2025 Energy Storage Canada Award Recipients
2025 Energy Storage Trailblazer Award
Barbara Ellard, Director, Resource & System Adequacy, Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)
Image L - R: Kristyn Annis, Chair of the ESC Board of Directors; Barbara Ellard, Director, Resource & System Adequacy, Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)
(Pinpoint National Photography / Energy Storage Canada)

2025 Friend of Energy Storage Award
Canada Infrastructure Bank
Image L - R: Kristyn Annis, Chair of the ESC Board of Directors; accepted by Sashen Guneratna, Managing Director, Investments, Canada Infrastructure Bank
(Pinpoint National Photography / Energy Storage Canada)

2025 Foundational Research in Energy Storage Award
J.L. Richards & Associates
Image L - R: Kristyn Annis, Chair of the ESC Board of Directors; accepted by Joan Haysom, Ph.D., P.Eng. Principal Associate, Practice Lead Renewable Electricity, J.L. Richards & Associates
(Pinpoint National Photography / Energy Storage Canada)

2025 Grid Management Storage Award
BluWave-ai
Image L - R: Kristyn Annis, Chair of the ESC Board of Directors; accepted by Alex Linchieh, Director of Product Management, BluWave-ai
(Pinpoint National Photography / Energy Storage Canada)

2025 Landmark Application of Energy Storage Award
Enwave Energy Corporation
Image L - R: Kristyn Annis, Chair of the ESC Board of Directors; accepted by Katherine Sparkes, RPP, Vice President, Grid Solutions, Enwave Energy Corporation
(Pinpoint National Photography / Energy Storage Canada)

2025 Energy Storage Milestone Award
Oneida Energy Storage LP
Image L - R: Accepted by Annette Verschuren, NRStor; Christine Healy, Northland Power; Rafael Midence, AECON on behalf of Oneida Energy Storage LP
(Pinpoint National Photography / Energy Storage Canada)
