RTCC’s 2024 Cleantech Innovation Awards Open for Nominations, Highlighting North Carolina’s Clean Technology Progress

Hitachi Energy, a global technology leader advancing a sustainable energy future, is the Platinum Sponsor of this year’s Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster Cleantech Innovation Awards event on November 13.  

RALEIGH, N.C. (September 7, 2024) – The Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster (RTCC), an initiative of business, government, academic and nonprofit leaders focused on accelerating the growth of the statewide cleantech economy, has opened nominations and event registration for the 2024 Cleantech Innovation Awards. Nominations will be accepted through September 13, 2024. Supported by Platinum Sponsor Hitachi Energy, the awards ceremony will be held on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 from 4:30 – 8:00 P.M. at the SAS Institute in Cary, N.C. The event will celebrate the award winners and their innovations in cleantech, feature brief talks by thought leaders, and include a networking reception.

RTCC’s Cleantech Innovation Awards recognize cleantech initiatives, projects, and innovations from companies, organizations, and government agencies that have contributed to the growing cleantech ecosystem in North Carolina. Awards recognize individuals, small teams, organizations, local governments, and industry partners who have made positive impacts in clean energy systems, water technologies, smart utility technologies, clean transportation, and workforce development across eleven (11) award categories. Award nominations will be reviewed by a committee of leaders from industry, academia, and the public sector, and both nominees and award winners will be highlighted through RTCC and media outreach.

“The Cleantech Innovation Awards are a great opportunity for RTCC to bring together the cleantech community and recognizethe innovative work advancing North Carolina’s cleantech economy,” said Dr. Deb Wojcik, Executive Director of RTCC. “We are honored to have the support of Hitachi Energy and our other sponsors as we recognize the outstanding accomplishments in North Carolina’s cleantech sector that are driving technological innovation, cleantech deployments, and creative workforce solutions that benefit our citizens, communities, companies, and the climate.”

The award nominations are now open and feature the following eleven (11) categories: 

Individuals & Small Teams 

• Cleantech Champion
• Cleantech Entrepreneurship Award 
• Cleantech Research Innovation

Organizations 

• Cleantech Talent Development
• Equity in Cleantech
• Diversity in Cleantech

Cleantech Impact Awards 

• Cleantech Impact: Energy 
• Cleantech Impact: Transportation 
• Cleantech Impact: Water 
• Cleantech Impact: Local Government 
• Cleantech Impact: Economic Development 

All award winners will be recognized at the Annual Cleantech Innovation Awards Ceremony, which will take place on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at SAS Institute in Cary, N.C.

In addition to Platinum sponsor Hitachi Energy, the awards program is supported by Gold sponsors Duke Energy and Trilliant, and Host sponsor SAS. Learn more about how to partner with RTCC as a sponsor for this event. 

About Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster (RTCC)
The mission of the Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster (RTCC) is to accelerate growth and leadership of the cleantech economy, leveraging the unique concentration of industry, academic, and government leaders in the Research Triangle to create benefits through innovation, deployment, and talent in the region, North Carolina, and beyond.

About Hitachi Energy 
Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We are advancing the world’s energy system to be more sustainable, flexible and secure and we collaborate with customers and partners to enable a sustainable energy future – for today’s generations and those to come. Hitachi Energy has a proven track record and unparalleled installed base in more than 140 countries, serving customers in utility, industry, transportation, data centers and infrastructure sectors. With innovative technologies and services including the integration of more than 150 gigawatts of HVDC links into the power system, we help make the energy value chain more efficient, making electricity more accessible to all. Together with stakeholders across sectors and geographies, we enable the digital transformation required to accelerate the energy transition towards a carbon-neutral future. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ around 45,000 people in 90 countries and generate business volumes of around $13 billion USD. For more information, visit https://www.hitachienergy.com