Travel Award
Thank you for your continuous support. We regret to inform you that the deadline for announcing the winner of the Energies 2026 Travel Award has been postponed to 20 January 2026.
The editorial office would like to apologize for any inconvenience caused. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Energies Travel Award was launched in 2018, and it is presented every year to encourage junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in the field of energy, which helps to increase their influence. The application process is open from April to October, and winners are announced by the end of December every year.
Prize:
- CHF 800;
- A certificate.
Energies Travel Award
Eligibility and Requirements
- Postdoctoral fellows or Ph.D. students;
- Plans to attend an international conference in 2026 (oral presentation or poster).
List of Documents for Application
- Information about the conference the applicant is planning to attend and the abstract that will be submitted;
- Curriculum vitae and list of publications;
- Justification letter describing the focus of the research (max. 800 words);
- Letter of recommendation from the supervisor, research director, or department head, which also confirms the applicant’s status.
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Jinhao Bai
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Francesca Vecchi
Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Enrico Sciubba
Chairperson
University Niccolò Cusano, Italy
Prof. Dr. Barbara Marchetti
Università degli Studi eCampus, Italy
Prof. Dr. Umberto Desideri
University of Pisa, Italy
Prof. Dr. Paulo Santos
University of Coimbra, Portugal
Prof. Dr. Hairui Yang
Tsinghua University, China
Winner
Nan Zhou
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Martina Ferrando
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Enrico Sciubba
Chairperson
University Niccolò Cusano, Italy
Dr. Eliseu Monteiro
University of Porto, Portugal
Prof. Dr. Ferdinanda Ponci
RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Prof. Dr. Changkook Ryu
Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea
Dr. Gediminas Stankūnas
Lithuanian Energy Institute, Lithuania
Winner
Hossein Pourrahmani
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Guangchun (Grant) Ruan
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Enrico Sciubba
Chairperson
University Niccolò Cusano, Italy
Prof. Dr. Elhoussin Elbouchikhi
ISEN Yncréa Ouest, France
Prof. Dr. Mofazzal Hossain
Curtin University, Australia
Prof. Dr. Paulo Santos
University of Coimbra, Portugal
Prof. Dr. Xinhua Liang
Washington University, USA
Dr. Gediminas Stankūnas
Lithuanian Energy Institute, Kaunas, Lithuania
Winner
Roberta De Robbio
University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Monika Sandelic
Aalborg University, Denmark
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Enrico Sciubba
Chairperson
University Niccolò Cusano, Italy
Prof. Dr. Leszek M. Chybowski
Maritime University of Szczecin, Poland
Prof. Dr. Xinhua Liang
Washington University in St. Louis, USA
Dr. Gediminas Stankūnas
Lithuanian Energy Institute, Kaunas, Lithuania
Prof. Dr. Saad Mekhilef
Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
Winner
Runxia Cai
North Carolina State University, USA
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Enrico Sciubba
Chairperson
University Niccolò Cusano, Italy
Prof. Dr. Benedetto Nastasi
University of Salento via Monteroni, Italy
Prof. Dr. Ferdinanda Ponci
RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Prof. Dr. Francisco Gonzalez-Longatt
Universitetet I Sørøst-Norge, Norway
Prof. Dr. Changkook Ryu
Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea
Winner
Irene Poza-Casado
Universidad de Valladolid, Spain
Nnaemeka Vincent Emodi
University of Tasmania, Australia
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Enrico Sciubba
Chairperson
University Niccolò Cusano, Italy
Prof. Dr. Bryce Richards
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Germany
Prof. Dr. Fernando Rubiera
Institute of Carbon Science and Technology, INCAR-CSIC, Spain
Prof. Dr. Josep Guerrero
Technical University of Catalonia, Spain
Prof. Dr. Patrick Phelan
Arizona State University, Tempe, USA
Prof. Dr. Vasilis Fthenakis
Columbia University, USA
Prof. Dr. Peter Schaeffer
West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA
Prof. Dr. Tapas Mallick
University of Exeter, Penryn, UK
Prof. Dr. Ruud Weijermars
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia
Prof. Dr. Craig M. Jensen
University of Hawaii, USA
Dr. José Matas
Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), Spain
Prof. Dr. Giovanni Spagnuolo
Università degli Studi di Salerno, Italy
Prof. Dr. Marco Marengo
University of Brighton, UK
Prof. Dr. João C. C. Henriques
University of Lisbon, Portugal
Winner
Felix Utama Kosasih
University of Cambridge, UK
Alberto Sánchez González
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. David Wood
University of Calgary, Canada
Prof. Dr. Vasilis Fthenakis
Columbia University, USA
Prof. Dr. Tomonobu Senjyu
University of the Ryukyus, Japan
Prof. Dr. Fernando Rubiera
Institute of Carbon Science and Technology, INCAR-CSIC, Spain
Prof. Dr. Jung Rae Kim
Pusan National University, Republic of Korea
Winner
Federico Bella
Politecnico di Torino, Italy
PATRICIA ROYO GUTIERREZ
CIRCE-Research Center for Energy Resources and Consumption, Spain
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Enrico Sciubba
Chairperson
University Niccolò Cusano, Italy
Prof. Dr. Frede Blaabjerg
Aalborg University, Denmark
Prof. Dr. Paul Stewart
University of Derby, UK
Winner
Lihui Gao
China University of Mining and Technology, China
Joonho Jeon
University of Minnesota, USA
