3M's solar reflective coating reduces AC energy consumption Showcased at EAI INCLINE - Coating reduces heat inside enclosures; reduces AC energy by 20% 3M India’s R&D team developed a first-of-its kind solution- 3M Scotchkote Polytech Exp RG700. This is a solar reflective coating which reduces heat inside any enclosure...

What do 12 year old girls do during lockdown? Showcased on EAI INCLINE - It's been a very long time since I was 12 years old, and I don't think I have ever been a girl. So I'm not entirely sure what 12 year girls do during times like...

Nunam gets used batteries play their second innings Showcased at EAI INCLINE - As they say, the most sustainable product is the one not made when not needed! The Bengaluru based startup Nunam takes used laptop batteries (most of which have a reasonable amount of life left), and repurposes...

Upcycling carbon - Carbon Craft Design Showcased at EAI INCLINE - One big question in the CO2 capture debate is - what to do with the captured #CO2? While one way is to dump the CO2 somewhere where it does no harm (geological sequestration), a smarter way is to...

 IIT Kanpur startup's unique battery design does away with Lithium, Cobalt A recent news item from YourStory Media talks about ZinGel batteries made by the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur startup Offgrid Energy Labs, which dispenses with costly, imported Li-ion cells as well as lead acid batteries which may not...

This takes some vision to do when you are just 22! Showcased at EAI INCLINE - Carbon capture is tough business, where even giants hesitated to enter until recently. Aniruddha Sharma & Prateek Bumb founded their startup Carbon Clean in 2009, when they were just 22. Carbon capture is...

Multicropping and river desilting has transformed lives of Maharashtra farmers Showcased at EAI INCLINE - Read an interesting report on how farmers in Latur region and a few other areas of Maharashtra have seen a.sea.change in their crop yields and monetization. Neither multicropping or river desilting is an innovation...

Youngster Monika Jha's smart idea saves significant energy on streetlights Showcased at EAI INCLINE - I would have just looked at those streetlights and never wondered why... But Monika Jha did. And the result is some smart savings on This young lady, a graduate from Bengaluru, observed that streetlights...

Cleantech innovators or startups looking for support in product design and development? MaDeIT is made for you Glad to introduce MaDeIT, a Design driven technology business incubator to help startups. Karthic Narayanan from MaDeIT got in touch with me recently and mentioned how his organization can help cleantech innovators get...

Wind Turbine Generates Both Electricity & Water EAI INCLINE India cleantech innovation showcase Madhu Vajrakarur, a 23-year-old electrical engineering student from Andhra Pradesh has built a two-in-one Small wind turbine that can generate electricity and clean drinking water. That's a fairly new thing, even for someone like me who has...