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Announcing the 2024 AEE Regional Award Winners

Congratulations to the 2024 AEE Regional Award Winners! The awards will be presented at the AEE Regional Awards Ceremony, scheduled as part of the AEE World Energy Conference & Expo. Join us in celebrating these achievements on Tuesday, September 24th, from 3:00 to 5:00 PM at the Music City Center in Nashville, TN. This event honors excellence and innovation in energy, reflecting the highest standards of our profession.

Best Journal Article for 2023

“Maintaining Chiller Efficiency: Lessons Learned from a Hospital Study”
International Journal of Energy Management | Volume 5, Issue 3
Jim Crockett, Gregory Jimmie, Jaron Peck

“The Impact of Air Pollution on Public School Achievement”
International Journal of Strategic Energy and Environmental Planning | Volume 5, Issue 4
John “Hans” Gilderbloom, Isaiah Kingsberry, Gregory D. Squires, Charlie Zhang

Asia Pacific Rim Region

  • Corporate Energy Management: CLP Power Hong Kong Limited & Link Asset Management Limited
  • Energy Engineer of the Year: Mr. Kin Kwok LAM
  • Energy Innovator of the Year: Mr. KA HO SIN
  • Energy Manager of the Year: Mr. Pok Hong CHOW
  • Energy Professional Development: Dr. Chua Kein Huat
  • Energy Project of the Year: Deliver of the PSSB System for Chiller Plant ‘B3’of Block C and D at PHKL
  • Innovative Energy Project of the Year: Erection of Central Management Platform for all Rental Estate – ISPL Consulting Limited
  • Institutional Energy Management: Department of Science and Technology – Industrial Technology Development Institute
  • Young Energy Professional of the Year: Ms. KA MAN AU

Asia Subcontinent Region

  • Corporate Energy Management: Indo Count Industries Ltd
  • Energy Engineer of the Year: Mr. Sarobindu Mohanta
  • Energy Professional Development: Mrs. Bhavana Chittawar
  • Energy Project of the Year: Vellore Institute of Technology – Gandhi Block
  • Innovative Energy Project of the Year: Revamping of Central Foundry and Forge Furnaces at BHEL, Haridwar
  • Young Energy Professional of the Year: Dr. Sunil Kumar

Canada Region

  • Energy Professional Development: Mrs. Ghina Annan
  • Energy Project of the Year: Largest multi-residential smart building conversion in North America
  • Energy Innovator of the Year: Mr. Behdad Bahrami
  • Energy Manager of the Year: Mr. Mouwafak Ayoub

Central & South US Region

  • Energy Manager of the Year: Mr. Stuart Randall
  • Energy Professional Development: Mr. Rabea Sawaged
  • Energy Project of the Year: Entergy Arkansas LLC Entergy Solutions/City Corp
  • Innovative Energy Project of the Year: RTO Heat Recovery and Steam Elimination for Paint Booths
  • Young Energy Professional of the Year: Mr. Roshan Barnwal

Former Soviet Union Region

  • Energy Manager of the Year: Mr. Cherniavskyi Anatolii
  • Energy Project of the Year: Simulation, Design and Implementation of Solar Carport Project in Dushanbe
  • Innovative Energy Project of the Year: Solar Hybrid Thermal Machine with Efficiency of 45%

Latin America Region

  • Energy Engineer of the Year: Dr. Santillán Ramos Carmelo
  • Energy Professional Development: Roberto Castelo Branco Diniz
  • Energy Manager of the Year: Edson Ferrara
  • Energy Project of the Year: Replacement of Chillers at Shopping Flamboyant
  • Energy Innovator of the Year: Mathaus Ferreira Da Silva
  • Young Energy Professional of the Year: Marcella Duque Carvalho Andrade

Mid-Atlantic & Southeast US Region

  • Energy Engineer of the Year: Mr. Graeme Jones
  • Energy Innovator of the Year: Mr. Colin Harrington
  • Institutional Energy Management: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Public Housing
  • Young Energy Professional of the Year: Ms. Paulomi Nandy
  • Corporate Energy Management: Kite, Frederick, MD
  • Energy Project of the Year: Tennessee Valley Authority: EnergyRight(R) Small Business Uplift and Small Business Direct Install Programs
  • Innovative Energy Project of the Year: Atrium Health
  • Young Energy Professional of the Year: Ms. Kristie Teoh

Middle East Region

  • Energy Manager of the Year: Mr. Sultan Alzaabi
  • Corporate Energy Management: Aramco – Safaniya Offshore Producing Department
  • Energy Engineer of the Year: Mr. Saed Essalaimeh
  • Energy Innovator of the Year: Mr. Ahmad Altawafsheh
  • Energy Professional Development: Mr. Farah Qaqish
  • Energy Project of the Year: Aldar Energy Retrofit
  • Innovative Energy Project of the Year: Innovative Shift to Hydrogen Boiler
  • Institutional Energy Management: National Electrical Power Company (NEPCO)
  • Young Energy Professional of the Year: Ms. Raghad Zaki

Midwest US Region

  • Innovative Energy Project of the Year: UH Ahuja Medical Center
  • Energy Professional Development: Mrs. Erin Smith
  • Energy Innovator of the Year: Dr. Hassan Qandil
  • Institutional Energy Management – MSD of Wayne Township GESC
  • Energy Manager of the Year: Mr. Marco Gonzalez
  • Energy Project of the Year: Roche Diagnostics – FMB Expansion Project in Branchburg, NJ (CO2 Free Project)
  • Young Energy Professional of the Year: Mr. Hardik Miyani

Northeast US Region

  • Energy Manager of the Year: Mr. Dan Mastin
  • Energy Project of the Year: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center – Super Campus Steam to Hot Water Conversion
  • Energy Engineer of the Year: Mr. Joseph Bliss
  • Energy Professional Development: Mr. Jon Lemmond
  • Innovative Energy Project of the Year: Brockton Behavior Health Hospital
  • Young Energy Professional of the Year: Ms. Jaclyn Kinson

Sub-Saharan Africa Region

  • Energy Professional Development: Dr. Farirai Fortunate
  • Innovative Energy Project of the Year: Passenger Baggage Recovery Belt Lighting
  • Corporate Energy Management: NETCARE
  • Energy Engineer of the Year: Mr. Sheldon Bode
  • Energy Innovator of the Year: Mr. Mohamed MOUSSA
  • Energy Manager of the Year: Ms. Priya Veeranna Povashnie
  • Institutional Energy Management: Sasolburg and Ekundustria Operations – SGEPP Gas Engine Improvement
  • Young Energy Professional of the Year: Ms. Nancy Mwari Murithi

Western Europe Region

  • Corporate Energy Management: Azigrene Energy Consulting
  • Institutional Energy Management: RenoWatt
  • Energy Manager of the Year: Mr. Vilnis Vesma
  • Energy Project of the Year: BCNONWOVENS Energy Roadmap for Decarbonization
  • Innovative Energy Project of the Year: Natural Gas Cost Reduction by Enhanced Usage of Basic Oxygen Furnace Gas

Western US Region

  • Corporate Energy Management: Kite, a Gilead Company
  • Energy Engineer of the Year: Dr. Mahdi Jahami
  • Energy Manager of the Year: Mr. Sashaank Padmanaban
  • Innovative Energy Project of the Year: PSE Clean Buildings Accelerator Program
  • Institutional Energy Management: Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC)
  • Young Energy Professional of the Year: Ms. Jorlyn Le Garrec

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