Global Offshore Wind Awards shortlist shines on Grimsby
Grimsby’s pioneering role in offshore wind has been underlined with the publication of a major awards shortlist.
Global Offshore Wind Awards 2026, the industry Oscars delivered by national trade body RenewableUK, are celebrating several of the town’s leading lights.
Offshore Training Centre Grimsby managing director, Terri Precious, has been shortlisted as a Made it Happen Champion, alongside long-serving Orsted senior project director Jason Ledden, and RWE’s control room chief Nathan Kerins.
A total of 14 categories cover people, projects and priorities. Other town representatives include Madeleine Warburton of RWE, nominated for Apprentice of the Year; with Jessica Westcott of Orsted and Neil Elliott of RWE for Hero Spotlight.
Orsted and OEG’s Apprentice Programme, Regional Growth Prospectuses with the Offshore Wind Industry Council & The Crown Estate and Sofia Offshore Wind Farm are competing in the Power in Collaboration category, with Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm, served from Port of Grimsby East, up for Asset Lifecycle Excellence.
DN Colleges Group and RWE are bidding for the Powering the Future Workforce accolade, with Orsted’s Hornsea Three in the Inclusion in Action section. It also had its Mental Health and Wellbeing project head-to-head with RWE’s Offshore Wind Health, Safety and Wellbeing Initiatives in the People First Category. RWE’s Supporting the Social Fabric of Coastal Communities work is also included in the Community Impact in Offshore Wind shortlist.
The Global Offshore Wind Awards 2026 ceremony takes place at the Royal Lancaster London, on October 13.
It comes as the National Wind Energy Awards also include a strong Humber cohort in the shortlists.
Lauren Little and Luke Bridgman of Orsted are in the running for Advocate of the Year and Project Director of the Year respectively; Jonty Cherryman of Rix Renewables has been shortlisted in the Rising Star category; while Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm is listed in Offshore Project of the Year.
They are being held at Hilton London Bankside on Thursday, September 17.