Recognising research excellence.
WSSET celebrates outstanding contributions to sustainable energy, environment and engineering through a programme of awards presented each year at the annual SET Conference gala dinner.
Awarded to individuals and organisations for outstanding contributions in sustainable technologies — recognising innovation that advances the field.
Presented at the SET Conference gala dinner to recognise exceptional scientific achievement and a sustained record of high-impact research.
Awarded to the author of the most exceptional paper submitted to the SET Conference, with selected papers recommended for publication in affiliated journals.
Presented to the most outstanding poster at SET, recognised for clarity, visual impact and the quality of research presented.
All awards are presented at the annual SET Conference gala dinner.
WSSET Innovation Awards
The WSSET Innovation Awards recognise the achievements of individuals and organisations in new sustainable technologies, encouraging the wider application of innovative developments across energy, environment and engineering. Awards are presented at the SET Conference gala dinner.
Past Winners
Energy Efficiency
Jingyu Cao
Hunan University, China
Renewable Energy Systems
Erdem Cuce
Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Türkiye
Energy Efficiency
Zhen Li
Tsinghua University, China
Low Carbon Buildings and Future Cities
Emmanuel Tapia Brito
University of Nottingham, UK
Renewable Energy Systems
Gordon Goh Yi Wei & Norazila Othman
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Low Carbon Buildings and Future Cities
Yongting Shen
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Renewable Energy Systems
Ramesh K. Agarwal
Washington University in St. Louis, USA
Power Generation Technologies
Guiqiang Li
University of Science and Technology of China
Renewable Energy Systems
Pranab Jyoti Ghosh
Government of West Bengal
Renewable Energy Systems
Arif Karabuga
Halic University, Türkiye
Low Carbon Buildings and Future Cities
Shihao Zhang
Suzhou University of Science and Technology, China
Renewable Energy Systems
Yijie Zhang
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Low Carbon Buildings and Future Cities
Ying Kuang
Hubei University of Technology, China
Energy Efficiency
Pinar Mert Cuce
Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Türkiye
Agri-food Technologies
Binjian Nie
University of Oxford, UK
Energy Efficiency
Xingxing Zhang
Hogskolan Dalarna, Sweden
Agri-food Technologies
Yi Fan, Tao Zhang, Jingkui Zhang
Shanghai University of Electric Power, China
Renewable Energy Systems
Shuli Liu
Beijing Institute of Technology, China
Renewable Energy Systems
Bendong Yu, Jie Ji, Niansi Li
Nanjing Tech University and University of Science and Technology of China
Renewable Energy Systems
Qiliang Wang
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
Renewable Energy Systems
Jingyong Cai
Shanghai University of Electric Power, China
Renewable Energy Systems
Bin Zhao
University of Science and Technology of China
Waste Management and Water Treatment
Muhammad Wakil Shahzad
Northumbria University, UK
Renewable Energy Systems
Cagri Kutlu
University of Nottingham, UK
Power Generation Technologies
Pinar Mert Cuce
Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Türkiye
Renewable Energy Systems
Mohammad Shahriar Ahmed Chowdhury
Centre for Energy Research, Bangladesh
Energy Efficiency
Bernhard Adler
ecop Technologies GmbH, Austria
Renewable Energy Systems
Wan Nur Adilah Wan Roshdan & Hasila Jarimi
Solar Energy Research Institute, Malaysia
Agri-food Technologies
Emmanuel Tapia Brito
University of Nottingham, UK
Renewable Energy Systems
Avinash Kumar Agarwal
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
Renewable Energy Systems
Yanping Yuan
Southwest Jiaotong University, China
Power Generation Technologies
Meng Ni
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Renewable Energy Systems
Mingke Hu
University of Nottingham, UK
Energy Efficiency
Zhenjun Ma
University of Wollongong, Australia
Low Carbon Buildings and Future Cities
Brian Murphy
National Green Specification Ltd., UK
Renewable Energy Systems
Kamaruzzaman Sopian & Abdelnaser Muftah A Elbrki
Solar Energy Research Institute, National University of Malaysia
Water Treatment & Desalination
Ashraf Sadik Hassan
Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute
Low Carbon Buildings and Future Cities
Mat Santamouris
University of New South Wales, Australia
Renewable Energy Systems
Wei He
Hefei University of Technology, China
Energy Efficiency
Angui Li
Xi'an University of Architecture & Technology, China
Renewable Energy Systems
Gang Pei
University of Science and Technology of China
Renewable Energy Systems
Chong Wen Tong
University of Malaya, Malaysia
Energy Efficiency
Chua Kian Jon Ernest
National University of Singapore
Renewable Energy Systems
Shuai Deng & Yawen Liang
Tianjin University, China
Sustainable Materials
Shin-Ku Lee & Benson Lau
National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan & University of Westminster, UK
Renewable Energy Systems
Hongfei Zheng
Beijing Institute of Technology, China
Water Treatment & Desalination
Yanjun Dai
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Agri-food Technologies
Wen Liu
University of Science and Technology of China
Energy Efficiency
Xudong Zhao & Xiaoli Ma
University of Hull, UK
Power Generation Technologies
Bin Zhu & Peter Lund
China University of Geosciences & Aalto University, Finland
WSSET Award of Scientific Excellence
Presented at the SET Conference gala dinner, the WSSET Award of Scientific Excellence recognises researchers who have demonstrated exceptional scientific achievement and a sustained record of high-impact work in sustainable energy, environment and engineering.
This award celebrates not just a single contribution, but a body of work that has advanced the field and inspired others. Recipients are selected by the WSSET Executive Committee in consultation with our body of Fellows.
SET Conference Awards
Presented at the SET Conference gala dinner, these awards celebrate the best research submitted and presented at the annual conference.
Best Paper Award
Awarded to the most exceptional paper submitted to the SET Conference, selected for originality, scientific rigour and contribution to the field. Selected papers are recommended for publication in WSSET affiliated journals.
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Best Poster Award
Presented to the most outstanding poster at the SET Conference, recognised for clarity of communication, visual impact and the quality of research presented to the conference audience.
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