After 30 years of bringing the best and brightest of the industry together at ERTC, we are thrilled to announce the return of the ERTC Industry Awards for it’s fourth year!
The ERTC Industry Awards, which represents the gold standard of excellence in the industry, will be held on the evening of December 2nd in Madrid.
We will recognise the achievements across the past year from the refineries, engineers, executives, and technologies that have played a critical role in the industry’s progress.
Winners of the awards are selected through a rigorous evaluation process involving expert judges.
2026 Awards Shortlist
REFINERY OF THE YEAR
Moeve San Roque Energy Park
Galp Sines Refinery
VAROPreem Cressier Refinery
CATALYST PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY OF THE YEAR
ENERGY TRANSITION SOLUTION OF THE YEAR
Shell XTL Process
Topsoe eREACT™
BioTfueL®, Consortium between Thyssenkrupp, Total, IFPEN, Axens, Avril & CEA
DOWNSTREAM EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
Ronald Doesburg
EVP Industrial, Galp
Grzegorz Jóźwiak
Executive Director, ORLEN
Kanan Mirzayev
Head of Refinery and Petrochemical Unit, SOCAR
Antonio Joyanes
EVP Energy Parks, Moeve
RISING STAR
Ahmed Bardooli
Principal Technical Service Engineer, Topsoe
Pedro Reinaldo
Project Manager Industrial, Galp
Harriet Burdett
Partnership Developer, Honeywell Technologies
2026 Award Categories
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY OF THE YEAR
DOWNSTREAM EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
REFINERY OF THE YEAR
CATALYST PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Catalysts are at the heart of increasing output at minimal cost and improved efficiency. This award recognizes the producers of the latest technology in 2025/26.
ENERGY TRANSITION SOLUTION OF THE YEAR
Nominations
Open
14 May
Nominations
Close
3 July
Comittee
Votes
6-10 July
Shortlist Announced
Late-August
Winners Announced
2 December
PARTNER WITH US FOR 2026
A range of tailor-made sponsorship opportunities are available for ERTC, with opportunities for branding, hosting a table, and presenting an award. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch and we will be in contact to discuss how we can partner together to meet your objectives.
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