President Putin in Person will Award the Laureates of the Global Energy International Prize 2012

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President Putin in Person will Award the

Laureates of the Global Energy International

Prize 2012

PR Newswire

MOSCOW, June 13, 2012

MOSCOW

,

June 13, 2012

/PRNewswire/ -- The laureates of the Global Energy

International Prize 2012 - RAS academicians Valery Kostyuk and Boris Katorgin,

as well as UK professor Rodney John Allam – will soon be receiving their awards

from the Russian President Vladimir Putin in person. The official ceremony will

be held on

June 21

at

5:30 p.m. Moscow

time as part of the St. Petersburg

International Economic Forum.

"The prize commands great prestige along with recognition of an exceptional

contribution to science and, in a broader sense, showcases the ability to tackle

our planet's energy-related challenges,"

noted Russian Prime Minister Dmitry

Medvedev at last year's official award ceremony.

The year 2012 has witnessed heightened interest among the scientific

community in cryogenics and its use in the energy industry.

Boris Katorgin

, a Russian physicist and member of the Russian Academy of

Sciences, was named a laureate of the prize for his scientific research high-

efficiency liquid propellant rocket engines (LPRE) which run on cryogenic fuels.

Mr. Katorgin believes that mankind today can take pride in "

the breakthrough

into space, harnessing atomic energy, and work on nuclear fusion."

It is no

coincidence that his technological developments have been used for flights into

space on U.S. Atlas rockets.

Both doctor

Valery Kostyuk

- member of the Russian Academy of Science

and Russian Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences

–

and

professor

Rodney John Allam -

leading chartered engineer and member of

the Institute of Chemical Engineers - won recognition for the development of

new processes and new equipment for production of gases and cryogenic

liquids and for the development of technologies that allow the use of these

gases for electricity production.

Mr. Kostyuk is working on the implementation of the cryogenic technology in

high-temperature superconductor materials.

"If we manage to fulfill our plans

in the energy and superconductivity spheres, we will certainly receive many

different practical solutions. In my opinion humanity is developing rapidly in this

sphere,"

Mr. Kostyuk said.

Over the last 20 years professor Allam has been working to develop new and

efficient energy systems. Right now he is focusing on a project for the use of

liquefied oxygen to obtain energy.

"I am pleased and proud to receive this

prize! It's particularly important for me to see the practical implementation of

my developments. These include the rollout of an absolutely revolutionary

energy technology which combines high energy efficiency, low capital outlays

and zero environmental impact,"

Mr. Allam said.

This year marks the 10th Anniversary of the International Global Energy Prize

Awards Ceremony.

"Among the international community our Prize has rightfully

been referred to as the 'Russian Nobel Prize.' During its short but rich history it