Some 21 finalists were carefully chosen by an international jury from a record 1,072 entry submissions from 78 countries for the Adipec Awards 2023.

To address important energy and climate challenges, the awards - themed ‘Leading the Transformation’- have added eight new categories this year.

The awards aim to respond to the need for universal access to cleaner and more secure energy and the tangible and credible solutions necessary to deliver real change during the energy transition.

Winners will be announced at a gala dinner on October 2.

The finalists for the Adipec Awards 2023 are:

Clean Energy Technology Innovation of the Year

• Carbon Clean: CycloneCC, revolutionary technology reducing cost and physical footprint of carbon capture.

• H2Pro: Breakthrough 95 per cent efficiency - affordable green hydrogen production at scale.

• Suzhou Botree Cycling Sci and Tech: Innovative lithium-ion battery recycling technology towards a more sustainable future energy system.

Decarbonisation At Scale Award

• Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL): Fostering towards a sustainable, clean and green future.

• LanzaTech: Shougang - Capturing carbon. Creating value.

• SLB: Decarbonising the well construction process by cementing wells without cement.

Developing Economies Energy Company of the Year

• Adani Total Gas: developing city gas distribution networks.

• NGLTECH: Low pressure condensate recovery technology.

• Petronas: Innovative technology solution and monetisation of stranded high CO2 fields in developing countries.

Future Energy Workforce Development Programme

• Adnoc, SLB: Adnoc Energy Futures Initiative: Pioneering innovation in future talent development.

• Petroleum Development Oman: PDO Wells ‘Shababona’ Programme: Enabling fast tracking of resource availability and graduate capability building.

• Petronas: BeDigital Bootcamp (BDB).

Transformative Hydrogen Project

• Envision Energy: Accelerating green energy transition: Envision energy's pioneering commercial green ammonia initiative.

• H2Pro: Breakthrough 95 per cent efficiency - affordable green hydrogen production at scale.

• Neom Green Hydrogen Company: Building the world's largest green hydrogen plant.

Young Changemaker of the Year

• bp: Mohamed Al Balushi, Reservoir Engineer.

• Petronas: Lee Kian Seng, Product Manager, Technology Digital Solutions.

• Saudi Aramco: Layan AlSharif, Research Engineer.

Game-Changing Partnership Award

• Adnoc, Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC): Race to net-zero: Landmark clean energy partnership to tackle climate crisis.

• Adnoc, Siemens Energy: Adnoc/Siemens Energy Low carbon energy certification platform.

• Alfanar Projects, UK Government Department for Transport (DfT): Most advanced SAF project in the UK.