Becquerel Award 2008

Dear Member of the PV Community

To mark the 150th anniversary of Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel’s discovery of the photovoltaic effect in 1839, the European Commission founded in 1989 the European Becquerel Prize for outstanding contributions to the development of Photovoltaic Solar Energy.

As Chairman of the Becquerel Prize Committee, I’m pleased to announce that the nomination campaign for the year 2008 has been completed. We have received a high level of qualified candidate nominations. The Prize will be awarded on 1st September 2008 during the Opening Session of the 23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference.

Yours sincerely,

Prof. Dr. Adolf Goetzberger       
Chairman of the Becquerel Prize Committee 
(Signed)

European Becquerel Prize for Outstanding Merits in Photovoltaics

The Awarded International Personalities 1989-2007

1989  Prof. Roger Van Overstraeten
1991  Prof. Werner Bloss
1992  Prof. Antonio Luque
1994  Dr. Morton Prince
1995  Dr. Karlheinz Krebs
1997  Prof. Adolf Götzberger
1998  Dr. Walter Sandtner
2000  Mr. Frederick C. Treble
2001  Prof. Viacheslav Andreev
2003  Dr. Wolfgang Palz
2004  Prof. Masafumi Yamaguchi
2005  Prof. Joachim Luther
2006  Dr. Richard M. Swanson
2007  Prof. Arvind Shah