The Winners of the 2015 Samson - Prime Minister’s Prize for Innovation in Alternative Fuels for Transportation Have Been Announced
Professor Jay D. Keasling from the University of California and
Professor John B. Goodenough from the University of Texas will share the
1 million dollar prize – the largest monetary prize awarded in the field
of alternative energy
Israeli Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu announced the winners
of the 2015 Samson-Prime Minister’s Prize for Innovation in
Alternative Fuels for Transportation: Professor Jay D. Keasling
from the University of California, Berkeley, USA, and Professor John
B. Goodenough from the University of Texas at Austin, USA,
who will share the Prize equally. The two distinguished scientists have
been awarded the prestigious Prize for their innovative scientific and
technological contributions that have the potential to lead to the
development of alternative fuels for transportation, replacing the fast
depleting fossil fuels which are the major fuels used nowadays in
transportation.
The Eric and Sheila Samson Prime Minister Prize, of one million dollars,
is the world’s largest monetary prize awarded in the field of
alternative energy, and is given to scientists who have made fundamental
advancements in the field. Said Prime Minister Netanyahu: "This
is the largest and most distinguished prize in the field, representing
the highest esteem to the researchers for their efforts and supporting
major technological breakthroughs in the field of alternative fuels for
transportation."
Professor Keasling is the Chief Executive Officer of the Joint BioEnergy
Institute, which is the largest in the field in the USA. He pioneered
the engineering of microorganisms to transform cellulosic biomass to
hydrocarbon biofuels that directly replace gasoline, diesel, and jet
fuel. Professor Goodenough is a pioneer and giant in the field of Li-ion
batteries. His inventions led to the present high energy Li-ion
batteries technology which is being applied on a large scale worldwide
to power both electric cars and wireless devices.
The prize will be presented to the two laureates on Nov. 10th
of this year, as part of the International Fuel Choices Summit, which is
being organized by the Fuel Choices Initiative at the Prime Minister’s
Office and Keren Hayesod. Said Fuel Choices Initiative Director, Eyal
Rosner: “Israel is expanding its efforts to dramatically decrease
the world’s dependence on oil in transportation. For the third year, the
Fuel Choices Summit will bring together policy makers, business leaders,
financiers, researchers and entrepreneurs in the fields of alternative
fuels and smart transportation, for a dialogue about the world’s most
forward-thinking approaches to transportation technologies and future
business models, and to promote Israel’s ambitious goal of reducing the
country’s oil consumption by 60% by 2025."
Summit site - http://fuelchoicessummit.com/
Home site - http://www.fuelchoicesinitiative.com/
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