On 4 October, the panel session titled ‘Mission
Possible: Scientific Response to Universal Energy Challenges’ will be held as
part of the Russian Energy Week International Forum. Experts and winners of the
Global Energy Prize from 6 countries will identify key technologies that can
provide answers to global energy challenges and scenarios for achieving
sustainable energy development and highlight the role of science in the
process. The session was organized by the Global Energy Development Association for
International Energy Research and Projects.
According to
experts, humanity is on the verge of entering a new technological cycle. The
scale of the changes and the complexity of implementing the solutions of the
new industrial revolution differ from all previous global transformations. The
world community is observing the trends of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and
suffering from the consequences of the Third. In an era of transition to a new
technological cycle, access to reliable and secure energy is paramount. Modern
countries are forced to find solutions to global energy challenges by building
their energy policies taking into account fast-changing technologies and global
climate challenges.
Panel session
participants will identify key scientific solutions to achieve a sustainable
future of energy and will consider the best innovative technologies aimed at
improving energy efficiency, the use of renewable sources energy and ‘clean
technologies’. Also, the focus of experts will be on the measures necessary for
the comprehensive transformation of the energy sector.
"Today, the
world economy is experiencing a very difficult period, which has the most
direct impact on the state of the energy sector. Global problems in the energy
sector are undermining not only the economic stability of states but are also
influencing the environmental sustainability of the planet. It is obvious that
a set of measures based on advanced scientific and technological developments
is necessary to solve them. I am confident that our session’s experts will be
able not only to point out the ‘sore points’ of the global energy landscape,
but also identify concrete actions necessary to achieve a sustainable
future," commented the CEO of the сompany Alexander Ignatov on
the agenda of the upcoming Global Energy event.
The 2019 Global
Energy Prize winners Frede Blobjerg (Denmark) and Khalil Amin (USA) will take
part in the panel session. Scientists are developing technologies in the areas
related to solving infrastructure problems in the energy industry – energy
transfer and storage. The award ceremony will take place on 3 October as part
of Russian Energy Week. Also in attendance will be the Winner of the 2012
Global Energy Prize, IPCC member and Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2007, Rodney
John Allam (UK), the
Global Energy Prize International Award Committee member; Hungarian Business
Leaders Forum (HBLF) Board Member, Sustainability Work Stream Leader Marta Bonifert, Chairman of the Supervisory
Board of the Global Energy Association and Vice-Chairman of the World Energy
Council Oleg Budargin (Russia), and Chairman of the International Committee of
the Global Energy Prize, Chairman of the High-Level Group of Leaders and
Experts on Water and Natural Disasters of the UN Secretary-General and Nobel
Peace Prize winner in 2007, Rae Kwon Chung (South Korea).
The organizers of Russian Energy Week are the
Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation and the Roscongress Foundation with the
support of the Government of Moscow.