AceOn Group has won Outstanding Engineering Innovation at the Maritime Innovation Week Awards 2025, held at BT Tower in London. This marks AceOn’s first win at Maritime Innovation Week and recognises the engineering excellence and real-world impact of our work in accelerating maritime electrification and decarbonisation.
Pictured: Maritime Minister Keir Mather MP—who attended the ceremony to reaffirm the UK Government’s commitment to supporting maritime innovation, digital transformation, and clean growth—congratulates AceOn CEO Mark Thompson on receiving the Outstanding Engineering Innovation Award 2025, presented by Fergal Buttimer, Managing Director of Buttimer Engineering, at the BT Tower, London.
CEO Mark Thompson received the Outstanding Engineering Innovation Winner 2025 award on behalf of AceOn Group, alongside maritime leaders and innovators from across the UK and international maritime ecosystem.
Maritime Innovation Week 2025 brought together hundreds of delegates for a week of practical innovation focused on transforming ports, shipping and supply chains.
AceOn contributed to discussions showcasing solutions that support cleaner and more efficient maritime operations, including:
- Shore-side power solutions
- Electrifying maritime infrastructure and vessels
- Battery systems and clean energy integration
- Innovation adoption across ports and maritime supply chains
A key theme throughout the event was collaboration across industry and government to build an Innovation Adoption Roadmap, accelerating deployment of scalable clean technologies across the maritime sector.
“Innovation is collaborative — working with partners is key to driving both clean growth and the UK economy. We are absolutely delighted to win this award at such an iconic landmark in London. Maritime Innovation Week was a fantastic opportunity to make new connections, share our shore-side power solutions, and highlight how electrification, battery technology and other clean systems can transform the maritime industry.”
— Mark Thompson, CEO, AceOn Group
Congratulations to All Winners
The Maritime Innovation Week Awards celebrate achievements across technology, engineering, sustainability, skills and community impact. AceOn congratulates all winners recognised this year, including:
Sostratus Energy, AceOn Group, BAR Technologies, HTG – Secure Cloud Experts, NorthStandard and SeaGrown.
About Maritime Innovation Week 2025
Maritime Innovation Week 2025 was hosted by the National 2050 Maritime Innovation Hub at the Port of Tyne, in partnership with BT, Hitachi Europe, the Department for Transport, Buttimer Engineering, and Connected Places Catapult. The event included innovation showcases, industry collaboration, and a ministerial address from Maritime Minister Keir Mather MP.
