Who has spent the year paving the way for a greener maritime future? At our Annual Conference, we are celebrating one of our partners and awarding their efforts for collaboration, innovation and sustainable solutions.In cooperation with Sparebanken Vest, Maritime CleanTech has established the "Partner of the Year" award. The award goes to a partner who has stood out and helped accelerate the green shift at sea. Previous winners are companies that embody the collaboration spirit and who have actively used our network to develop more green maritime technology."As the 2030 deadline approaches, tackling the maritime industry's carbon footprint is urgent. Collaborating is key to fast-tracking tech development and ensuring the maritime industry stays competitive. That's what we call CollaborACTION, and we are very happy to have so many partners who embrace this,” says Ada Jakobsen, CEO of Maritime CleanTech.The winner receives a prize of NOK 100,000 (approx. EUR 10,000), financed by Sparebanken Vest.Previous winners: Corvus Energy (2019), Wilhelmsen (2020), Østensjø Rederi (2021) and LMG Marin (2022).Please nominate your candidate before November 1st, 2023.Criteria:

• The company has developed or implemented a solution that contributes to reduced energy consumption or emissions from maritime operations
• The company conducts development/innovation work in collaboration with partners from the cluster
• The company has a strategy for commercialization/scaling of solutions
• The company is a good ambassador for the cluster by emphasizing cluster collaboration in its work
• The company is an active participant in various cluster activities (e.g., annual conferences, resource groups, workshops)

Jury 2023Margunn Aas Minne, Sparebanken Vest, Head of the jurySigvald Breivik, Wilhelmsen GroupSonja Vernøy Hansen, Corvus EnergyTorbjørn Bringedal, LMG MarinAda Jakobsen, Maritime CleanTech