Shortlist revealed for 2023 ER & DCR Excellence Awards

The ER & DCR Excellence Awards are almost upon us once again, with organisers revealing this year’s shortlisted entries. 

This year’s awards proved popular with entrants, with the shortlist representing just a small fraction of the entries received. These entrants will now be put forward to an expert judging panel, who will decide the winner of each award. 

The shortlisted nominees are as follows: 

Power Product of the Year

1. Bachmann - UPDU Modular Power Distribution Unit
2. Megger - Baker ADX automated static motor analyser
3. Schneider Electric - APC Smart-UPS Ultra

Power Project of the Year

1. ABB - Sara Kulturhus
2. Enersys - University Upgrade
3. National Grid - T-Pylons
4. UK Power Networks - Leicester Square Upgrade 

Lighting Product of the Year

1. Holophane - VMXII
2. Mackwell - Cloud-Enabled Scalable N-Light Ecosystem
3. Tamlite Lighting - CIRCA High Bay
4. Zumtobel - LANOS architectural luminaire

Lighting Project of the Year

1. Delmatic - Elizabeth Line
2. Ridge and Partners - Alexandra Palace
3. Thorn Lighting - Cumbria
4. Zumtobel - University College London

Energy Efficiency Product of the Year

1. Delmatic - DALI-2 Multisensor with BLE Beacon
2. QiO Technologies Ltd - QiO Foresight Optima DC+
3. Tamlite Lighting - CIRCA High Bay

Energy Efficiency - Project of the Year

1. Delmatic - Elizabeth Line
2. nVent Schroff - Cooling system for edge data centre upgrade
3. Zumtobel - Bleckmann

Innovative Project of the Year

1. Delmatic - Elizabeth Line
2. Proximity Data Centres - Deployment of High Power VR platform
3. Sudlows - iomart – Critical cooling upgrade using simulation-based optimisation

Sustainable Project of the Year

1. Delmatic - Elizabeth Line
2. DSM Group - Rainwater Data Centre
3. i3 Solutions - GHG (Green House Gas) Abatement Group

Data Centre Design & Build – Product of the Year

1. Bachmann - UPDU Modular Power Distribution Unit
2. Siemon - LightVerse high-density fiber optic cabling system
3. Stratus Technologies - EcoStruxure™ Micro Data Center with Stratus ftServer®

Data Centre Design & Build – Project of the Year

1. 2bm - London Institute of Medical Sciences
2. atNorth, SWE01 data center
3. DatacentreUK
4. Schneider Electric - University College Dublin

Data Centre Cooling - Product of the Year

1. Airedale – Cooling System Optimiser
2. Airedale - Cloud Diagnostics
3. Vertiv - Liebert CWA

Data Centre Cooling - Project of the Year

1. 2bm - London Institute of Medical Sciences
2. EkkoSense - Telehouse
3. nVent Schroff - Cooling system for edge data centre upgrade
4. Schneider Electric - University College Dublin

Green Data Centre of the Year

1. atNorth, SWE01 data center
2. Digital Realty - Cloud House Data Centre
3. Novva Data Center West Jordan Location

 Consultancy Contractor of the Year

1. 2BM
2. Sudlows

Outstanding Contributor to the Industry

1. Adrian Dewick - Datacentre UK
2. Andy Hirst – Managing Director of Critical Infrastructures
3. Mike Frain CEng FIET MCMI – Electrical Consultant
4. Trevor Milner - Technical Manager (Retired)

This year's awards are sponsored by Riello UPS, with additional support from Enersys, Glamox Luxonic, Vent Shroff, Schneider Electric, Smart Grid Forums, Spa Communications, and Vertiv.

Winners of the 2023 Electrical Review and Data Centre Review Excellence Awards are set to be revealed at a ceremony on May 18th at Christ Church, Spitalfields, London. For those wishing to attend, tickets are on sale now via the dedicated ER & DCR Excellence Awards website.