Awards and recognition

International and national awards for CER's projects and its director's work in renewable energy, most recent first.

  1. 2022

    Energy Globe Award

    Energy Globe Foundation (presented by the Austrian Ambassador H.E. Katharina Wieser), Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 2022

    The World Award for Sustainability

  2. 2022

    Innovation Award, World Society of Sustainable Energy Technologies

    WSSET, Istanbul, Türkiye, August 2022

    Renewable energy systems

  3. 2022

    Smarter Europe Award

    The smarter E Europe, Munich, Germany, May 2022

    Outstanding projects

    Shahriar Ahmed Chowdhury: team leader and principal investigator

  4. 2021

    Influential Leader of the Year

    Solar Quarter, Bangladesh Solar Week 2021, Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 2021

  5. 2021

    BASIS National ICT Award (merit)

    Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS), Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 2021

    SirriS: smart solar irrigation

    Shahriar Ahmed Chowdhury: team leader and principal investigator

    BASIS National ICT Award (merit) 2021 BASIS National ICT Award (merit) 2021 BASIS National ICT Award (merit) 2021
  6. 2021

    Asia Pacific ICT Awards — finalist in two categories

    APICTA, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Research and development; Industrial — general

    Shahriar Ahmed Chowdhury: team leader and principal investigator

  7. 2019

    Asian Photovoltaic Industry Association Award

    APVIA, Shanghai, China, June 2019

    Academic contribution to the solar energy industry

    Asian Photovoltaic Industry Association Award 2019 Asian Photovoltaic Industry Association Award 2019 Asian Photovoltaic Industry Association Award 2019 Asian Photovoltaic Industry Association Award 2019
  8. 2018

    Inter-University Innovation Project Award — first place

    Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, National Power and Energy Week 2018, Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 2018

    Demand response enabled smart grid (FutureGrid)

    Shahriar Ahmed Chowdhury: team leader and principal investigator

  9. 2018

    Education Leadership Award

    7th World Education Congress, Mumbai, India, July 2018

    Excellence in education, leadership and teaching in renewable energy

    Education Leadership Award 2018 Education Leadership Award 2018 Education Leadership Award 2018
  10. 2016

    Inter-University Innovation Project Award — second place

    Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, National Power and Energy Week 2016, Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 2016

    Smart solar irrigation system

    Shahriar Ahmed Chowdhury: team leader and principal investigator

    Inter-University Innovation Project Award — second place 2016 Inter-University Innovation Project Award — second place 2016 Inter-University Innovation Project Award — second place 2016
  11. 2016

    UN Momentum for Change Award

    United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), COP 22, Marrakech, Morocco, November 2016

    Smart solar village grid with peer-to-peer energy trading, developed with SOLshare and co-funded by IDCOL and the World Bank

    Shahriar Ahmed Chowdhury: team leader and principal investigator

    UN Momentum for Change Award 2016 UN Momentum for Change Award 2016 UN Momentum for Change Award 2016
  12. 2016

    InterSolar Award

    Intersolar Europe, Munich, Germany, June 2016

    Outstanding solar projects

    Pilot PV DC peer-to-peer smart village grid — the world's first peer-to-peer network sharing energy between off-grid solar installations

    Shahriar Ahmed Chowdhury: team leader and principal investigator

    InterSolar Award 2016 InterSolar Award 2016 InterSolar Award 2016
  13. 2009

    IEEE International Future Energy Challenge — finalist

    IEEE, Chicago, USA, July 2009

    Integrated starter/alternator motor drive for automotive applications

    Shahriar Ahmed Chowdhury: supervisor

  14. 2006

    Dry fabrication process for CIGS thin-film solar cells

    Research achievement at ZSW, Stuttgart, Germany

    Research achievement

    Evaporated indium sulphide buffer layer; one of the highest CIGS cell efficiencies at the time

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