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!!2020 Balzan Prize for Environmental Challenges: Materials Science for Renewable Energy awarded to Professor Jean-Marie Tarascon

Academia Europaea is proud to announce the award of the [2020 Balzan Prize|https://www.balzan.org/en/prizewinners/jean-marie-tarascon] to Professor [Jean-Marie Tarascon|Member/Tarascon_Jean], member of the __Chemical Sciences__ section of Academia Europaea "''For his exceptional contributions to basic and applied research in the field of electrochemical energy storage. For his work that led to the rapid development of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, and which improved our ability to manage electricity produced by intermittent renewable sources. For his drive in developing environmentally-friendly sodium-ion batteries.''"
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!The Academy congratulates Professor Tarascon to this distinction!