The awards ceremony took place on 2 April 2019 at HANNOVER MESSE's Digital Energy Forum. There were four winners in all, comprising an SME and a large corporation in each of the award's two categories, Energy Industry and Industrial Manufacturing. "Efficient energy use is a matter of importance for all industries, but it is especially important for the industrial manufacturing and energy industries," said Basilios Triantafillos, Global Director Energy at Deutsche Messe. "We are therefore delighted to be able to honor leading innovators of energy efficiency with this new award. The HANNOVER MESSE Industrial Energy Efficiency Award gives energy efficiency the platform that its importance merits."