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Maksim Zagornov, the President of the Russian Distributed Power Generation Association, CEO of MKS Group of Companies, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Distributed Power Generation of the Energy Committee of All Russia Public Organization Business Russia congratulated the industry colleagues, employees and partners on their professional holiday, Power Engineers’ Day.

Affordable energy is much closer than it seems. On the threshold of the professional holiday, Power Engineers’ Day, Maksim Zagornov, the President of the Distributed Power Generation Association, CEO of MKS Group of Companies, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Distributed Power Generation of the Energy Committee of Business Russia, told in the interview to Energy and Industry of Russia federal publication about the reasons why the small-scale distributed power generation shows stable growth in the midst of the economic crisis, where the industry is heading and which indicators is ahead of the hi-tech West.

The solemn ceremony of the VIII Distributed Power Generation — Great Achievements International Award took place in the Congress Hall of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation in Moscow on December, 11. The high-prestige Award for the best project in the field of distributed and alternative power generation was established by the Russian Distributed Power Generation Association with the support of the Business Russia business community, the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, the State Duma Energy Committee, and sparked a great interest of the industry related energy enterprises and representatives of business and government. The ceremony held in the capital city of Russia was attended by representatives of more than 50 companies, finalists of the Award. The Internet broadcast of the ceremony on the website of the Distributed Power Generation Association attracted the attention of over a thousand people.

The VIII Distributed Power Generation — Great Achievements International Award has entered the final stage of the preparations. The names of the winners of the major industry contest of the year will be announced on December, 11, in Moscow. They have implemented innovative distributed and alternative power generation projects in the complicated conditions of the today world economy. Online broadcast of the ceremony will be available for everyone on the Distributed Power Generation Association website energo-union.com.

The President of the Distributed Power Generation Association, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Distributed Power Generation of Business Russia, CEO of MKS Group of Companies Maksim Zagornov greeted the participants of the VIII Distributed Power Generation — Great Achievements International Award. In his appeal the Expert noted that «arranging of the contest initiated by business itself proves that distributed power generation industry in Russia has been well established».

An exhibition of kinetic objects by a mechanical engineer Nikolai Panafidin will be opened within the frames of the Solemn ceremony of the VIII Distributed Power Generation — Great Achievements International Award. The Art of Energy exposition comprises 7 objects and will become a sort of a present for the participants of the Award-2020.

Managing Director of the German Energy Agency (dena) Kristina Haverkamp greeted the participants of the VIII Distributed Power Generation — Great Achievements International Award. As one of the most competent international experts in the field of RES development, she emphasized the importance of the energy transition and thanked this year participants for their work. «You are the drivers of the transformation of our energy systems,» — Kristina Haverkamp said.

Minister of the Energy sector of the Moscow Region Alexander Samarin greeted the participants and the organizers of the Award-2020. In his appeal Mr. Samarin noted, that «the Award has a status of an effective platform for the exchange of experience between energy companies and the development of recommendations on priority areas for the development of Distributed Power Generation in Russia».

The International POL Testing Center, LLC is one of the leading participants in the Russian market of services for lubricants compositions monitoring has become an official partner of the VIII Distributed Power Generation — Great Achievements International Award.

The VIII Distributed Power Generation — Great Achievements International Award has entered the final stage of the preparations. The names of the winners of the major industry contest of the year will be announced on December, 11, in Moscow. They have implemented innovative distributed and alternative power generation projects in the complicated conditions of the today world economy. This year the Solemn Ceremony of the VIII Distributed Power Generation — Great Achievements International Award will be held in a combined mode: offline part of the event will be held in the Congress Hall of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation; and online part will be available all over the world.

Sergey Esyakov, First Deputy Chairman of the Energy Committee of the State Duma of the Russian Federation greeted the participants and the organizers of the VIII Distributed Power Generation — Great Achievements International Award. In his appeal Mr. Esyakov expressed his hope that «the developments and solutions proposed within the frames of the competition will serve to increase the energy efficiency of the Russian economy, develop environmental responsible  technologies, further develop renewable energy sources and form distributed generation into an independent energy sub-industry».

The final online meeting of the VIII Distributed Power Generation — Great Achievements International Award Expert Council took place on November, 23. The experts from Moscow, Novosibirsk, Simferopol, Chelyabinsk, Yekaterinburg, as well as from abroad: from France and Germany got in touch. Representatives of business community, science and leading industry organizations noted the high-level management of the Award this year, discussed contestant projects and finally defined with the winners.

RENWEX, the largest exhibition in Russia, dedicated of the major types of renewable energy sources and energy vehicles, has become an official media partner of the VIII Distributed Power Generation — Great Achievements International Award.

The Hero of the Russian Federation, pilot-cosmonaut, member of Moscow City Duma Oleg Artemiyev greeted the participants and the organizers of the Award-2020. In his appeal Mr. Artemiyev emphasized the importance of «consolidating the interests of power generation industry and other economy branches, including space industry, within the frames of an integrated dialogue between the representatives of governmental power, science and business society» and wished good luck to the contestants.

INNIO, a leading supplier of solutions for gas piston engines, power equipment, digital platforms and accompanying services for power production, has become the General Partner of the VIII Distributed Power Generation – Great Achievements International Award.