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For the first time in its 9-year history, the International Award Distributed Power Generation — Great Achievements will be held in a new, experimental format. This year, in order to intensify international cooperation, only foreign companies will be invited to participate in the prestigious industry competition; and the winners will be announced in October in Dubai on the sidelines of the 23rd International Exhibition on Water Management and Treatment, Energy Production and Environmental Protection WETEX-2021, the first industry exhibition at EXPO-2020.

The Distributed Power Generation Association with the all-Russian public organization Business Russia is forming a fundamental business mission to the 23rd International Exhibition on Water Management and Treatment, Energy Production and Environmental Protection WETEX-2021 and Dubai Solar Show. The event will be held in the grounds of the World Exhibition EXPO-2020 in Dubai on October 5-7. The Exhibition will be opened on October 1 and become the most anticipated world event. WETEX-2021 will be the first specialized exhibition at EXPO-2020 and will provide its participants with unique opportunities to establish direct business contacts with partners from all over the world.

On May 19, in Moscow, within the framework of the International Exhibition of Technologies for Livestock and Field Fodder Production AGROS-2021, the all-Russian Decentralized Power Supply to Enterprises of the Agro-Industrial Complex of Russia Conference will be held for the first time. The event will be organized by three leading industry associations standing together: Distributed Power Generation Association, NP Photovoltaic Industry Association and Russian Association of Wind Power Industry.

On April 27, the Innovation Summit Moscow 2021 starts working in Moscow — a global event dedicated to digital transformation, business efficiency in the turbulent world economy and digital technologies to combat climate change. The event is organized by a member of the Distributed Power Generation Association, Schneider Electric.

From 22 to 24 June 2021 in Moscow, on the site of the Expocentre Fairgrounds, an international exhibition and forum on renewable energy and electric transport RENWEX 2021 will be held. The purpose of the events is to create conditions for the development of fundamental tools for interaction and effective work within the industry, which is expressed by the exhibition motto: «We are creating the future of renewable energy together!» The Russian Distributed Power Generation Association will become an information partner for RENWEX 2021.

A new monograph by Pavel Ilyushin, Vice-President of the Distributed Power Generation Association on Science, Doctor of Technical Sciences has been published. The study, co-authored by doctors of technical sciences Boris Papkov and Alexander Kulikov, is devoted to improving the reliability and efficiency of modern power supply. The monograph can be found on the website of the Distributed Power Generation Association.

On April 18, a member of the Expert Council of the Distributed Power Generation — Great Achievements International Award, Chairman of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, laureate of the State Award of Russia for Science and Technology, laureate of the Global Energy Award Valentin Parmon celebrated his birthday. Author and co-author of more than 580 scientific papers, Valentin Parmon is rightfully considered one of the most authoritative world experts in the field of catalysis and photocatalysis, chemical methods of energy conversion, unconventional and renewable energy sources.

On April 14, President of the Distributed Power Generation Association Maksim Zagornov took part in the discussion of the Road map for the implementation of the concept of attracting private investment to the development of distributed power generation in remote and isolated regions of the Far East and the Arctic. The discussion took place within the framework of a conference organized by the Ministry of Development of the Far East and the Arctic, the Corporation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic and the Eastern Center for State Planning.

The President of the Distributed Power Generation Association Maksim Zagornov took part in the Arctic: Off-shore Projects and Sustainable Development of Regions VI International Conference (Arctic-2021). The event took place on March 3–4 at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation in Moscow and brought together over 300 experts from various regions of Russia and abroad.

The Vice Prime Minister of the Government of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak called provision of the internal market with available energy resources one of the most important directions of the fuel and energy complex development of the country in his interview to RBC. «Fuel and energy complex is a big order for our industry and our science. It is a possibility to make a breakthrough in these directions,» — Vice Prime Minister said.

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».