China Sunergy announced that several members of its team have jointly won this year’s Advance Global Australian Award for the clean technology category, and are the first Chinese-Australians to receive the award. Sunergy’s Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Jianhua Zhao, and its Head of Research and Vice President, Dr. Aihua Wang, were the recipients. The awards ceremony was held in Sidney on March 21.
Founded in 2004 and based in China and Turkey, China Sunergy is focused on developing and manufacturing solar cells and modules; the company also invests in other solar projects. Doctors Zhao and Wang have broken the record they set in 1989 for highest lab efficiency of solar cells several times, and now lead Sunergy’s participation in a National High Technology Research and Development Program in China that supports and encourages the development and commercialization of solar cells with a high efficiency rate (over 20%) and a low production cost.
The purpose of the Advance Global Australian Awards is to recognize and honor Australians that live overseas and exhibit remarkable talent, exceptional vision, and ambition. Zhao and Wang were nominated by Professor Martin Green, a pioneer in the solar photovoltaic field. Zhao and Wang also received, during the same ceremony, the Australia in the Asian Century Award, for their contribution in the Asia region.
Mr. Lu Tingxiu, chairman of China Sunergy, said, “We are excited and happy for the couple to receive this award, which is an important recognition for their contributions to drive solar technology forward. We are proud of their contributions to the industry as well as to China Sunergy. As co-founders of China Sunergy, they have shaped the company’s advanced technology and allowed us to provide customers with efficient and cost-effective products. We remain heavily committed to research and technological innovation under their leadership.”
“We are greatly honored and pleased to receive this award. We have been deeply involved in this industry and will continue to focus on research and development projects at China Sunergy that will further advance the efficiency and quality of our products,” Dr. Zhao and Dr. Wang remarked.
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