PROJECTS

Approach to an Integrated Energy Policy in India

Trans-Mines

Energy Transition Financing

Energy Policy Dialogues

In the Pipeline

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:

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Foundational Project

Approach to an Integrated Energy Policy in India

As India moves to a possible future of decentralized energy systems that draw on multiple sources and are consumer focused, the report takes a timely look at multiple sectors that will be key in this transition, both from the demand as well as the supply perspective. What will be the key policy steps that would open up potential energy transition pathways for achieving India’s stated net-zero goals in a cost-effective and inclusive manner?

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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 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 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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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 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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ACPET AND NITI – RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP ON ENERGY TRANSITION

Building on ACPET's foundational project, the policy development report 'Approach to an Integrated Energy Policy in India,' the Energy Policy Dialogues Series aims to engage youth on various dimensions of energy transition. Currently executed in partnership with Young India Fellowship (YIF) at Ashoka University, this bi-monthly conversation series brings together energy industry experts, academics, entrepreneurs, and grassroots changemakers. Together, they are helping to weave the vision of India@2047: The Energy Story.

IN THE PIPELINE

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.

MACROECONOMIC IMPACTS OF COAL TO RENEWABLE ENERGY TRANSITION

India has set near, mid-term and long-term goals to become a developed economy by 2047. This goal has to be achieved while continuing to meet its net zero target of 2070. A phase down of coal and a transition to clean energy sources like solar, wind, hydro is a key part of this pathway, without compromising on the developmental and employment impacts. The project aims to understand the macroeconomic impacts of coal to renewable energy transition in terms of economic, development, financing and employment impacts.

PROGRAM ON ENERGY TRANSITION ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR WOMEN

SEWA has set-up a Climate School for the poor informal sector women workers as part of their core mission of “Building clean Skies”. As part of this Climate School, ACPET proposes to develop a certificate program on energy transition entrepreneurship to prepare these women to mitigate climate change as well as adapt to the challenges it brings.Through this training, ACPET will prepare a certified cadre of 72 young women entrepreneurs from Gujarat and Rajasthan and support and mentor 10 start-up ideas by them.

DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSITION METAL HETEROGENEOUS CATALYST TO PRODUCE HYDROGEN FROM METHANOL AND ETHANOL

Hydrogen is being seen as one of the fuels of the future. It has the highest energy per mass of any fuel; however, its low ambient temperature density results in a low energy per unit volume, making its storage a challenge in terms of feasibility. Currently, methanol and ethanol are considered as the best candidates for chemical hydrogen storage material because of the double benefits of CO2 utilization and hydrogen storage. The objectives of the project are to perform computational study to identify lead catalysts to get hydrogen from methanol and ethanol, synthesis of the lead catalysts, designing and optimization of experimental protocols, establishing the methods and scale up the synthesis of hydrogen.

SOCIAL TIPPING DYNAMICS – LIFE @2047

Given the diversity of India, understanding social tipping dynamics and shaping a suitable pathway will be key in order to achieve the net zero economy status by 2070. The project looks at the role of such processes in order to attain the goals of Mission LIFE, proposed by Prime Minister Modi and more specifically at the the demand-side changes that can come through, with the adoption of Efficient Fans, Electric Vehicles (EVs) and Induction Cookstoves through behavioral nudges of end users.

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