The winners of the 2021 Global Energy Prize 
[https://globalenergyprize.org/en/]were announced on 6th September in Kazan. 
The laureates were: Russian scientists Zinfer Ismagilov and Suleyman 
Alakhverdiev, as well as American academic Yi Cui.

Zinfer Ismagilov was the winner in the category "Conventional Energy" for his 
fundamental contribution to the chemistry of carbon materials, heterogeneous 
catalysis, and climate action.

Suleyman Alakhverdiev became the laureate in the "Non-conventional energy" 
category for an outstanding contribution to the development of alternative 
energy, scientific achievements in the design of artificial photosynthesis 
systems, a cycle of scientific works in the field of bioenergy and hydrogen 
energy.

Yi Cui was selected in the category "New ways of energy application" for 
exceptional contributions in nanomaterials design, synthesis and 
characterisation for energy and the environment, particularly for 
transformational innovations in battery science.

"By choosing these three laureates, I am sure the Global Energy Prize sent out 
a strong message that scientific and technological innovations in the field of 
both conventional and non-conventional energy can lead us to a clean energy 
future," Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Rae Kwon Chung says, who is a Head of the 
Global Energy Prize International Award Committee. "I would like to 
congratulate the hard work of the Secretariat of the Global Energy Association 
led by Sergey Brilev who successfully expanded the number of countries that 
produced the nominations from around the world and garnered more than one 
hundred new candidates."

The ceremony announcing the names of the laureates took place in the Kazan Town 
Hall. Taking part in the gala event were the President of the Republic of 
Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, the President of the Global Energy Association, 
Sergey Brilev, as well as members of the International Award Committee – Marta 
Bonifert from Hungary and Dmitry Bassarabov. Joining the event by video link 
was Rae Kwon Chung.

On the eve of the ceremony, the laureates were determined at a closed session 
of the International Committee. The Committee required six ballots to determine 
the winner in some categories. The spirited competition was the result of 
efforts to internationalise the Global Energy Prize undertaken by the 
association over the past year and a half.

The prize will be presented in October during the Russian Energy Week forum.

The new nomination cycle will open on 1st December 2021.

  
SOURCE: The Global Energy Association