Prize Winners

Curriculum Vitae

Doctor of Engineering (Telecommunications). Professor at the Polytechnic University of Madrid. Director of the Institute of Solar Energy (School of Telecommunications Engineering)

Jury ruling

The jury for the Rei Jaume I Prizes for Environmental Protection, meeting in Vila-real (Castellón), has unanimously decided to award the 1999 prize to Mr Antonio Luque López.

This is in recognition of his outstanding scientific contributions in the field of renewable energy and, in particular, the development of new photovoltaic materials with significant industrial potential. His work, which has received widespread international recognition, has been published in prestigious international journals and has already been put to use in various countries of the European Union.