{"id":6547,"date":"2022-12-14T13:48:57","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T18:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newenergyevents.com\/cref\/?page_id=6547"},"modified":"2026-03-12T09:52:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:52:43","slug":"about-the-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/newenergyevents.com\/cref\/about-the-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"About the CREF Industry Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6547\" class=\"elementor elementor-6547\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26d9deb4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"26d9deb4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23a0d27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23a0d27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Celebrating Excellence in Caribbean Clean Energy<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-523110d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"523110d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The CREF Industry Awards celebrate leadership, innovation, and impact across the Caribbean clean energy sector. Presented annually at the Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF), the Awards recognise standout individuals, projects, programs, and financing transactions that are accelerating the region&#8217;s energy transition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5427790 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5427790\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-395d79d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"395d79d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7c8beb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7c8beb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>What We Recognize<\/h5><p>The 2026 Awards span the full clean energy value chain \u2014 from visionary leadership and enabling policy to innovative financing and outstanding project delivery. Categories are reviewed annually to reflect the region&#8217;s most pressing energy priorities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-922a9fd elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"922a9fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/newenergyevents.com\/cref\/about-the-awards\/categories\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View the 2026 Award Categories \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbc25cd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bbc25cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b3a825 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b3a825\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9e9033 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9e9033\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Winners Are Selected<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daa53e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"daa53e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All submissions are evaluated by an independent jury of senior practitioners from across the Caribbean energy sector. 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You do not have to be a CREF attendee to nominate \u2014 and self-nominations are encouraged.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49397a3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"49397a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3ded3d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d3ded3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1151bf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1151bf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Who Took Home the Honors in 2025?<\/h5><p>Discover the individuals, projects, and programs recognised for their leadership and impact at the 2025 CREF Industry Awards.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea1c6a8 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ea1c6a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/newenergyevents.com\/cref\/about-the-awards\/2025-winners\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View the 2025 Winners \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28bfafe elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"28bfafe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2b4cdf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a2b4cdf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e028bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e028bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Submit Your Nomination for 2026<\/h5><p>Nominations for the 2026 CREF Industry Awards are now open. 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