Tsinghua scholar wins top energy award

The Global Energy Prize International Award Committee announced on July 9 the winners of this year's prize in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, with the award in the conventional energy category going to a Chinese scholar.

He Jinliang, a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Tsinghua University and director of the Institute of High Voltage and Insulation Technology, was honored for his outstanding contributions to ultrahigh voltage transmission technology.

His achievements include breakthroughs in key technologies and core equipment for electromagnetic transient overvoltage protection in transmission systems, as well as pioneering work in high-capacity direct current transmission pipelines and low-carbon, eco-friendly power cables.