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On November 27, the final meeting of the Advisory Council for the X International Award «Distributed Power Generation - Great Achievements» took place. It was held at the headquarters of Business Russia, and the meeting convened experts from the capital, with over 20 additional experts connecting online from Novosibirsk, Khabarovsk, Simferopol, Chelyabinsk, Yekaterinburg, as well as the United Arab Emirates. Representatives from business, academia, and leading industry organizations noted the high level of organization for this year's award. They discussed the competitive projects and reached a final decision on the winners.

The X International Award «Distributed Power Generation – Great Achievements» is approaching its final stage. On December 13th in Moscow, the names of the winners of the main industry contest of the year will be announced—those who have implemented innovative projects in small-scale distributed and renewable energy during a challenging period for the global economy, introduced import phase-out technologies, and continued to provide accessible energy resources to enterprises. This year, the event will take place at the headquarters of the All-Russian Public Organization «Business Russia»

In recent years, the Chinese government has provided significant support for the development of distributed energy within the country. According to the outlined plans during the «14th Five-Year Plan» period, there are substantial opportunities for expanding distributed energy in the Middle Kingdom. As of early 2023, the total installed capacity of distributed energy in China was approximately 250.005 GW. In comparison, these figures are significantly lower in Russia, hovering around 20-24 GW.

The MKC Group of Companies, one of the leading engineering enterprises in Russia, has become the General Partner of the 10th Anniversary International Award «Distributed Power Generation - Great Achievements». It is noteworthy that the company has supported this industry contest project for the past 10 years and has been one of its co-organizers.

The "public online voting" for the 2024 competition projects has begun on the website of the X International Prize "Small Energy – Big Achievements." The right to choose the strongest projects of the year has been granted not only to the members of the International Expert Council but also to the industry community. The "public voting" will continue until December 5.

The Association of Small Energy has raised the issue of the inexpediency of developing and approving power output schemes (POS) when carrying out the technological connection of power plants for own needs, without power output to the external network. The abolition of this requirement will allow consumers to commission energy facilities for their own needs in a shorter time frame and increase the accessibility of energy infrastructure. This proposal was sent for consideration to the Minister of Energy of Russia, Sergey Tsivilev.

The shortlist for the X International Award «DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION – GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS» has been announced, featuring 60 projects from two countries. Among the nominees are companies and organizations from Russia and the United Arab Emirates. A total of 72 competitors vied for the main prize of the competition—the «Golden Lightning» statuette. Following preliminary selection results, the organizing committee has compiled the shortlist for the 2024 Award. This week, members of the International Expert Council will begin reviewing the projects. The names of the winners will be announced on December 13 in Moscow.

The International Award "Small Energy - Great Achievements" is held for the tenth time this year. Today it is the main industry award for the best implemented projects in the field of distributed and renewable energy. Maxim Zagornov, President of the Association of Small-scale Power Generation, told the editor-in-chief of Energy and Industry of Russia about the main trends and prospects of distributed generation in Russia, how the award is changing taking into account the current realities and new challenges for the industry.

Following the Ninth Eastern Economic Forum, the President of Russia instructed the Government, together with the business community, to prepare a long-term program for the development of energy capacities in the Far East and to provide for project financing mechanisms. The Small Energy Association made its proposals, which were reflected in a letter to Mikhail Mishustin, Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation.

Based on the results of public discussion, the Association of Small Power Industry proposed to finalize the draft General Scheme of Electric Power Industry Facilities Location until 2042 published on the website of SO UES JSC. In the opinion of the association's representatives, the document requires substantial adjustment taking into account current trends in the development of the domestic and global power industry.

The Russian Engineering Union will provide official support to the X International Award "Small Energy - Great Achievements". The organization, which unites industrial enterprises and universities in 77 regions of Russia, will take part in the preparation of the contest aimed at identifying the best projects and developments in the field of distributed and renewable energy.

On September 5th, a webinar was held to present the Xth International Award “Distributed Power Generation - Great Achievements” Maxim Zagornov, President of the Distributed Power Generation Association, and members of the Award’s Expert Council discussed the contest’s history, this year’s innovations, and the current state of the distributed energy sector. Samuel Mao, Director of the ASPIRE Research Institute for Sustainable Energy, co-chair of the UAE University Climate Network, and Professor at Khalifa University, has logged in the webinar studio too. This year, Professor Mao has joined the Award’s Expert Council.

The Expert Council of the X-th International Award «DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION – GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS» included the Director of the ASPIRE Sustainable Energy Research Institute, Co-Chairman of the UAE Universities Climate Network, Professor of Khalifa University Samuel Mao. The author of ten national patents for inventions, the winner of the prestigious technology award «R&D 100», Dr. Samuel Mao expressed hope that the Russian contest will bring to light the advanced projects and it will serve a cause for developing renewable energy in the world.

On September 5 at 11.30 Moscow time we invite you to take part in a webinar dedicated to the 10th Anniversary International Award "Small Energy - Great Achievements". Maxim Zagornov, President of the Small Energy Association, and members of the Expert Council from Russia and the UAE will talk about the history of the competition and innovations of this year, as well as the current situation in the small distributed power industry.

More than 200 companies from Russia, the Republic of Belarus, Iran, China and Turkey will take part in the main industry exhibition of equipment for heat and power supply to industrial enterprises and housing and utilities facilities - Heat & Electro. The event will be held from 29 to 31 October in Moscow, in Expocentre and will bring together leading professionals of the industry. The Small Energy Association is a strategic partner of the exhibition and as part of the business programme will hold a conference dedicated to topical issues of distributed energy development in Russia.