SEANZ Aotearoa Industry Awards 2025
The SEANZ Aotearoa Industry Awards celebrate the outstanding people, projects and achievements powering Aotearoa’s sustainable energy future. Winners will be announced at the SEANZ Aotearoa Industry Gala Dinner on Friday 29 August 2025.
We welcome entries from across the industry — especially from our Tier 1 & Tier 2 members — and you’re encouraged to nominate your own projects, teams or business.
This is our time to shine.
Recognising success in our sector is more important than ever, and winning a SEANZ Aotearoa Industry Award brings fantastic marketing, credibility and promotional opportunities for your business.
Award Categories 2025
Ara Ake Innovation Award - This category recognises innovative outside the box thinking, based on a solution or solutions that challenge traditional models & ways of doing things. Submission may be a technology solution, a process to achieve better outcomes for PV and/or BESS, a new PV based business model, and/or a different approach to a common problem around PV installation. It should challenge existing processes or technology with the ability to be scaled & made available to the wider industry/markets.
An off-grid renewable system must be completely independent of the national grid and incorporate onsite renewable generation & energy storage.
A grid-connected renewable system must be connected to the national grid and include onsite renewable generation and it may also include energy storage and load control in the system.
This category recognises business excellence within the renewable energy market segment. It celebrates businesses that have developed and grown whilst making a positive contribution to society, the industry and all stakeholders – customers, employees, and shareholders.
This category recognises business excellence within the renewable energy market segment. It celebrates businesses that have developed and grown whilst making a positive contribution to society, the industry and all stakeholders – customers, employees, and shareholders.
This category recognises business excellence within the renewable energy market segment. It celebrates businesses that have developed and grown whilst making a positive contribution to society, the industry and all stakeholders – customers, employees, and shareholders.
This category celebrates a business or organisation that has led the way through strategic foresight, action, and groundbreaking projects in the residential and/or commercial PV space. It honours those who have not only inspired others but also moved ahead of the curve, setting benchmarks for others to follow and driving visible change in the market. These are the leaders who shift the industry forward.
This category celebrates a business or organisation that has led the way through strategic foresight, action, and groundbreaking projects in Utility Scale solar. It honours those who have not only inspired others but also moved ahead of the curve and set benchmarks for others to follow, driving visible change in the market. These are the leaders who shift the industry forward.
