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Pat Smith joins judging panel for Business Energy Achievement Awards 2026

Pat Smith, Managing Director of Local Power Ltd and former General Secretary and CEO of the Irish Farmers Association, brings a rare combination of renewable energy entrepreneurship and senior business leadership to his role on the judging panel for the Business Energy Achievement Awards 2026. With over 50MW of rooftop solar delivered for businesses across Ireland and a career spanning agricultural leadership, board-level governance, and clean energy development, Smith adds commercially grounded and practically informed expertise to Ireland's leading energy excellence programme.

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Austin Coffey joins judging panel for Business Energy Achievement Awards 2026

Professor Austin Coffey, Professor of Engineering at TUS Athlone and founder of the Global Polymer Sustainability and Innovation Summit, brings over thirty years of experience across polymer engineering, advanced manufacturing, and sustainable materials to his role on the judging panel for the Business Energy Achievement Awards 2026. A recognised leader in sustainable engineering education and university-industry collaboration, Professor Coffey adds authoritative manufacturing and materials expertise to Ireland's leading energy excellence programme.

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Sarah McCormack joins judging panel for Business Energy Achievement Awards 2026

Professor Sarah McCormack, Professor of Sustainable Energy at Trinity College Dublin and Head of the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, brings over twenty years of research expertise in solar technologies and energy systems to her role on the judging panel for the Business Energy Achievement Awards 2026. As Secretary of the Solar Energy Society of Ireland and a newly elected board member of the International Solar Energy Society, Professor McCormack adds internationally recognised authority to Ireland's leading energy excellence programme.

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Shabra Plastics and Packaging joins Business Energy Achievement Awards 2026 as Gold Sponsor

Shabra Plastics and Packaging, one of Ireland's leading closed-loop recyclers and reprocessors of waste plastic, has joined the Business Energy Achievement Awards 2026 as Gold Sponsor, bringing its commitment to the circular economy and sustainable packaging to Ireland's premier energy excellence programme. Founded in Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan, Shabra recycles over 10,000 tonnes of waste plastic annually and stands as a compelling embodiment of the values the awards were built to champion.

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