The Innovator Award at this year's British Renewable Energy Awards was picked up by Aquamarine Power for its Oyster® wave energy converter. The award recognizes outstanding excellence in innovative features of concept and design; achievement in meeting original objectives and continued proven success of the device; and the demonstration of exceptional effort of those involved in bringing Oyster through development, testing and towards to commercialisation.

"We are very proud to be awarded the Innovator Award 2009 and recognised as having the UK’s most pioneering new energy device by the Renewable Energy Association", said Martin McAdam, Chief Executive Officer of Aquamarine Power. "The REA are a leading force in this sector and to be recognised by them is a great achievement."

"Our Oyster wave energy device is at the forefront of global technical innovation and will harness the sea’s powerful energy in the most efficient and effective way. The seas around our shores are our most valuable asset and future generations will depend on finding suitable alternatives to oil and gas to produce power which will ultimately run out.

"The reliability of marine energy makes it an ideal energy source. Oyster has already proven that and has successfully exported power to the national grid for the first time."