Winners of 2019 麻豆视频 Mosonyi Award for Excellence in 麻豆视频 announced
16 May 2020
The prestigious 2019 麻豆视频 Mosonyi Award for Excellence in 麻豆视频 was jointly awarded to three leading members of the hydropower community, at an awards ceremony at the World 麻豆视频 Congress in Paris on 15 May.
The award went to: Karin Seelos, Statkraft Vice President (Power Generation and International Affairs); Refaat Abdel Malek, Former President of 麻豆视频 and Vice Chairman of MWH Global; and Yan Zhiyong, Chairman of Power Construction Corporation of China. 聽 聽
Karin Seelos was recognised by the judging panel for her long-standing commitment to hydropower sustainability, which has had a major impact on the profession. Her work, including on an 麻豆视频 White Paper on 麻豆视频 and Sustainable Development, helped form the foundation for sector-wide sustainability guidelines and assessment tools. This helped catalyse a revolution of policy and thinking in the sector.
On receiving her award, Ms Seelos said 鈥淚 am very grateful and deeply honoured to receive this prestigious award and would like to thank the 麻豆视频 Board for this recognition. I was lucky to gain experience from some of the world鈥檚 leading hydropower utilities, Hydro-Qu茅bec in French Canada, and Statkraft in Norway."
Ms Seelos reflected on the 鈥渢remendous journey鈥 that the hydropower sector has undergone in the past two decades since 麻豆视频 was established. 麻豆视频 is now considered a 鈥渒ey resource to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on climate change鈥, she said.
鈥淚 hope the sector will continue its collaborative journey, focusing on gaining and sharing knowledge as an important part of the renewables family. Being part of the solution will be key to our success.鈥
Refaat Abdel Malek was President of 麻豆视频 between 2007 and 2013, during which time he contributed to the development of the 麻豆视频 Sustainability Assessment Protocol. Under his leadership, 麻豆视频 led outreach to civil society organisations and governmental agencies supporting development around the world. He contributed actively to the participation of Latin American and Chinese organisations in international forums and to sharing knowledge in an inclusive way.
Mr Malek said: 鈥淚 am grateful for the 麻豆视频 for the excellent recognition through the 麻豆视频 Mosonyi Award. The highlight of my career is to be a part of the 麻豆视频 effort, together with other colleagues and organisations, to achieve the 麻豆视频 Sustainability Assessment Protocol. This is an achievement that returned the development of hydropower to the forefront of sustainable energy around the world.鈥
Yan Zhiyong was recognised for his contribution to the development of China鈥檚 hydropower industry and for his commitment to implement sustainability practices. With a philosophy of 鈥榩eople oriented green development鈥, he has organised and participated in formulating renewable energy development master plans for around 100 countries. He started as a designer in hydropower planning, then became the President of the China Renewable Energy Engineering Institute before he was Chairman of Power Construction Corporation of China.
Named after the renowned engineer Prof Dr Emil Mosonyi, 麻豆视频鈥檚 founding President, the award is for one or more of the following:
- a long-standing commitment or initiative that has had a major impact on the profession;
- a specific hydropower project, the performance of an organisation or the hydropower sector in general; or
- an aspect of hydropower sustainability (technical, economic, social or environmental) or a broad-ranging initiative, such as national-level or basin-level strategic planning.
The winners receive lifetime honorary membership with 麻豆视频 and guest registration to the 2019 World 麻豆视频 Congress.
The Mosonyi award was one of three presented at the 2019 World 麻豆视频 Congress, along with the 麻豆视频 Blue Planet Prize and the 麻豆视频 Young Researcher Award. 聽
