World Renewable Energy Congress / Ali Sayigh Trophy
The introduction of a World Renewable Energy Congress / Ali Sayigh Trophy” was recommended at the World Renewable Energy Congress 2004 in Denver, USA. The proposal for the trophy was submitted by New Zealand / Prof Ralph Sims and Iceland / Prof Thorsteinn Sigfusson.
Purpose of the trophy
The trophy, which was designed by an Icelandic artist, was prepared within the period between WREC VIII and IX. It was awarded for the first time at the 2006 conference in Florence. The trophy is awarded to the country with the highest percentage increase in renewable energy application within the two years preceding the congress. The trophy stays with the winning country until the following World Renewable Energy Congress where, based on the same principles, another or the same country can be awarded.
The award committee consists of several leading scientists and engineers and is headed by Prof Ralph Sims and Prof Thorsteinn Sigfusson. To date the trophy has been awarded to Cyprus in 2006 and Brazil in 2008.
WREC trophy award 2006 - Cyprus
The trophy was presented for the first time at the WREC IX congress dinner at Palazzo Pitti in Florence. It was handed over to the winning country Cyprus by the president of Iceland, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, to the Cyprus representative, Mr Solon Kasinis, who is director of the energy services of the Cyprus Ministry of Energy.
Further details and the speech of the president of Iceland can be found in the WREC IX - Final Congress Report:
> WREC IX - Final Congress Report [pdf - 906 KB]
WREC trophy award 2008 - Brazil
At the 2008 WREC X congress the trophy was presented to Brazil during the congress dinner at the Plaza Hotel in Glasgow. The trophy was received by Minister Flávio Marega from the Embassy of Brazil in London.
