Swayam Shikshan Prayog
Aims to utilize the capacities of its widespread network of rural women entrepreneurs to drive adoption of cost-effective and energy-efficient innovation and livestock waste to energy solutions. Examples of these solutions include storage systems that do not require any external energy, and prefabricated bio-digester solutions which convert livestock waste to energy and, as a by-product, produce bio-gas slurry – a highly effective natural fertilizer for small-scale farmers. Estimated direct impact of this project includes reduced wastage of harvested produce and energy cost, along with increased income of small-scale farmers and rural women micro-entrepreneurs.
AutoGrid Systems Inc.
In collaboration with a leading power distribution company operating in Delhi-NCR, proposes a large-scale Behavioral Demand Response (BDR) program to reduce peak electricity consumption. With a BDR program, consumers can choose to optimize their electricity load in response to signals relayed via text messages, emails, or a combination thereof, and be incentivized for providing this capacity shed. With thermal power as a predominant source of energy, these small electricity sheds by individual consumers can add up to significantly reduced power consumption of the city and reduced carbon footprints, while also reducing consumers’ power bills.
New Buildings Institute
Will develop methodologies and metrics for optimizing energy use in buildings by better and integrated operation with the electric grid. These methodologies will facilitate building-grid optimization by identifying key behind-the-meter, time-oriented energy efficiency and demand flexibility strategies for various kinds of buildings and grids in Indian, and subsequently South Asian contexts.
Request for Applications: CURTAIN RAISER 2021Alta Vision Pvt. Ltd.
The AI-powered Demand Management System (ADMS) is an innovative project to address Sri Lanka’s urgent energy challenges. The project is funded by USAID’s (United States Agency for International Development) South Asia Regional Energy Partnership (SAREP) program and implemented by Alta Vision (Pvt) Ltd, with its expertise in the energy sector. The primary objective is to enhance the power grid’s efficiency, dependability, and sustainability while reducing the necessity for extensive new power generation infrastructure. This is achieved through demand management. ADMS aims to develop the technology infrastructure necessary to achieve demand management. The infrastructure is a combination of smart devices to monitor and control electric loads, artificial intelligence (AI) models for forecasting and software applications for the user to interact.
Calcef Innovations dba New Energy Nexus
New Energy Nexus (NEX) is a non-profit organization that strives towards a 100% clean energy economy for 100% of the population in the shortest time possible. NEX does this with a laser focus on diverse entrepreneurs, providing them with the accelerators, funds, training, and networks they need to accelerate the clean energy transition.
Greenstat Hydrogen Pvt. Ltd.
Sri Lanka recognizes that green hydrogen offers a unique opportunity to tackle three significant socio-economic challenges: energy security & independence, environmental sustainability & economic development.The country is positioning itself as a leader in the energy transition in the region, guided by its Climate Prosperity Plan, which focuses on seizing the opportunities for sustainable economic growth through climate resilience. In collaboration with USAID’s SAREP program, Greenstat is at the forefront of this transition, leveraging Green Hydrogen technologies to help Sri Lanka establish itself as a green energy producer, exporter, and regional hub thereby addressing its energy security and environmental sustainability issues- Greenstat.
Smart Energy Syst. Inc. dba Smart Energy Water
SEW is a pioneering provider of cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms reshaping digital customer experiences and workforce experiences for energy, water, and gas providers worldwide. Driven by AI, ML, and IoT Analytics, SEW’s mission is to engage, empower, and educate billions globally to conserve energy and water resources. Collaborating with industry partners, smart cities, and telecoms, SEW delivers user-friendly platforms, focusing on sustainability and future-readiness. Their vision centers on driving energy transformation, water conservation, and efficiency, with a commitment to building a resilient and sustainable utility ecosystem. Through AI-powered intelligent platforms, SEW aims to increase conservation efforts and empower providers to address global sustainability challenges, all while championing the triple bottom line: People, Profit, and the Planet. Over the years, SEW’s evolution has seen them connect over 1.21 billion people, turning their vision of global sustainability into a reality.
Power Ledger Pty. Ltd.
Request for Applications: CURTAIN RAISER 2022US India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF)
Only one in five leadership roles in the energy sector are held by women. The energy sector remains one of the most gender imbalanced sectors, and gender equity in this sector still poses a great challenge in India. The skewed gender dynamics coupled with inadequate representation of women in these sectors can partly be attributed to the social and perception barriers about the dominance of field-based activities, geographical mobility, and shift-based working, which have traditionally been considered as negative for women’s participation in these sectors. On September 5, 2019, during the 2nd International Conference on Large-Scale Renewable Energy in India’, South Asia Women in Energy (SAWIE) was launched as a joint initiative of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF). It aims to increase the representation of women at the leadership levels in the energy, industrial, and manufacturing sectors thereby enabling diversity in decision-making. As the name suggests SAWIE is focused on the South Asia region, with India at its fulcrum. SAWIE provides a platform for women to form a collaborative and strategic approach towards reaching gender equality goals and building strong pillars across the sectors. The platform brings together women leaders across sectors and follows a working-group-based model to realize its objectives.