| Mr | Johnson | MENSAH | Federal University of Itajuba | Brazil | Energy | Transition and Energy Planning | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | D.K. | DWIVEDI | MADAN MOHAN MALAVIYA OF UNIVERSITY GORAKHPUR | India | Energy | Solar Energy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Daigang | Wang | China University of Petroleum-Beijing | China | Energy | Multiscale, Multiphase Fluid Flow in Porous Media | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mrs | Bifei | Mao | East China University of Technology | China | Energy | Algal biofuel | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Byoung-Hwa | Lee | Pusan Clean Energy Research Institute/Pusan National University | South Korea | Energy | Thermal power generation | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Soheil | Mohtaram | The University of Shanghai for Science and Technology | China | Energy | Energy Conversion | Young Scientist Award | |
| Ms | Shruti | Vikram | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay | India | Energy | Waste-to Energy, Combustion, Gasification and Bioenergy, Modeling and simulation | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Faidra | Kotarela | Democritus University of Thrace | Greece | Energy | Renewable Energy Systems, Zero Energy Buildings | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Mohammad Ali | Rahmatian | Shahid Beheshti University | Iran | Energy | Renewable energy/wind turbines | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Yhosvany | Soler Castillo | Aviaimport, S. A | Cuba | Energy | Photovoltaic systems modeling | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Yeong Geon | Son | Keimyung university | South Korea | Energy | Energy coupling | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Jiantao | Fan | Southern University of Science and Technology | China | Energy | Hydrogen & Fuel Cell | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Vijesh Kumar | Valiyappurakkal | School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada | India | Energy | Building form finding | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Abhilash | Karuthedath Parameswaran | University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Czech Republic | Czech Republic | Energy | Solid-State-Batteries | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Wenxi | Wang | Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin | Germany | Energy | Energy Storage and Conversion | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | PRAKASH | R | Velalar College of Engineering and Technology | India | Energy | Solar PV Thermal | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Hadi | Samimi-Akhijahani | University of Kurdistan | Iran | Energy | Solar drying, Energy Storage, Thermal simulation | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Partha Pratim | Ray | Jadavpur University | India | Energy | Energy harvesting materials and devices | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Valentin | Steininger | BMW Group | Germany | Energy | Lithium-Ion Battery | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Swagat | Pati | ITER, Siksha O Anusandhan Deemed to be University | India | Energy | Grid Integration, Renewable Energy, FACTS, Power Control in Isolated Hy6brid Systems | Best Researcher Award | |