Recognizing Excellence: Rehlko’s Standout Award Wins of 2025

If 2025 has proven anything, it’s that leadership in energy resilience isn’t defined by one breakthrough; it’s built through consistent, meaningful progress across people, technology, and partnerships. This year, members of the Rehlko team were recognized by some of the most influential organizations in digital infrastructure for their contributions to sustainability, engineering innovation, and industry stewardship.

From pioneering lifecycle transparency to advancing hydrogen solutions to reshaping how the industry thinks about backup power, our team is helping accelerate the shift toward a smarter, cleaner, and more resilient energy future.

Below is a look at the standout achievements that shaped our year and where we’re headed next.

Louis Liu

A Defining Voice for the Next Generation of Sustainability Leaders

Winner: Young Talent of the Year — Datacloud Global Awards

Louis’ recognition at the Datacloud Global Awards marks a significant milestone, not just for Rehlko, but for the digital infrastructure community. As one of the youngest engineers driving measurable sustainability progress at hyperscale, Louis has become a leading voice in the movement toward lifecycle accountability.

His work advancing Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for mission-critical generators helped set a new industry benchmark this year. By proving that transparency can accelerate innovation, Louis is shaping how data centers evaluate environmental impact at the procurement level.

Winner: IM100 (Infrastructure Masons)

This recognition celebrates those who are not only contributing to industry progress but also helping lift others along the way. Louis’ mentorship, internal education efforts, and role in global working groups reflect his commitment to shared progress.

Winner: Sustainability Champion — iMasons

This honor recognizes Louis’s leadership in advancing practical sustainability frameworks from Scope 3 modeling to responsible product design. This award is given to individuals who move the industry toward measurable, accountable progress, and Louis’ contributions exemplify that focus on real impact.

This award recognizes that Louis is shaping the frameworks the industry will use for the next decade. His work is helping operators move beyond ambiguous sustainability claims and toward decisions grounded in verifiable data.

Finalist: PTC Young Leader Award (2026)

Louis has now been named a finalist for one of the most prestigious emerging leadership awards in the global digital infrastructure ecosystem. This nomination positions him on an international stage and signals where the next wave of industry influence is heading.

Ben Rapp

Moving Hydrogen Beyond Hype

Winner: The Tech Capital Under 35 Talent Award

This year, Ben was recognized for helping translate hydrogen’s potential into real, operational solutions, most notably through the Klickitat Valley Health fuel cell deployment. His work bridges the gap between what’s possible and what’s practical.

Ben has been instrumental in:

• Guiding hybrid power system integration strategies

• Educating the market on hydrogen adoption pathways

• Sharing learnings from Rehlko’s test platforms and field pilots

His contributions have helped shift the industry conversation away from whether hydrogen will scale and toward how we design for reliability, flexibility, and lower emissions at the point of use.

Steve Zielke

Championing Community, Collaboration, and Industry Leadership

Winner: IM100 — Infrastructure Masons

The IM100 honors individuals who are strengthening the digital infrastructure ecosystem through leadership, mentorship, and community building. Steve’s recognition reflects the role he plays in connecting people, teams, and ideas across the industry.

His work strengthens one of Rehlko’s core differentiators: we don’t innovate in isolation, we innovate in community.

Looking Ahead: Building on Momentum Into 2026

As demand accelerates and power strategy becomes one of the defining challenges of the AI era, the work continues. Each recognition this year reflects progress not just for Rehlko, but for the industry’s evolution toward transparency, smarter system design, and more resilient energy infrastructure.

And we’re not slowing down.

The first awards slate of 2026 is already underway, with Louis Liu named a finalist for the PTC Young Leader Award, which recognizes the next generation shaping the future of digital infrastructure. It’s a strong signal of where the industry is heading: toward leaders who blend technical rigor with real-world decarbonization impact.

Because powering progress isn’t just about delivering reliable backup systems, it’s about building a future where resilience and sustainability are not competing goals, but shared outcomes.