Former Humber Renewables Champion Kurt Christensen will chair the panel for the awards, which take place in Hull on May 1.

A pioneering figure as offshore wind emerged in the Humber region, Kurt pivoted from fish to green energy to provide vital services to developers as the first turbines were planned, then delivered, in the near North Sea.

He was a founding director of Grimsby Renewables Partnership, which went on to merge with Team Humber Marine Alliance to become Humber Marine & Renewables, organiser of the awards.

Kurt's Windpower Support business went on to run a fleet of crew transfer vessels to near-shore farms, as well as offering quayside solutions.

The popular fish auctioneer, who came to the region as a toddler, has been twice decorated by his birth nation of Denmark, the second acknowledging his commitment to offshore wind.

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