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Encyclopedia > Martin Green

Martin Green is an Australian professor at the University of New South Wales who works intensively with the development of the use of solar energy. Solar power describes a number of methods of harnessing energy from the light of the sun. ...


He was born 1948 in Brisbane, graduated from Queensland University and completed his PhD in Canada, where he specialised in solar energy. In 1974, at the University of New South Wales, he initiated the Solar Photovoltaics Group which soon worked on the development of silicon solar cells. The group had their success in the early 80s through producing a 20% efficient silicon cell, which now has been improved to 24,7%. Brisbane () is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland. ...


He has published several books on solar cells both for popular science and deep research, and has been recognized with different awards.


Awards received

- 1982 Pawsey Medal (Australian Academy)


- 1988 Award for Outstanding Achievement in Energy Research


- 1990 IEEE Cherry Award


- 1992 CSIRO External Medal


- 1995 IEEE Ebers Award


- 1999 Australia Prize The Australia Prize was Australias pre-eminent prize for scientific research from 1990 until 2000, when it was replaced by the Prime Ministers Prizes for Science. ...


- 2000 Gold Medal from the Spanish Engineering Academy.


- 2000 Medal of Engineering Excellence for Distinguished Achievement in the Service of Humanity from the World Engineering Federation (Hannover, 2000),


- 2000-Millennium Award from the World Renewable Congress


- 2002 Right Livelihood Award Jakob von Uexkull, founder of the Right Livelihood Award The Right Livelihood Award, established in 1980 by Jakob von Uexkull, is presented annually in the Swedish Parliament, usually on December 9, to honour those working on practical and exemplary solutions to the most urgent challenges facing the world today. An...


External links

  • University of New South Wales website
  • Australia Prize website
  • Biography on Right Livelihood Award website

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