The Becquerel Prize is a prize to honour scientific, technical or managerial merits in the field of
photovoltaic
Photovoltaics (PV) is the conversion of light into electricity using semiconducting materials that exhibit the photovoltaic effect, a phenomenon studied in physics, photochemistry, and electrochemistry. The photovoltaic effect is commercially us ...
solar energy
Solar energy is radiant light and heat from the Sun that is harnessed using a range of technologies such as solar power to generate electricity, solar thermal energy (including solar water heating), and solar architecture. It is an essenti ...
. It has been established in 1989 by the
European Commission
The European Commission (EC) is the executive of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with 27 members of the Commission (informally known as "Commissioners") headed by a President. It includes an administrative body o ...
at the occasion of the 150th anniversary of a groundbreaking experiment by
Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel, also known as Edmond Becquerel, in which he discovered the
photovoltaic effect
The photovoltaic effect is the generation of voltage and electric current in a material upon exposure to light. It is a physical property, physical and chemical phenomenon.
The photovoltaic effect is closely related to the photoelectric effect. F ...
. The prize is awarded to a single individual who is recognized for continuous achievements in the field of photovoltaic energy conversion. The prize is primarily a European award but not restricted exclusively to European citizens. The prize is granted by the European Commission. The Becquerel Prize Committee selects the individual to be honoured.
The prize is awarded periodically at the annual European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference.
Prize winners
The Becquerel Prize Committee lists the following winners:
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Becquerel Prize Committee. Retrieved 8 October 2019
*1989 Prof.
Roger Van Overstraeten
*1991 Prof.
Werner H. Bloss
*1992 Prof.
Antonio Luque Lopez
*1994 Dr. Morton Prince
[
*1995 Dr. Karlheinz Krebs ][
*1997 Prof. ]Adolf Goetzberger
Adolf Goetzberger (born 29 November 1928 in Munich) is a German physicist.
Life
Goetzberger studied physic in Munich, Germany. He finished his university studies with a work over ''Über die Kristallisation aufgedampfter Antimonschichten''. He w ...
[
*1998 Dr. Walter Sandtner ][
*2000 Frederick C. Treble][
*2002 Dr. Wolfgang Palz]Mechtild Rothe
Mechtild Rothe (born 10 August 1947 in Paderborn, Germany) is a German politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 1984 until 2009. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, part of the Socialist Group.
Du ...
, politician Henry Snaith
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*2021 Ulrike Jahn
*2022 Marko Topic
See also
* List of physics awards
This list of physics awards is an index to articles about notable awards for physics.
The list includes lists of awards by the American Physical Society of the United States, and of the Institute of Physics of the United Kingdom, followed by a lis ...
References
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Awards established in 1989
Solar energy
European science and technology awards
1989 establishments in Europe