Announcing the 2022 AEE Regional Award Winners

Congratulations to the 2022 AEE Regional Award Winners! These awards will be presented at the Regional Awards Ceremony, held in conjunction with the AEE World Energy Conference & Expo. The Regional Awards Ceremony is on Tuesday, September 20th from 3-5pm at the Georgia World Congress Center.

Best Journal Article for 2021

“Monitoring Based Commissioning: Step-by-Step Approach to Implementation in Chiller Plants”
International Journal of Energy Management | Volume 3, Issue 5, 2021
Senthil Sundaramoorthy, Subodh Chaudhari, and Thomas Wenning 

Region I

Energy Engineer of the Year – Michael Prestino
Energy Manager of the Year – John Mikullitz
Energy Professional Development – Hadas Webb
Institutional Energy Management – Stony Brook University
Energy Project of the Year – IRS Deep-Energy Retrofit ESPC Project
Young Energy Professional of the Year – Samantha Schneider

Region II

Energy Engineer of the Year – Craig Leonberg
Energy Manager of the Year – Ali Dutton
Energy Professional Development – William McGugan
Energy Innovator of the Year – David Hopper
Corporate Energy Management – Jones Lang Lasalle
Institutional Energy Management – Booz Allen Hamilton/Army National Guard
Energy Project of the Year – ADTRAN Plant Optimization
Innovative Energy Project of the Year – Camp Lejeune DPW EUI Reduction and ERCIP Projects
Young Energy Professional of the Year – Abdelhadi Mohammad Hammad Hussein
Young Energy Professional of the Year – Lindsey Taff
Young Energy Professional of the Year – John Badger

Region III

Energy Manager of the Year – Josh Bills
Energy Innovator of the Year – Dr. Gilbert Michaud
Corporate Energy Management – Huntington National Bank
Institutional Energy Management – University of Cincinnati
Young Energy Professional of the Year – Govinda Prakash Kadam
Energy Project of the Year – DePauw University Campus Energy Management Project
Innovative Energy Project of the Year – Competitive Large Incentive Program (CLIP)

Region IV

Energy Engineer of the Year – Bruce Hays
Energy Manager of the Year – Robert Weber
Energy Innovator of the Year – Brian Mohr
Corporate Energy Management – Mercy Energy Stewardship Program
Energy Project of the Year – New Mexico Department of Transportation GO Complex
Innovative Energy Project of the Year – Entegrity Headquarters
Young Energy Professional of the Year – Madden Dillard

Region V

Innovative Energy Project of the Year – Stanford Building Decarbonization Learning Accelerator
Young Energy Professional of the Year – Alessandra Buonfrate

Asia Pacific Rim Region

Energy Project of the Year – Design, Supply and Setting Up of Big Data Analytic System for Chiller Optimization at Two International Finance Centre (2IFC)
Innovative Energy Project of the Year – Smart Direct Load Control (DLC) Device Program for Residential Demand Response Management in Hong Kong | CLP Power Hong Kong Limited
Young Energy Professional of the Year – Sherry Liu
Young Energy Professional of the Year – Kit Hang Wong

Asia Subcontinent Region

Energy Engineer of the Year – Dr. Prem Prakash Mittal
Energy Manager of the Year – Muhammad Ali Qureshi
Energy Professional Development – Dr. Vidya Chandran
Energy Innovator of the Year – Sajid Mehmood Lakhan
Energy Project of the Year – Biomass Pellets Manufacturing
Innovative Energy Project of the Year – West Bengal Energy Distribution Grid Modernization Project
Young Energy Professional of the Year – Stephen Torto
Young Energy Professional of the Year – Elia Nauroz Ali

Canada Region

Energy Engineer of the Year – Mary-Lynne Marino
Energy Manager of the Year – Irina Rozin
Energy Professional Development – Jeff Scott
Energy Innovator of the Year – Pradyumna Challa
Energy Project of the Year – Ottawa Community Housing Presland Net-Zero Panelized Deep Energy Retrofit
Innovative Energy Project of the Year – Development of AI Empowered Energy Management Platform
Young Energy Professional of the Year – Rashmi Brackenbury
Young Energy Professional of the Year – Nilkanth Savaliya

Eastern & Central Europe Region

Energy Engineer of the Year – Dr. Corneliu Rotaru

Former Soviet Union Region

Innovative Energy Project of the Year – Conducting of Energy Audit and Installation of PV Ongrid System in Production Workshops of LLC “Bunyodkor T”

Latin America Region

Energy Engineer of the Year – José Solís
Energy Manager of the Year – Tamar Nelson
Energy Professional Development – Enio Akira Kato
Energy Innovator of the Year – Rafael Turella – CUBi
Energy Project of the Year – On-Site Solar Generation
Young Energy Professional of the Year – Lara Lacerdo

Middle East Region

Energy Engineer of the Year – Khaled Hikmat Naser
Energy Manager of the Year – Zaki Ahmed Mohammed
Energy Professional Development – Abdelnaser Dwaikat
Energy Innovator of the Year – Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Qasim
Corporate Energy Management – Irbid District Electricity Company (IDECO)
Institutional Energy Management – SAUDI ENERGY EFFICIENCY CENTER
Energy Project of the Year – The Solar PV project “Awqaf & Minors Affairs Foundation, Govt. of Dubai-Al Muhaisnah Buildings” to Generate Electricity and Connect to the Grid
Innovative Energy Project of the Year – Energy Demand Forecasting Solution (EDFS) using Machine Learning | Project Team: Ali H. Qahtani; Muhammad Abbas; Mussa Alamri; Omar Naeem | Saudi Aramco
Young Energy Professional of the Year – Mahmoud Abuwardeh
Young Energy Professional of the Year – Khalid S. Babtain
Young Energy Professional of the Year – Mohammed Almuhainy

Sub-Saharan Africa Region

Energy Engineer of the Year – Jo Dean
Energy Manager of the Year – Sumaya Mahomed
Energy Professional Development – Dr. Nandi Malumbazo
Energy Innovator of the Year – Dhevan Pillay
Energy Project of the Year – ENERGY DRIVE
Innovative Energy Project of the Year – Smarterise – AB Microfinance Bank
Young Energy Professional of the Year – Dennis Wiredu Asare
Young Energy Professional of the Year – Andre Nortje

Western Europe Region

Energy Manager of the Year – Miguel Garcia Hernandez
Energy Innovator of the Year – Mais Abed Al-Hay Taha
Corporate Energy Management – Daikin Europe N.V.
Innovative Energy Project of the Year – Ecovoltaics by Soltec
Young Energy Professional of the Year – Ángela Clemente López
Young Energy Professional of the Year – Dr. Rasha Khoury