The nomination period for the X Anniversary International Award «Distributed Power Generation - Big Achievements» has come to a close. On December 13, a ceremony for the presentation of the «Golden Lightning» awards – the main accolade in the field of small distributed and renewable energy – took place in Moscow. Despite a two-year hiatus, the Award not only took place but also became one of the most successful in the history of the competition project. The organizing committee of the Award expresses its gratitude to all participants, members of the Advisory Council, partners of the Award, and congratulates the winners!

1 st Nomination – «The best project in the field of small distributed power generation up to 5 MW»

• Winner
  Gas Turbine Power Plant GTES AG100 ST400 100 kW with Complete Domestic Localization in Polazna (Perm Krai)
• Prize-winner
  LLC FIC «Kosmos-Neft-Gaz» | Energy Module Based on Stirling Engine for NOVATEK in YNAO
• Prize-winner
  ENELT Group | Autonomous Hybrid Energy Complex (AHEC) 1 MW in the Village of Oymyakon, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)

2nd  Nomination – «The best project in the field of small distributed power generation with a capacity of more than 5 MW»

• Winner
  JSC «GT ENERGO» | Gas Turbine CHP Plant of 18 MW in Yekaterinburg
• Prize-winner
  LLC «Alfa Balt Engineering» | Diesel Power Center of Federal Significance with a Capacity of 25 MW in Bilibino, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
• Prize-winner
  LLC «TECHNOPARK Real-Invest» | Autonomous Energy Center of 22.8 MW with Capacity to Feed Electricity into the Grid in Nizhny Novgorod Region

3rd Nomination – «Best Renewable Energy, Storage and Electric Transportation Project»

• Winner
  LLC «H2 Clean Energy» | Replacement of Diesel Generation with Hydrogen Backup Power Supply Complexes
• Prize-winner
  LLC Volts Group (VOLTS) | Autonomous Glamping Park on the Shores of the Barents Sea
• Prize-winner
  LLC «Ecoclimate» | Event Hall with Geothermal Heating Powered by ECO Heat Pumps
• Prize-winner
  LLC «Laboratory of Converter Technology» | Power Software-Hardware Complex «TRIATHLON ESS» as Part of the Automated Hybrid Energy Complex

4th Nomination – «Domestic development in the field of small-scale distributed energy»

• Winner
  LLC «INGK» | Gas Turbine Engine (GTE AA-2000) 2 MW and Gas Turbine Power Unit (GTPU-2000) «Irtysh» Based on It
• Prize-winner
  JSC SKB «Turbina» | Multipurpose Power Unit APN-18
• Prize-winner
  LLC «Nauka-Energotek» | Autonomous Power Supply Source EVOGRESS

5th Nomination – «Investor of the Year in the field of small-scale distributed energy»

• Winner
  ENELT Group | Seven Autonomous Hybrid Energy Complexes (AGEC) in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
• Prize-winner
  JSC «GT ENERGO» | Investment Activities in Velsk, Arkhangelsk Region

6th Nomination – «Research and development in the field of small distributed energy»

• Winner
  LLC «TECHNOPARK Real-Invest» | Development of Low-Carbon Energy Generation Technology with Greenhouse Gas Capture and Production of High-Purity Carbon Dioxide Complexes for the Food and Other Industrial Sectors
• Prize-winner
  Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education «National Research University «MPEI» | Center for Testing and Research of Small Distributed Energy Objects with Renewable Energy Sources
• Prize-winner
  Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education «South Ural State University (National Research University)» | Methodology for Multi-Parameter Optimization of Desalination Units for Groundwater and Seawater Based on Renewable Energy Sources
• Prize-winner
  Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education «South Ural State University (National Research University)» | Methodology for Developing a Control System for the Aerodynamic Profile of Wind Turbine Blades and Aircraft Wings Based on Artificial Intelligence with a Self-Learning Neural Network

Special nominations:

• «For the development and implementation of innovative projects in small-scale distributed power generation»
  LLC «Alpha Balt Engineering»
• «For the development and implementation of an energy storage system project for the largest solar power plant in the Arctic with the introduction of an automated control system»
  LLC «Converter Technology Laboratory» (System Technik Group)

Winners of online-popular vote:

• 1 st Nomination – «The best project in the field of small distributed power generation up to 5 MW»
  LLC «PSM Prime» (Gas Power Center of 1 MW for the company «INARCTICA» in the Kaluga Region)
• 2nd  Nomination – «The best project in the field of small distributed power generation with a capacity of more than 5 MW»
  

  LLC «Alpha Balt Engineering» (Diesel Power Center of federal significance with a capacity of 25 MW in the city of Bilibino, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug)

• 3rd Nomination – «Best Renewable Energy, Storage and Electric Transportation Project»
  LLC «Ecoclimate» (Celebration Hall with geothermal heating using ECO heat pumps) and LLC «Troyan» (Rooftop grid-connected solar power plant of 370 kW in the city of Tyumen)
• 4th Nomination – «Domestic development in the field of small-scale distributed energy»
  PJSC «Kaluga Engine» (Gas Turbine Power Plant GTPP AG100 ST400 with a capacity of 100 kW)
• 5th Nomination – «Investor of the Year in the field of small-scale distributed energy»
  JSC «GT Energo» (Investment activities in the city of Velsk, Arkhangelsk Region)
• 6th Nomination – «Research and development in the field of small distributed energy»
  National Research University «MEI» (Center for Testing and Research of Small Distributed Energy Facilities with Renewable Energy Sources)