CHARGE celebrates those building energy brands with ambition and impact, combining growth with exceptional customer experience.
Nominate a company or individual making a real difference.
Free to enter no fees at any stage, and the Awards Ceremony is free to attend
Finalists are invited to Florence for the CHARGE Awards Ceremony
Discounted tickets to attend the CHARGE Conference
Brand exposure across CHARGE’s website, social media, and event communications
Chance to win a CHARGE Trophy, carved from Icelandic volcanic rock
Support available to help shape your nomination, if needed
This award recognises companies that have achieved, or made significant progress toward, their sustainability goals through impactful initiatives that support the energy transition.
The winning company may have developed new systems, products, or solutions that help customers transition to sustainable energy, or partnered with others to deliver a value-adding green project worthy of international recognition.
This category highlights the role of branding in clearly communicating innovation and the value of green technologies. It celebrates brands accelerating the energy transition by overcoming resistance to change, launching green retail products, introducing incentive programmes, or investing in electrification across transport, heat, industry, and beyond.
*Note: Entrants must be companies involved in the generation, distribution, or sale of energy to business and/or residential customers.
This award celebrates young professionals as vital agents of change and future leaders in the energy sector.
The Rising Star in Energy Branding recognises individuals under 35, with fewer than 10 years’ industry experience, who have demonstrated exceptional talent, strategic thinking, and meaningful contributions to business objectives.
It highlights emerging leaders who show strong potential through innovative problem-solving, collaborative ways of working, outstanding performance, and initiatives that positively impact their organisation and the wider energy industry.
This category recognizes organizations that have established themselves as desirable workplaces, attracting top talent with a clear strategy and vision for the future. These employers are celebrated for fostering loyalty and retention through exceptional career development, training, and personal growth opportunities. Their engaged employees act as ambassadors, sharing positive experiences and recommendations that enhance the organization’s reputation as a great place to work.
*Nominations should be from the energy industry only.
This award is for disruptive market entrants leveraging new technologies and/or ideas to transform the status quo. This category looks for
true energy innovators who have leveraged cutting-edge solutions to empower their customers. What’s more, we’re hunting for companies
that are developing the innovations needed to deliver and scale up the energy transition.
*Note: Companies considered for this award include those younger than five years old. Entrants for this award are limited to IPPs, Utilities,
Retailers, EnTechs, TSOs, DSOs or community renewable project leaders.
This category is open to brands across the energy value chain that have demonstrated leadership in advancing the energy transition, customer experience, and/or grid digitalisation over the past year.
Finalists will show how their projects, technologies, or campaigns have delivered meaningful impact, driven innovation, and introduced bold new solutions or opportunities for the energy industry. This award shines a spotlight on B2B companies, recognising their often-overlooked role in shaping the future of energy.
We are especially interested in new products, solutions, and brand campaigns that challenge conventional thinking and help redefine the narrative and brand identity of the energy transition.
*Note: This category is open exclusively to B2B solution and service providers further down the energy value chain. It is not open to IPPs, utilities, retailers, TSOs, or DSOs.
This award recognizes companies that have delivered stand-out brand initiatives through 2025-2026 and deserve to be recognized by their peers as brand and marketing trailblazers.
Most importantly for this category, finalists will be able to demonstrate that their brands have delivered a real, tangible impact for their businesses, either as educators or in capitalizing on new growth opportunities.
Nominees will be able to showcase that their brand strategies have been translated into actionable and impactful campaigns over the past twelve months, either internally or externally.
NOTE: Entrants for this award are limited to IPPs, Utilities, Retailers, EnTechs, TSOs, DSOs and even community renewable project leaders.
Established brands can be traced back before the liberalisation of markets and have over 5,000 employees.
Recognition by the CHARGE awards involves a simple 5-step process. If you have any questions about the process, timelines or categories, please do not hesitate to contact us directly using natalie@charge.events.
The CHARGE Awards are judged by a highly credible, independent panel of senior energy leaders including past winners, academics, researchers, brand agencies and practitioners from organisations such as Statkraft, Octopus Energy, E.ON, bp, DNV, Brandpie and Saffron ensuring rigorous, respected and industry-led recognition.
