India is on the course to become the major market for advanced energy storage technologies within the next five years. It is experiencing exponential growth majorly driven by the present demand for the behind-the-meter (BTM) stationary storage for inverter / UPS segment and escalating demand for electric vehicles predominantly two-three wheeler vehicles. With a vision to further accelerate the growth in the energy and e-mobility sector, India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA), India’s leading alliance on energy storage & e-mobility is all set to host its annual virtual conference and exhibition - India Energy Storage Week from 3rd-6th November along with pre-conference workshops on 2nd November 2020.
With the vision, to enable international trade, the eight edition of the IESA annual conference is projected to see global partnerships from 20+ countries, 50+ regulators & policy makers, 300+ industry leaders, 100+ partners & exhibitors, and 1000+ delegates.
The conference is a dedicated effort towards bringing the key stakeholders together to make India a global hub for R&D and manufacturing. The vision is backed by distinguished dignitaries from NITI Aayog, Department of Science & Technology (DST), The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), and many more.
This year, IESA is all set to witness the mindshare from some of the most eminent speakers such as- Dr. Rahul Walawalkar (President, Customized Energy Solutions- India, Mr. Anant Nahata (MD, Exicom), Mr. Vijayanand Samudrala (MD, Amara Raja Batteries), Mr. Rakesh Malhotra (Founder, SAR Group and Livguard), Mr. Vikram Gulati (Country Head, Toyota Kirloskar Motors Pvt. Ltd), Dr. N. Kalaiselvi (Director, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CSIR-CECRI), Mr. Rohit Modi (President & Country Head, SB Energy (Softbank Group), Mr. Sanjay Kumar Banga (President – Transmission and Distribution, Tata Power), Mr. Brieux Boisdequin (Vice President, Automotive and Materials, BASF South Asia) and many more.
The conference stands to bring global expertise under one roof through the virtual event. The 5-day-long event will feature thought-igniting sessions on ‘Make in India, Global EV manufacturing ecosystem, regulatory and policy on electric mobility, skill development, and capacity building, and many more’. With the fresh developments associated with COVID19 and government declaration of energy storage manufacturing as a new champion sector, IESW 2020 reaps more significance this year.
Two parallel energy storage workshop tracks will permit delegates to learn from the hands-on experience of industry leaders and will deliver an in-depth understanding of advanced technologies and solutions.
Debi Prasad Dash, Executive Director, IESA believed, “A proposal drafted by NITI Aayog said India could slash its oil import bills by as much as $40 billion by 2030 if electric vehicles were widely adopted. Though there has been a consistent focus on reducing oil dependence and cutting down on pollution, it can only be materialized when there are enough investments in manufacturing and infrastructure such as charging stations.”
“Through IESW, we aim to address the challenges and opportunities in the sector to robust the growth by bringing together global leaders and stakeholders to uncover the possibilities of making India a global hub of EV manufacturing in time to come.” he further added.
As part of the five-day-long event, IESA will host an Energy Storage Innovation workshop on 2nd November in association with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) for startups in the energy storage, e-mobility, clean energy, and clean transportation sectors and a global startup outreach program during the Investor Summit on 6th November in association with TiE global, New Energy Nexus, Startup India, MeitY startup hub and VJTI- TBI.
The ten global startups will be nominated for startup pitch at India Energy Storage & EV Investment summit; out of which the top three selected startups will get one-year complimentary IESA membership and mentorship from IESA Leadership Council.
IESA is also organizing a session on hydrogen economy and India/Nordic cooperation on 2nd November in association with Innovation Norway and Business Finland. Likewise, IESA also partnered with the Department for International Trade, British High Commission, Scotland development International, The New Energy, and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) for two-pronged corporation business networking at IESW.
India Energy Storage Alliance identifies women who are contributing considerably to the clean energy, mobility, and technology industry both in India and globally. In-line with the same, IESW will be hosting a devoted session on Women in Energy Storage and EV Forum on 4th November.
IESW will also host the 4th IESA Industry Excellence Awards identifying the best in the energy storage, electric vehicle, and microgrid industry in India. The 2020 IESA Industry Excellence Awards has expanded the market segments and award categories to comprise EV charging infrastructure, Microgrids, along with energy storage and electric vehicle markets. With this, IESA aims to recognize all the companies & Industry stalwarts, that have made their mark in the industry during the past year through technology innovation, market leadership, competitive strategy, etc.
