Global Energy Prize Announces Laureates

The Global Energy Prize International Award Committee has announced the names of the 2025 laureates. Among the winners are researchers from China and Russia whose discoveries and innovations offer new solutions for the generation, transmission, and use of energy. The TV BRICS International Media Network served as an international partner of the event, according to TV BRICS.

The award in the Conventional Energy category was presented to Jinliang He, chair of High Voltage Engineering Research Institute, professor at China’s Tsinghua University (China), for the development of advanced ultra- and extra-high voltage power transmission technologies.

Russia’s representative, Vladislav Khomich, head of research at the Institute for Electrophysics and Electric Power of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), became the laureate in the New Ways of Energy Application category for his contribution to the development of pulsed energy and plasma technologies.

This year, the prize received 90 applications from scientists across 44 countries. The shortlist included 15 nominees from 8 countries. The winners were announced at a ceremony held in Krasnoyarsk. The event was attended by Governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory Mikhail Kotyukov; President of the Global Energy Association Sergey Brilev; Chairman of the Global Energy Prize International Committee Rae Kwon Chung, as well as jury members from China, South Africa, Russia, and other countries.

“The Krasnoyarsk Territory applied to host the awards announcement ceremony. The prize nominees presented many interesting ideas and projects; this is also a major educational effort,” said Kotyukov.

The ceremony also featured a speech by Yulia Nazarkina, Head of the Africa Division at the International Cooperation Department of TV BRICS.

“The Global Energy Prize promotes scientific development and highlights the importance of international cooperation, which is why TV BRICS has long been a media partner of the award,” she emphasised.

In addition, international media partners from BRICS countries took part in the event, including Piet Rampedi, Editor-in-Chief of African Times (South Africa); Pawan Kumar, Copy Editor of IANS (India); Liu Hongjie, Chief Correspondent of China Daily (China).

A special highlight of the ceremony was a video greeting to the laureates from the International Space Station by cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov, Aleksey Zubritsky, and Kirill Peskov. The official award presentation will take place during Russian Energy Week, to be held in Moscow from 15 to 17 October.