for nearshore environments
- REdouble – BeNeWakes
- REYNARD – Ready-Terminated and Tested HV Cables
- Tewis Projektmanagement & AquaVentus – AquaPrimus
- X1 Wind – The PivotBuoy Technology Floating Offshore Wind
Meet the jury
- Celina van den Bank – Process Manager, VolkerWessels & Chair, Young KIVI
- David Molenaar – Co-owner of Phynix | Delft Offshore Turbine | Ampelmann | GROW
- Nelleke Vuik – Lead Engineer Seaway 7
Innovation Criteria
To participate in the Offshore Energy Innovation Show 2026, innovations must meet the following criteria:- Proven Functionality
- Sector Relevance
- Global Participation
- Scalability and Impact
- Orginality
The innovation must be fully tested and operational, demonstrating its effectiveness in real-world scenarios.
The innovation must specifically address challenges or opportunities within the offshore energy sector, including renewable energy, oil & gas, hydrogen, and related fields.
Innovators from any country are welcome to submit their entries. We encourage worldwide participation to bring diverse ideas to the stage.
The Innovation should have the potential for significant positive impact, whether through cost reduction, increased efficiency, environmental sustainability, or safety improvements. It should also demonstrate scalability for broader industry adoption.
The innovation must present a novel approach, method, or technology, distinguishing it from existing solutions in the market.
