Montevideo, UruguayJune 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Global Energy Association has announced the shortlist for the 2026 Global Energy Prize — one of the most prestigious awards in the field of global energy science. The shortlist includes 15 scientists from nine countries: Chile, China, Cyprus, India, Mexico, Russia, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
2026 Global Energy Shortlist
The announcement of the shortlist marks the end of the second stage of the nomination cycle. The first stage took place from January 1 to April 20, 2026. Representatives from 30 countries and regions participated in the nomination process, with nominees hailing from 28 countries and regions. After evaluation, the highest-scoring nominees were selected across three award categories: “Conventional Energy,” “Non-Conventional Energy,” and “New Ways of Energy Application.”
In the final stage of the nomination cycle, an international committee chaired by Nobel laureate Rae Kwon Chung will select the winners of this prestigious award. Rae Kwon Chung stated: “This year’s shortlist reflects the broad landscape of modern energy science. I believe many of the submitted projects will have a profound impact on global energy development over the next decade. To that end, I congratulate all the shortlisted scientists.”
Conventional Energy
1. Yilu Liu, USA
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Tennessee
2. Amit Goyal, USA
Founding Director of the RENEW (Research and Education in Energy, Environment, and Water) Institute, Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Research Institution, University at Buffalo, State University of New York
3. Haisheng Chen, China
Director of the Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
4. Jorge Ancheyta-Juarez, Mexico
Professor at the Higher School of Chemical Engineering and Extractive Industries (ESIQIE), National Polytechnic Institute (IPN)
5. Alexander Batanov, Russia
Head and Chief Designer of the Special Design and Technology Bureau for Applied Robotics
Non-Conventional Energy
1. Bhim Singh, India
Professor Emeritus, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi
2. Soteris Kalogirou, Cyprus
Professor, Cyprus University of Technology
3. Yushan Yan, USA
Director of the Center for Clean Hydrogen, University of Delaware
4. Josep M. Guerrero, China
Renewable Energy and Microgrid Research Center, Huanjiang Laboratory, Zhejiang University
5. Jose H. Zagal Moya, Chile
Professor Emeritus and Director of the Electrocatalysis Laboratory, University of Santiago, Chile
New Ways of Energy Application
1. Johann W. Kolar, Switzerland
Professor Emeritus, Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, ETH Zurich
2. Jun Liu, USA
Director of the Battery500 Consortium Innovation Center, Researcher at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
3. Yulong Ding, UK
Chamberlain Chair Professor of Chemical Engineering, Director of the Birmingham Centre for Energy Storage, University of Birmingham
4. William A. Goddard, USA
Director of the Materials and Process Simulation Center, California Institute of Technology
5. Laura Gagliardi, USA
Professor of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago