For twenty years, glass artist Siddy Langley has been crafting the iconic Green Energy Awards trophies for Regen — elegant, hand-blown glass sculptures that shimmer with shades of green and light. Each one is unique, yet unmistakably part of a family — symbols of hope and ingenuity awarded to the people and organisations shaping the UK’s clean energy future.
When she first accepted the commission back in 2004, Siddy didn’t imagine how deeply it would influence her. “I was intrigued by the idea of green buildings and renewable energy,” she recalls. “But it was meeting the people behind the awards — these passionate, determined innovators — that really made me think: I want to live like that.”
Since then, Siddy has attended countless Regen dinners, celebrating the astonishing range of people turning climate ambition into action. “Every year I’d meet people who were genuinely making a difference,” she says. “It gave me such comfort — to know that action for a better world is real, and it’s happening right here in Devon, and all across the UK.”
The Artist as Witness
Siddy’s awards aren’t mass-produced; they are hand-crafted, each with its own character and slight variations. “I like the fact that they’re unique,” she says, “but I also want a continuity — so the companies that win more than one have a little family of awards that belong together.”
The pieces have evolved subtly over the years — from leafy forms to softer, more rounded shapes. Even the famous green glass has changed: a German manufacturer altered its formula to remove lead, slightly shifting the colour. “I could hardly be cross about that,” Siddy smiles. “They made it greener. And I’ve been trying to do the same in my own work.”
An Artist’s Eco Journey
Siddy’s connection with Regen has shaped more than her glass. It has changed her home, her studio, and her way of living. Inspired by the people she met through the awards, she built an eco-house and studio powered partly by the heat she reclaims from her furnaces. “All my hot water now comes from the waste heat of the hot shop,” she explains. “It used to just escape into the air — I’d open the doors and let it go. Now I capture it and use it. That’s what Regen taught me: not to waste energy.”
Over time, she has phased out lead crystal glass, acid etching, and iridising — methods she once loved but now recognises as environmentally harmful. “Glass-blowing isn’t traditionally a green craft,” she says. “But if we all gave up, the greener side of glass-making would never come. So I’ve tried to make mine as sustainable as possible — and to talk about it quietly, without banging a drum.”
The Quiet Influence of Community
Siddy describes herself as “a reluctant collaborator” but acknowledges that her work — and life — has been enriched by others. “Regen are an honourable company,” she says warmly. “Working with them has always felt right. If ten people called me tomorrow asking for awards, I’d probably say no. But for Regen, I’ll always say yes.”
The community of award-winners has also left its mark. “Meeting so many people doing extraordinary things — solar engineers, wind turbine pioneers, community energy groups — it’s changed how I see the world,” she reflects. “Every dinner, every story, every person I met reminded me that hope is not abstract. It’s real people, doing the work.”
Living Among Energy and Light
Today, Siddy’s home reflects her creative philosophy: solar panels glinting on the roof, hedgehogs and foxes wandering through the garden, ponds alive with dragonflies and newts. “It’s nourishing,” she says. “Completely nourishing.”
At night, the same moonlight that has guided her for decades illuminates her glass baubles, turning her studio into a constellation of green and gold. “Nature has always been my inspiration,” she says. “It’s what I see around me, interpreted in glass.”
Siddy Langley Quotes
“Meeting people at the Green Energy Awards gave me comfort — action for a better world is real, and it’s happening right here in Devon.”
“I’ve tried to make glass-blowing as sustainable as possible — and to talk about it quietly, without banging a drum.”
“Every year, I meet people who are genuinely making a difference. It changes you.”
“If all glass blowers gave up, the greener side of glass-making would never come.”
“Regen are an honourable company — I’ll always say yes to them.”
20 Years of the Green Energy Awards
For two decades, Regen’s Green Energy Awards have celebrated the people and projects driving the UK’s transition to clean power.From wind farm pioneers and solar innovators to community energy leaders, the awards have recognised hundreds of individuals and organisations whose creativity, courage, and persistence have helped transform the energy landscape.
When the awards began, in 2004, less than 0.3% of the UK’s electricity came from renewable sources. Today, that figure is around 40% — proof of how far determination and innovation can take us.
Each year, Regen brings together a vibrant mix of engineers, artists, policymakers, and community champions to share stories and celebrate progress. The event has become a landmark moment for the sector — a night of inspiration, connection, and hope.
The hand-blown glass trophies created by artist Siddy Langley have become enduring symbols of that journey. Each one is a small work of art, reflecting not just achievement, but the beauty of transformation itself.
“The Green Energy Awards remind us that the future is being built right now — by people who dare to make change visible.”
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