Professor Zhu has become a laureate in the ‘Traditional Energy’ category for outstanding contribution to electrified transportation, improving energy efficiency of domestic appliances, reducing emissions for generation and utilisation of electric power.
“It is a great honour for me to receive the prestigious Global Energy Prize. It confirms Sheffield as a global leader in its field. I would like to thank my students and colleagues at the University of Sheffield as well as my industrial co-operators.
Modern electrical machines and control systems, particularly permanent magnet machines of which Sheffield leads the research and development, have numerous applications including wind power generation, electrified transportation, and domestic appliances. This leads to a major collective impact on society by reducing both energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions as a result of significant efficiency improvements.”
The ceremony to announce the laureates was attended by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Rae Kwon Chung, with the awards presentation ceremony due to take place in September 2024. The laureates were selected by an international award committee consisting of scientists from 13 countries: Bolivia, China, Côte d’Ivoire, Hungary, India, Japan, Republic of Korea, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, UAE and USA.
The Global Energy Prize is an award for outstanding achievements in scientific and technical R&D in the field of energy. According to IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence, the Global Energy Prize ranks among the top 99 most prestigious and influential international awards.
Since 2003, the prize has been bestowed on 50 scientists from 16 countries: Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, Ukraine, and the U.S.