The Global Energy Prize, one of the world’s most respected awards in energy science, is now accepting nominations for its over $1 million 2012 award. The Prize will be given to the winner by the President of Russia in an official ceremony which will take place as part of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, in June 2012.

The Energy of Adventure project aims to show people from different countries that the issues of energy-efficiency, energy-saving and energy security are not just idle talk amongst politicians, but issues that touch every family in every house, village, town and country around the world.

On September 22-nd an outstanding Russian scientist, the Global Energy Prize laureate of 2011 Philipp Ruthberg  celebrated his 80-th birthday. The GEP team wishes him strong health, new bright victories and interesting projects!

Representatives from the Global Energy Prize, a leading international award which rewards innovation and solutions in global energy research and its concurrent environmental challenges, will participate this week at the XXI Economic Forum, to be held 7-9 September in Krynica-Zdroj, Poland. Global Energy Prize President Igor Lobovsky will head the delegation, part of Russia’s wider representation at the Forum.

Global Energy Non-profit partnership has started accepting applications for  VIII All-Russian Contest of Youth  Research Projects in the field of energy “The Energy of Youth.” The closing date for applications is 1st November 2011. The Expert Commission of the Global Energy Prize will make a decision on the winner.

Dr. Arthur H. Rosenfeld of the USA and Dr. Philipp Rutberg of Russia have been presented with the 2011 Global Energy Prize, which rewards innovation and solutions in global energy research and its concurrent environmental challenges. The Prize was given to the scientists on Friday by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in an official ceremony which took place as part of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum.

The text of president of Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev`s speech on The GEP Award Ceremony is just published on the official web-site www.eng.kremlin.ru

Dr. Arthur H. Rosenfeld (USA) and Dr. Philipp Rutberg (Russia) will each receive the Global Energy Prize this Friday 17 June in a ceremony in St Petersburg, Russia, as part of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will present the two scientists with the award, which rewards innovation and solutions in global energy research and its concurrent environmental challenges

Kambiz Foroohar of Bloomberg Markets Magazine (USA) and Terry Macalister of The Guardian (UK) were honoured as winners of the Energy of Word international media competition in a ceremony held in St Petersburg on Thursday 16 June. The winners’ diploma and statuettes were presented by prominent scientists Dr. Philipp Rutberg (Russia) and Dr. Arthur Rosenfeld (USA), winners of the 2011 Global Energy Prize.