The smarter E AWARD – Championing the Energy Game-Changers

Focusing on intelligently connected concepts and solutions for the efficient generation, storage and use of energy, The smarter E is the world's leading exhibition and conference series for the new energy world. The innovation hub unites the four exhibitions Intersolar, ees, Power2Drive and EM-Power to take an in-depth look at cross-sector solutions and technologies for an intelligent, sustainable and cost-effective energy supply.

This cross-sector approach can only be driven by innovations. This is why The smarter E AWARD shines a spotlight on solutions and concepts that draw on renewable energy, decentralization, and digitalization to intelligently connect all aspects of energy in the electricity, heating and transportation sectors. The renewable energy award pays tribute to these innovations in two categories: The Outstanding Projects category recognizes realized projects undertaken in the areas of solar, storage, energy management and clean transportation, while the Smart Renewable Energy category honors innovative business models and intelligent solutions in the area of sector coupling.

Outstanding Projects as category of the The smarter E AWARD

Category Outstanding Projects

Innovation is driven by role models and pioneers. That is why we are looking for outstanding projects or products that have been incorporated into a global project in the field of renewable energies. The projects need to be exemplary for global future applications, unique in their expression and realization, and must have been fully completed between February 2020 and February 2022.

The smarter E AWARD in the category Outstanding Projetcs honors realized projects in:

Energy storage (with/without PV)
Grid infrastructure and solutions for the integration of renewable energies
PV applications (residential, industrial and commercial use)
Solar thermal applications
Energy management/energy services
Decentralized energy systems
Utility-scale projects
Energy autonomous regions
Micro-grid/Off-grid solutions
Charging infrastructure/e-mobility
Others

Smart Renewable Energy as category of the The smarter E AWARD

Category Smart Renewable Energy

The future of renewables in the energy supply depends strongly on digitalization along the whole value-added chain – as this is the only way to ensure that power from decentralized and disparate volatile energy sources is optimally integrated into the grid. Numerous new digital services, products and solutions will control the decentralized energy market flexibly and safely, and in doing so, optimally coordinate generation and consumption.

The smarter E AWARD in the category Smart Renewable Energy honors products and concepts in:

Sector coupling
(e.g. vehicle-to-grid, power-to-heat)
Grid Infrastructure
(e.g. solutions and technologies for smart grids, micro grids or network stabilization)
Digitization
(e.g. blockchain, internet of things/energy, energy management)
Business models for power trading & marketing
(e.g. cloud solutions)
Green Hydrogen
(Technologies and solutions)

The smarter E AWARD Winners 2021

Innovative business models, projects and products were presented by the winners of The smarter E AWARD 2021. This year, the lucky winners were honored in a virtual AWARD Ceremony, which was attended by viewers from all over the world via live stream.

The award in the category Outstanding Projects was presented to:

BayWa r.e. Solar Projects GmbH (Germany)
Boreal Light GmbH (Germany)
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy GmbH & Co. KG (Germany)

The award in the category Smart Renewable Energy was presented to:

HPS Home Power Solution GmbH (Germany)

All about the AWARD Winners 2021

The smarter E AWARD Finalists 2021

Category Outstanding Projects

The finalists of The smarter E AWARD 2021 have been selected:

BayWa r.e. Solar Projects GmbH (Germany)
Boreal Light GmbH (Germany)
Gold Road Resources/Unlimited Energy Australia (Australia)
Kearsarge Energy (USA)
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy GmbH & Co. KG (Germany)
SOCOMEC (France)

All about the AWARD Finalists

The smarter E AWARD Finalists 2021

Category Smart Renewable Energy

The finalists of The smarter E AWARD 2021 in the category Smart Renewable Energy have been selected:

HPS Home Power Solution GmbH (Germany)
BentoNet GmbH (Germany)
Smappee NV (Belgium)
The Mobility House GmbH (Germany)

All about the AWARD Finalists

Virtual AWARD Ceremony

Every year, the official AWARD Ceremony reveals the winners of The smarter E, Intersolar and ees AWARD.

In order to guarantee the visibility promised and to honor the industry’s innovations on an international stage in spite of the current situation, this year's AWARD Ceremony for The smarter E AWARD, Intersolar AWARD and ees AWARD was held online on the first day of The smarter E Industry Days on July 21, 2021.

Testimonials of The smarter E AWARD

Stephan Schindele
Head of Product Management Agri-PV, BayWa r.e.
The smarter E AWARD Winner 2021 – Smart Renewable Energy

"We are honored to be recognized by The smarter E Award 2021 for our Agri-PV solution. Winning the award not only proves that our work is among the best in the industry, but also that innovations like Agri-PV play a crucial role in the successful implementation of the energy transition globally. We have spent a lot of time and money in the development of this project, and it is great that our effort was now recognized by the jury. This gave us a lot of tailwind for the discussion with politicians and stakeholders to further increase the awareness of our win-win solution."

Martin Hackl
Global Director Solar Energy, Fronius International GmbH
The smarter E AWARD Winner 2020 - Smart Renewable Energy

„Winning The smarter E AWARD 2020 increased the awareness of our Solhub, a system solution for producing, storing and using green hydrogen. It is the perfect decentralized refuelling station for ecologically produced, green hydrogen, in particular for heavy-goods and long-distance transport. Companies and other organisations can produce their own green hydrogen from solar and wind power and power their vehicles using fuel cells without producing any emissions."

The smarter E AWARD 2019_Siemens Tesimonial_Sajjad Khan

Sajjad Khan
Galapagos General Project Manager, Siemens AG
The smarter E AWARD Winner 2019 – Outstanding Projects

“The smarter E Award is a great recognition for our pioneering hybrid solution based on 100% renewables on the Galápagos Islands. It underlines the future-proof approach of this first of its kind local energy system, which replaces diesel and eliminates the associated environmental risks. And, of course, it pays great tribute to all our colleagues worldwide who contributed to the project’s outstanding success.“

CEOs of mondas GmbH about winning The smarter E AWARD 2019

Christian Neumann & Christian Reetz
CEOs, mondas GmbH
The smarter E AWARD Winner 2019 – Outstanding Projects

"Our innovative IoT-webplatform was in great demand at The smarter E in Munich. The smarter E AWARD attracted numerous potential customers who visited our booth. We had the chance to show them how we can help to reduce maintenance and operation cost for their assets. Many Thanks to the jury and The smarter E team for providing us with such a convenient possibilty to meet highly qualified professionals."