New awards for Veljko Milković’s inventions

Inventor Veljko Milković receives jury commendation at this year’s Energy Globe Award and a gold medal from the SAIN Academy for decades of contributions to invention.

One of the most renowned inventors and researchers from Serbia, Veljko Milković, whose inventions are being studied across all continents, and who is celebrating 75 years of life and 70 years of creative work this year, has recently been honored with new awards for his decades of research. The Energy Globe Foundation from Austria awarded him a jury commendation in this year’s Energy Globe Award 2024 cycle for the most successful ecological projects, while the Serbian Academy of Inventors and Scientists (SAIN) from Belgrade awarded him a gold medal for his significant contribution to the field of invention.

The Energy Globe Foundation traditionally awards outstanding sustainable projects, "best practices," each year that protect our environment and are future-oriented, demonstrating excellent solutions that are being implemented today. Over 2,000 ideas from 141 countries, showcasing solutions for our environment and sustainable future, participated in this year’s competition for the Energy Globe Award, the world’s most prestigious sustainability award, which today involves over 180 participating countries and is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.

According to the jury’s explanation, Veljko Milković’s solar reflective surface technology is a fantastic example of an ecological project that shows how to protect the environment while simultaneously creating a future worth living. In recognition of submitting this extraordinary project for the Energy Globe 2024 Award, the international jury issued a commendation for his achievement, dedication, and commitment to sustainability, which significantly contributed to the quality, impact, and visibility of this initiative and the promotion of sustainable solutions.

The solar reflective surface technology, which Milković invented in the 1970s and is in use on several buildings in Serbia, is the simplest and most cost-effective solar device that increases the heat and light entering buildings used by people, domestic animals, or plants. Its role is to direct and thus, as needed, increase or decrease the usual concentration – the density of solar radiation falling on buildings. The factor by which solar radiation can be increased is up to 2.5 times.

This is the third Energy Globe award that Veljko Milković has received for his inventions in the fields of ecology and energy. In 2010, the Energy Globe Foundation declared him the national winner of the Energy Globe Award for the Republic of Serbia for the architectural concept of a self-heating ecological house. In 2011, his pendulum-powered water pump technology was recognized as the best project from Serbia.

As part of the celebration of its 20th anniversary, the Serbian Academy of Inventors and Scientists (SAIN), a professional organization that gathers and promotes our most eminent inventors, awarded Veljko Milković the gold medal for his contribution to promoting invention during a ceremonial conference in Belgrade on November 25, 2024.

With these new awards, Veljko Milković continues a series of successes this year, which began earlier when the Tesla Scientific Foundation from the USA awarded him Tesla’s Gold Medal and the "Tesla Spirit Award 2024" for realizing Tesla’s vision of using gravity to power machines.