2022 Winners and commendations

Energy sector

Innovation and collaboration category

Recognising excellence in innovation and collaboration, showcasing vision, opportunity and/or transformational change

Winner: Amber Electric for SmartShiftTM

Winner: Planet Ark Power and Epic Energy for IKEA eleXsys Microgrid

Environment category

Recognising demonstrated excellence in delivering positive environmental outcomes with projects including but not limited to environmental engineering, scientific research, training or education, waste minimisation or energy conservation

Commendation: Delorean Corporation and Blue Lake Milling for Blue Lake Milling SA bioenergy plant

Community category

Recognising demonstrated excellence in working with a local , regional or state-wide community to ensure positive outcomes - including but not limited to partnering in decision making, community events, activities to develop an external engagement culture in the workplace and employment of local contractors or community organisations

Winner: Australia Gas Networks for Hydrogen Park South Australia community engagement program

Commendation: EPS Energy, AMP, Barngala Determination Aboriginal Corporation and Norman Waterhouse for Yoorndoo Ilga Solar

Resources sector

Productivity and improvement category

Recognising a project or product that has improved efficiency, productivity or competitiveness including new engineering methods, data management systems, training programs and energy efficiencies

Commendation: Hallett Group for Kulpara Quarry - process and stability improvements

Innovation and collaboration category

Recognising excellence in innovation and collaboration, showcasing vision, opportunity and/or transformational change

Commendation: OZ Minerals and Qube Holdings for Vision Electric

Commendation: PRIF Mining Consortium for Unlocking complex resources through lean processing

Health and safety category

Recognising demonstrated excellence in the development and/or implementation of an innovative solution to identified work health and safety issues

Winner: Santos for How to drive around the world 500 times safely - the Santos story

Commendation: Wilco Technologies for Trajectaflex resin firing system

Inclusion and wellbeing category

Recognising demonstrated excellence in the development and/or implementation of an innovative solution to identified work health and safety issues

Commendation: BHP Olympic Dam for Creating a safe and inclusive workplace culture

Environment category

Recognising demonstrated excellence in delivering positive environmental outcomes with projects including but not limited to environmental engineering, scientific research, training or education, waste minimisation or energy conservation

Winner: Beach Energy for Dombey 3D geophysical survey

Commendation: Alligator Energy for Mineral exploration improves biodiversity and pastoral condition

Community category

Recognising demonstrated excellence in working with a local , regional or state-wide community to ensure positive outcomes - including but not limited to partnering in decision making, community events, activities to develop an external engagement culture in the workplace and employment of local contractors or community organisations

Winner: Uni Hub Spencer Gulf Inc for Growing our own skilled workforce

Commendation: Adbri Limited for Trainee program building community capability

ETS sector

Recognising excellence in innovation and collaboration, showcasing vision, opportunity and/or transformational change

Innovation and collaboration category

Winner: MaxMine for MaxMine carbon

Commendation: Erizon for Tailings storage facility dust management project

Indigenous young achiever

Winner: Chandrika Coulthard, Byrnecut/OZ Minerals Alliance

Winner: Tyrone Strangways, Agile Mining Services

Young achiever

Winner: Matthew Forrest, Founder and Managing Director Economical Energy

Finalist: Aaron Barbaro, OZ Minerals

Finalist: Fontae Franks, OZ Minerals

Finalist: Matthew Musolino, OZ Minerals