The Global Energy Prize is an international award celebrating outstanding scientific innovation in global energy research in the context of environmental challenges.
The annual Global Energy Prize Summit brought together former prize-winners, members of its International Award Committee, politicians and industry experts from eight countries. The 2018 summit explored modelisation and simulation of energy mix in a future digital world.
The 7th edition of the summit, held at the at the Energy Centre - Politecnico di Torino in Italy, addressed the following topics:
Energy transition from fossil fuels to carbon-free sources
Meeting targets of Paris Climate Agreement
Sector coupling
Energy storage
The impact of digitalization on the energy sector: global oil demand, transportation, smart cities
Threat on the grid