UNIDO has launched 2020 Energy Storage innovation challenge under The Facility for Low Carbon Technology Deployment (FLCTD) programme on 1st November. PLUSS, one of the winners of UNIDO’s 2018 challenge under space conditioning category, shares experience of being a part of the program, how program helped them demonstrate their technology. got exposure to larger market segment in India and overseas. The program also helped them build credibility and confidence to the future adopters.

IESA thanks NITI Aayog & congratulates Mr. Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog for the leadership role in shaping the National Mission for Transformative Mobility and National Programme for Advanced Chemistry Cell Battery Storage Manufacturing. NITI Aayog has floated draft model bid documents for setting up ACC (Advanced Chemistry Cell) units in India under the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme. IESA is working with members to collate the comments and will submit to NITI Aayog.

Dr Ashwini Aggarwal, Director, Applied Materials India shares insights from the World’s largest tool maker/ equipment semiconductor company. Do join India Energy Storage Week starting from 2nd November to get 360 degree overview of energy storage & EV in India. Register at www.indiaesa.info

Mr Sandeep Tondon, National Programme Manager at UNIDO, shares insights about UNIDO’s innovation challenge. The winners get opportunity to receive financial support of upto $50,000, for the industry validation of ESS & eMobility solutions, which will help them move closer to the commercialization. Also at India Energy Storage Week, IESA start-up competition winners will get opportunity to present at the investment summit on 6th November. Please check the details.

The World Energy Storage Day Global virtual conference gives opportunity to all the stakeholders hear from thought leaders across the world, sharing their experiences in energy storage & eMobility, their vision & goals towards greener grid & cleaner air. This will be the platform for collaboration to accelerate the adoption as well as exchange ideas beyond the boundaries of countries and continents. Join us for the WESD at https://worldenergystorageday.dreamcast.in/

Val Miftakhov, Founder & CEO of ZeroAvia, shares about their first successful test flight of a commercial grade electric plane based on hydrogen fuelled powertrains - that moves the possibility of zero emission flight closer to reality. Also get ready to be a part of the Global marathon event & expo on the ‘’World Energy Storage Day’’ on 22nd September.

Mr Ajay Kochhar; President and CEO of Li-Cycle Corporation talks about the circular economy of batteries and shares insights on a unique process that allows for the recovery over 95% of all battery-grade materials found in li-ion batteries and how do they manage to recycle any kind of li-ion battery. Also for the global insights on the policy, technology and business landscape on ESS & EV, tune in for The World Energy Storage Day on 22nd September!!

Mr Alok Nanda, CEO for GE India Technology Center & CTO of GE South Asia shares insights about GE’s first largest global lab outside USA – John F Welch Technology Center, Bangalore. With 3800 plus total patents & contributing to many bests in class products by GE; JFWTC is a power-house of talented pool of people. According to Mr Nanda, government should trust industries and provide funding for industry led research, to come up with the cutting-edge world-class technology from India.

Mr R Chellappan, Founder & Managing director SWELECT (earlier Numeric Group) shares his 35+ years remarkable journey of building strong establishment of Indian manufacturing setup & going beyond Indian boundaries. He talked about state-of-the-art solar module manufacturing facility in line with Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. He also talked about the competition with imported solar PV modules & recommended some policy changes around promoting manufacturing in India. Listen in the full interview.

Mr Prasanna Patwardhan (CMD, Prasanna Purple Mobility & President BOCI) shared his experience about operating electric buses in two cities and India’s first Inter city Electric Bus. He talked about some of the challenges with financing & infrastructure availability. According to him, Economic case for EV adoption for buses is already strong if the per day driving distance is around 400KM and above. He sets the vision to operate electric buses wherever it makes economic sense.