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Advancing Global Energy Security through Indigenous Innovation: The Frontier of Sustainable Electrochemical Engineering

Interview with Prof. Kothandaraman, Annamalai & Santhi Rajendra Early Career Research Chair In the global pursuit of a net-zero future, the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy hinges on one critical bottleneck: energy storage. While laboratory breakthroughs are frequent, the path to commercial viability is often fraught with technical and supply-chain hurdles. Prof. Kothandaraman, […]

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Bridging the Innovation Gap: Scaling Core Engineering through Industrial Computing and Physics Based Models

Prof. Himanshu Goyal is a faculty in the Department of Chemical Engineering at IIT Madras and an affiliated faculty of The Energy Consortium. Recently he was recognized with the Radha and PK Narayanan Early Career Chair Professorship. His research group develops modeling and simulation tools to explore the interplay between transport processes (heat, mass and

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India’s Strategic Roadmap to Net Zero: Navigating the CCUS Landscape

The Department of Science and Technology (DST) in India has recently unveiled the Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration (CCUS) roadmap, a critical strategic document designed to guide the nation toward its ambitious carbon emission intensity reduction goals that are part of the nationally determined contributions. This high level task force, chaired by Dr. Ashish Lele,

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Engineering Microbial Systems for Biomass Valorization and Sustainable Chemical Production

Prof Guhan Jayaraman of the Department of Biotechnology is a recipient of the 2024 TRENDsetter program award under the High Risk High Reward track that is designed to encourage principal investigators to develop deeper collaboration with founding members of the consortium while delivering technologies that are at mid TRL. Prof Guhan’s research focuses on harnessing

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Microbial Engineering for CO2 Sequestration and Metal Utilisation in Sustainable Biofuel Development

Prof Richa Karmakar of the Department of Biotechnology is a recipient of the 2025 TRENDsetter program award under the early career track that is designed to encourage principal investigators to develop deeper collaboration with founding members of the consortium.  This award is a ‘seed grant’ to work on new bold, high-risk research ideas within the

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Advancing CO2 Methanation Catalysts for Real-World Utility

Prof Sagar Sourav of the Department of Chemical Engineering is a recipient of the 2025 TRENDsetter program award under the early career track that is designed to encourage principal investigators to develop deeper collaboration with founding members of the consortium.  This award is a ‘seed grant’ to work on new bold, high-risk research ideas within

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Hydrogen Trains: India’s Next Leap Toward Sustainable Railways

India’s railways are undergoing a green revolution. With the ambitious goal of achieving Net Zero emissions by 2030—a full 20 years ahead of its COP27 commitment—the country is embracing transformative technologies to redefine its transportation landscape. At the heart of this bold vision lies the Jind-Sonipat hydrogen train pilot, a groundbreaking project that blends innovation

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TREND Setter 2023 Spotlight: Kothandaraman Ramanujam’s Work on Sustainable Ammonia Production

A main charter point of the Energy Consortium is to focus on exploratory and collaborative research. The TREND Setter program is one such initiative with an aim to identify the long-range research initiatives of the industry and build capability within the consortium to address it. Faculty members are invited to address industry challenges, and eight

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TREND Setter 2023 Spotlight: Nitin Muralidharan’s Research Towards Transforming India’s Battery Manufacturing Landscape

A main charter point of the Energy Consortium is to focus on exploratory and collaborative research. The TREND Setter program is one such initiative with an aim to identify the long-range research initiatives of the industry and build capability within the consortium to address it. Faculty members are invited to address industry challenges, and eight

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TREND Setter 2023 Spotlight: Santosh Kumar Sahu’s Research on Industrial Carbon Efficiency

A main charter point of the Energy Consortium is to focus on exploratory and collaborative research. The TREND Setter program is one such initiative with an aim to identify the long-range research initiatives of the industry and build capability within the consortium to address it. Faculty members are invited to address industry challenges, and eight

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