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New Category to Recognise Youth Contributions to Energy Sector under Singapore Energy Award 2019

31 October 2018

1. Nominations for the Singapore Energy Award (SEA) 2019 open today with the introduction of a new Youth category. For the first time, the biennial award will recognise youths alongside organisations and individuals with significant contributions to Singapore’s energy sector.

2. The Singapore Energy Award for Youths is a new category introduced for SEA 2019 to encourage and recognise the efforts of youths in the energy arena. Together with three other award categories, these aim to recognise contributions that are aligned with EMA’s goals of catalysing innovation and enhancing capabilities in the energy sector.

3. Now into its fourth run, SEA 2019 will comprise:

  • [NEW] Singapore Energy Award for Youths (Individuals only);
  • Singapore Energy Award for Capabilities Development (Organisations only);
  • Singapore Energy Award for Innovation (Individuals only); and
  • Singapore Energy Award for Contributions to the Energy Sector (either Organisations or Individuals).

4. Nominations for SEA 2019 are open from 31 October 2018 to 30 April 2019. Details on the award categories, assessment criteria, assessment process and submission details are in Annex A. Nomination forms are available at www.ema.gov.sg/Singapore_Energy_Award.

5. Since its inception in 2013, SEA has honoured a diverse mix of outstanding individuals and organisations across the public and private sectors (refer Annex B for a list of past award recipients).

6. For enquiries, please contact the SEA Secretariat at SingaporeEnergyAward@ema.gov.sg. Alternatively, visit www.ema.gov.sg/Singapore_Energy_Award for more details.

Award Categories, Assessment Criteria, Assessment Process and SubmissionDetails sector.

Award Categories The four award categories for SEA 2019 are the:
  • [NEW] Singapore Energy Award for Youths - Recognisesoutstanding youths (35 years and below) for their overallcontributions to Singapore’s energy sector.
  • Singapore Energy Award for Capabilities Development -Recognises outstanding organisations that havedemonstrated strong and sustained efforts in nurturing acompetitive, Singaporean-core workforce with the relevantskill sets for Singapore’s energy sector.
  • Singapore Energy Award for Innovation - Recognisesoutstanding individuals for their specific and sustainedcontributions to drive technological and business innovationsin Singapore’s energy sector.
  • Singapore Energy Award for Contributions to the EnergySector - Recognises outstanding individuals ororganisations for their overall contributions to Singapore’senergy sector.
The SEA welcomes nominations from: public and private sectororganisations/companies; educational/research/training institutions;and individuals (e.g. entrepreneurs and professionals from the energysector).
Assessment CriteriaAll nominations will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
  • Establishing benchmarks and/or models in growing relevant talent pool and/or enabling research translation;
  • Exhibiting outstanding leadership and governance in driving manpower efforts and enabling research translation that benefits Singapore’s energy landscape;
  • Sharing knowledge that benefits industry stakeholders and/or wider society; and
  • Demonstrating successful implementation, taking into account scalability and sustainability of manpower initiative(s)/research outcome(s).
Assessment ProcessAll nominations are subject to a rigorous selection process culminating in the selection of award recipients(s) by a Judging Panel, which comprises a carefully considered selection of representatives across various disciplines.
Submission DetailsEmail:
SingaporeEnergyAward@ema.gov.sg
Or
Post:
The Singapore Energy Award SecretariatEnergy Market Authority991G Alexandra Road#01-29Singapore 119975


Past Award Recipients

SEA 2017

31 Oct Singapore Energy Award 2019 Media Release

Singapore Energy Award for Innovation
Professor Ng Wun Jern, Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, NTU; and Former Executive Director, Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute (NEWRI)

31 Oct Singapore Energy Award 2019 Media Release-2

Singapore Energy Award for Contributions to the Energy Sector
Mr Tang Kin Fei, Former Advisor and Director, Sembcorp Industries

SEA 2015

31 Oct Singapore Energy Award 2019 Media Release-3

Individual Category
Mr Neil McGregor, Senior Managing Director, Enterprise Development Group, Temasek and former Chief Executive Officer, Singapore LNG Corporation*
[*Mr Neil McGregor is now Group President & CEO of Sembcorp Industries (w.e.f. April 2017).]



31 Oct Singapore Energy Award 2019 Media Release-4

Organisation Category
Housing & Development Board

SEA 2013

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Individual CategoryMr Quek Poh Huat, 
Senior Adviser, Singapore Power

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Organisation Category
Senoko Energy

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Special Mention
 AwardEnergy Carta

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