Narasimhan Santhanam

Director
Energy Alternatives India
Renewable energy expert, evangelist

Indian Renewable Energy and Cleantech Expert

Narasimhan has extensive experience in understanding renewable energy markets and strategic levers for success in these markets. His special focus has been his work on the Indian renewable energy industry.

His work for the Indian renewable energy industry has focussed on providing business intelligence, opportunity analysis & recommendations to entrepreneurs, top management and businesses expanding into renewable energy. He, along with his team, has been acting as a catalyst for creating awareness about renewable energy and sustainability in India.

Educational Background

Narasimhan did his Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT Madras) and Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM Calcutta), among the top five management institutes in India.

Skills in Renewable Energy Industry

• Techno-economic feasibility of renewable energy projects
• Market and Industry Research
• Industry Research
• Entry and Diversification Strategies for Companies
• Strategic Consulting

Consulting Assignments

While he has undertaken research and consulting assignments in a wide range of renewable energy domains, specific emphasis have been in the areas of solar PV, wind energy, and in biomass power production. In these assignments, he has added critical value in the areas of evolving optimal entry and diversification strategies, opportunity analysis and determining the market potential of both mainstream and niche business opportunities.

His cleantech consulting expertise has benefitted such diverse entities such as the World Bank, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Mexican & Italian governments/trade associations.

Seminars and Presentations

Narasimhan has been one of the most sought after presenters at seminars and conferences focussed on the Indian renewable energy segment. Please see the section on EAI Presentations to know more about the recent seminars and conferences where Narasimhan has been a contributor.

Perspectives

Narasimhan has been an ardent advocate of sustainability. He feels that businesses, through well devised strategies, can not only become more sustainable with time, but also make sustainability a profitable proposition for their businesses. Narasimhan's vision is to be an enabler of sustainability in India, which he aspires to do by providing critical support services and solutions for the cleantech and the sustainability industry.

His personal tweets on sustainability and cleantech can be found here - http://twitter.com/sustamatic

Co-founder of Oilgae and CleanTick

Narasimhan has launched three key divisions within Clixoo, related to clean technology. He co-founded Energy Alternatives India in 2008 and has lead it to become the leading research and consulting organization for Indian renewable energy. He also co-founded Oilgae in 2006. Oilgae is today the global leader for industry research and business intelligence for the algae biofuels industry, and its research and reports have been used by Fortune 500 companies and global research organizations.

catalyzing cleantech online

In 2010, Narasimhan co-founded CleanTick, an online networking platform for the global cleantech industry.

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