ONGOING PROJECTS

At ACPET, we have been in the process of instituting research across domains in energy, using tools from economics, sociology, pure sciences and more. Here is a brief look at all of them:

Transition of coal mine communities towards sustainable lives and livelihoods (Trans-Mine)

The Ministry of Coal has identified a number of mines across the country as abandoned, discontinued, or closed (so far) and Coal India Ltd has taken proactive steps towards the closure of these mines. This would impact around 500,000 jobs/livelihoods and around 100,000 hectares of land and associated natural resources. With this background, ACPET has commissioned a project to “facilitate a smooth transition of coal mining communities towards sustainable lives and livelihoods”.

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Energy Transition Financing

Financing clean energy transitions will play a key role in India’s transition into a net-zero economy by 2070. But how fair will the distribution of these finances be across sectors? Keeping this question in mind, the project studies two essential components -a) A Micro Level Household Specific Rural Energy Transition Paradigm and b) A DISCOM level clean energy storage solution paradigm to facilitate a people-centric energy transition. The project specifically looks at laggard and aspiring districts across the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand to understand these paradigms.

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Strategies to address India's Critical Minerals Vulnerability through Resource Efficiency

The future global economy is underpinned by technologies depending on minerals such as lithium, nickel, cobalt, titanium, rare earth elements, and a few more. India is highly dependent on imports for the supply of such critical minerals, 30 of which have also been highlighted as essential for economic development and national security by the Ministry of Mines, Government of India. The research will focus on the techno-economic viability scenarios for critical minerals, a resource efficiency pathway analysis and policy recommendations for critical mineral resource management of India across three policy scenarios.

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ACPET AND NITI – Research Partnership on Energy Transition

As the third largest energy consumer in the world, India is crucial and poised to lead global energy transitions. However, in this journey, India faces the distinctive challenge of balancing its clean energy targets with economic development and prosperity for its 1.4 billion citizens. To shape the roadmap to a people-centric transition knowledge and policy gaps need to be informed by rigorous research and energy and climate modeling studies. The ACPET-NITI collaboration will aid the development of in-house energy and climate modeling capabilities to drive policy action, facilitate informed debates on India’s integrated energy policy (IEP), issues and challenges, and support the development of new modules of IESS 2047 considering India’s net zero aspiration.

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Energy Policy Dialogues Series

Building on the foundational project of ACPET, the policy development report- ‘Approach to an Integrated Energy Policy in India’, the Energy Policy Dialogues Series hopes to engage with the youth on various dimensions of the energy transition. Currently being executed in partnership with Young India Fellowship (YIF), Ashoka University, the conversation series is a bi-monthly event that brings energy industry experts, academics, entrepreneurs and changemakers from the grassroots, who together are helping weave the vision of India @2047: The Energy Story.

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Energy future Lab

ACPET’s Energy Futures Lab is dedicated to advancing sustainable energy transitions through innovative research, data-driven insights, and stakeholder collaboration. Operating on a “Hub and Spoke” model, the lab develops a central integrated hub of analytical and decision-making tools while engaging with institutions as a network of knowledge spokes. Its focus areas include decarbonization, energy efficiency, renewable energy integration, social impact of energy transition and modelling future scenarios- an essential tool for exploring diverse energy futures, informing policy and investment decisions. By balancing technological innovation, societal needs, and policy frameworks, the lab aims to empower equitable energy solutions. Through cutting-edge analysis and collaboration, ACPET’s Energy Futures Lab strives to shape a sustainable, inclusive, and resilient energy future.

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