Kristopher Tiernan, associate director and head of site planning and sustainability for Lonza, accepts the 2025 NH Energy Week’s Large Business Energy Champion Award. (Courtesy photo)
The eighth annual New Hampshire Energy Week marked another successful year of convening leaders and stakeholders from across the state’s diverse energy landscape. With the largest programming schedule to date, the 2025 NH Energy Week featured more than 20 virtual and in-person events that drew participation from across the public and private sectors.
Throughout the week, attendees explored timely topics shaping New Hampshire’s energy future, from journalism and workforce development to energy affordability and emerging technologies. Events included speakers and panels featuring municipal, state and federal officials, business leaders, researchers, utilities and nonprofit organizations — all sharing insights and solutions that span the full spectrum of the energy system.
The week culminated in a two-part capstone event at the University of New Hampshire at Manchester, where participants heard about a range of innovative technologies, including resilient home energy solutions, grid interconnection strategies, waste heat recovery, and advanced conductors and cooling systems.
Later that afternoon, NH Energy Week organizers honored individuals and organizations that are driving meaningful progress with the 2025 NH Energy Champion Awards, which recognize outstanding leadership, innovation and collaboration in advancing New Hampshire’s energy goals, from traditional energy systems to cutting-edge technologies.
The 2025 NH Energy Week Energy Champion award recipients are: Small Business Energy Champion, Chapman Construction/Design; Large Business Energy Champion, Lonza; Community Energy Champion, Rockingham County; Elected Official Energy Champion, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen; Young Professional Energy Champion, George Anderson; and Project of the Year Energy Champion, Kingston Solar Array (Unitil).
