European Solar Diversity Champion Awards 2024

The Solar Diversity Champion Awards, launched by SolarPower Europe in 2021, will return in 2024 to recognise organisations in the European solar sector that have made outstanding efforts towards achieving Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. The award aims to increase visibility and awareness around the importance of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the solar sector, as well as to highlight successful initiatives and practices that can serve as shining examples for others. 

With the solar sector expected to supply at least 1.2 million jobs in 2027, it is crucial to ensure that Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are integrated into the workforce. For example, solar is the most gender-balanced renewable energy technology, with women making up 40% of the solar workforce. However, there is still much more work to be done to improve gender equality and diversity more widely, at all levels of an organisation, in particular when it comes to the share of underrepresented groups in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) careers and senior management. In 2022, women held less than 20% of senior management positions (17%), and under a third of STEM positions (32%) within the solar industry. 

The awards will acknowledge and celebrate organisations that have demonstrated commitment and success in creating diverse, inclusive work environments. By highlighting such organisations, SolarPower Europe hopes to encourage more companies to prioritise Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the workplace, leading to a stronger and more innovative solar industry.

Competition 

The proposals of companies participating in the European Solar Diversity Champion Awards 2024 will be reviewed by a selected jury. The three finalists will present their Diversity, Equity and Inclusion stories at the European Solar Diversity Champion Webinar on the 3rd of October. Following the votes of the participants, the Gold, Silver, and Bronze European Solar Diversity Champion 2024 winners will be announced. 

Who is eligible to participate? 

For the European Solar Diversity Champion Awards 2024, we invite companies active in the solar sector to share their diversity initiatives and successes.  

Find out who the finalists are!

LevelTenEnergy 
LevelTen Energy provides the marketplaces, software, automated analytics, and knowledge needed to speed up clean energy transactions. The LevelTen Platform is the world's most comprehensive online marketplace for renewable energy buyers, sellers, consultants, asset owners, and financiers. LevelTen and its partners have #OneGoal: speed the energy transition. 

RatedPower 
RatedPower, which has been a part of Enverus since 2022, is at the forefront of the solar software market, empowering developers, IPPs, contractors, investors, and manufacturers to make better data-driven business decisions when creating and building hybrid PV assets. 

Sonnedix
Sonnedix is a renewable energy producer with over a decade-long trajectory of sustainable growth. They develop, build, and operate renewable energy projects for the long-term, with a focus on providing green, affordable electricity to their customers and acting as a true social citizen where they operate. Their global capacity of over 10GW, including a development pipeline of more than 6GW, spans the globe, from North and South America to Europe and Asia, as they continue to expand their footprint through the acquisition, development, and conversion of solar, wind, and storage projects worldwide.

Join us for the Solar Diversity Champion Awards 2024 and discover the new winner of the Diversity Awards!

Please do not hesitate to contact Beatrice Fernandez at b.fernandez@solarpowereurope.org or Miroslav Mitras m.mitras@solarpowereurope.org for any questions or comments.