Andrew Blakers has made major contributions to the advancement of solar energy as the key to decarbonizing the global economy. He was joint developer of the PERC solar cell, which has 80% of the global market, cumulative module sales of US$150 billion and is mitigating 2% of global greenhouse gas emissions through displacement of coal. Blakers is globally prominent in analysis of 100% renewable energy systems and developed the Global Atlas of Pumped Hydro Energy Storage. He is co-winner of numerous awards including the 2023 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering and the 2018 Eureka Prize for Environmental Research.