Global Energy Prize
| Global Energy Prize | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding scientific innovations and solutions in global energy research |
| Country | Russian Federation |
| Presented by | President of the Russian Federation |
| First awarded | 2003 |
| Official website | www.globalenergyprize.org |
The Global Energy Prize is an international award which recognises outstanding scientific innovations and solutions in global energy research and its concurrent environmental challenges. Since its inception by a group of Russian scientists in 2002, the Global Energy Prize has grown to become a recognised global energy award.
The Global Energy Prize is awarded annually in St Petersburg, Russia, at the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum by the President of the Russian Federation. Each laureate receives, amongst others, a commemorative medal and a prize of 1.3 million USD (33 million RUB). In 2016 the Prize fund amounted to 39 million RUB. The award process is overseen by the Global Energy Prize International Award Committee, which consists of 20 scientists from 13 countries and is chaired by renowned British scientist Rodney John Allam.
The Global Energy Prize is managed by the Global Energy Association with the support of three leading Russian energy companies: JSC Gazprom, JSC Surgutneftegaz and JSC Federal Grid Company UES.
The Global Energy Prize was founded in October 2002 by leading Russian energy companies and endorsed by the President of the Russian Federation.
Since the first awards ceremony in 2003, the award has been presented to 34 laureates from 10 countries. The Global Energy Prize laureates include, amongst others, prominent scientists including Arthur Rosenfeld, awarded for his pioneering work in energy efficiency, and Gennady Mesyats, awarded for fundamental research and development in the field of powerful pulse energy.
The Global Energy Prize is managed by the Global Energy Association. Global Energy is responsible for the organisational, financial and informational management of the Global Energy Prize. The Association is managed by the Board of Trustees, headed by Alexander Shokhin, Head of Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, and other representatives of Russian academia of Sciences, politics and energy sphere, including the Nobel Peace Prize winner Mikhail Gorbachev. The Board, formed by the Global Energy Association and renewed every 5 years, is responsible for general management of the nomination process and the awarding of the Prize. The members of the Board of Trustees do not take part in the nomination process, nor do they make a final decision on awarding. The Global Energy Association receives its funding from three Russian energy companies: JSC Gazprom, JSC Surgutneftegaz and JSC Federal Grid Company UES.
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