Electricity Demand aggregation for low operating range
Enabling Micro Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME)’s access to demand aggregation solutions and cost-effective electric systems designed for low operating range
Electricity Scaling cost-effective grid-forming inverters
Reducing India’s dependence on coal-based grid stability and enabling high Variable Renewable Energy (VRE) integration through cost-effective grid-forming inverter
Electricity Demand flexibility and demand management
Aiding peak-load management by tapping into demand flexibility and demand-side management targeted at domestic and commercial customers
Industries Industrial heat electrification
Scalable modular heat pump product pathway for India’s sub-200oC industrial heat
Industries Blast furnace gas valorization
Converting waste heat to value stream by utilizing blast furnace gas for India’s steel sector
Industries Building India's compressor manufacturing capacity
A need for indigenous and scalable manufacturing technology for compressors of Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVAC-R) systems
Industries High-temperature heat decarbonization
Reducing fossil dependence of high-temperature processes for decarbonizing India’s cement industry
Transport LFP battery recycling economics
Enabling profitable LFP battery recycling by integrating novel sorting and recycling pathways into a viable business model
Transport Agri-residue feedstock supply chain
Building India's agri-residue feedstock supply chain to make CBG blending and SAF mandates commercially deliverable
Built Environment Low-carbon cement production
Reducing India’s clinker factor by creating a high performance and cost-effective alternative for clinker replacement for housing and other infrastructure
Built Environment Recycling and reuse of C&D waste
Enabling recycling and reuse infrastructure for the large amount of C&D waste generated in India
Built Environment New construction methods to reduce waste and time
Optimising material usage with better construction methods to reduce waste and maximise construction speed in India
Food & Agriculture Efficient Nitrogen Fertilizer Use
Improving Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Indian Agriculture to reduce fertilizer costs & nitrogen runoff
Food & Agriculture Cattle: Low Productivity & High Emission
Low productivity and high enteric methane emissions for India’s Dairy Animals
Food & Agriculture Need Low Methane Rice Cultivation
Need for Low Methane Rice Cultivation to replace Traditional Water & Emission Intense Practices
Water Zero Discharge Industrial Wastewater Treatment
Reducing energy & cost for industrial wastewater treatment systems to meet Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) standards
Water Water-smart Cooling for Data Centers
Efficient and reliable cooling solutions for data centers in water-scarce area
Water Decentralized Domestic Wastewater Reuse
Enabling easy-to-operate decentralized domestic wastewater treatment systems to increase reuse rates and expanding to applications beyond flushing
Adaptation & Resilience Early warning system (EWS) for disasters in the Himalayan region
Absence of affordable, accurate, last-mile early warning system (EWS) for disasters in Himalayan region
Adaptation & Resilience Need for Indigenous EWS Systems
Absence of Indigenous Sensors & Components for Early Warning Systems, designed for Geo-climatic zones of India
Adaptation & Resilience Building a climate resilient tourism sector
Tourism sector in climate vulnerable States need faster, safer, and climate-resilient building systems
Adaptation & Resilience Resilience upgrades invisible to insurers and lenders
Insurers and lenders lack standardized tools to verify resilience upgrades undertaken by MSMEs and price the resulting risk reduction
Adaptation & Resilience Banks Need Climate Risk Tagging
Undocumented NPAs with Indian Bank Assets Remaining Unmapped to Climate Hazards
Adaptation & Resilience Heat Intelligence to Build Resiliency
Lack of Heat Intelligence in High Risk Business Operations & Supply Chains
Adaptation & Resilience Energy Efficient Active Cooling
Building energy-efficient active cooling systems to combat heat stress in urban and rural India
Cross Sector Unlocking MSME clean energy finance
Enabling clean energy transition for India’s 70 million micro enterprises by enhancing credit worthiness
Cross Sector Farm Level Data Infrastrusture is Missing
Growing need for real time, farm level information that can unlock new opportunities in the agricultural sector
Cross Sector Sustainable Building Modelling
Lack of sustainable building modelling capabilities at the design stage