The last date to apply is March 1, 2022. Applicants who are entrepreneurs with a business plan resulting in technology /manufacturing jobs will be given priority.
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Palakkad Technology IHub Foundation (IPTIF) has launched the ‘Oorga Grand Challenge’, a pre-incubation activity for students and entrepreneurs, to boost innovation in the energy sector.
'Oorja Grand Challenge' open to students, entrepreneurs
“Oorja Grand Challenge aims to enable innovators to design and develop intelligent collaborative systems in the energy domain. Students, researchers and entrepreneurs can form teams with the ability to lead fundamental research, product development, industry development and job creation for Indian and global energy sectors,” IIT Palakkad said.
The prize money could be up to INR 1.5 lakh for designing after shortlisting, up to INR 10 lakh for prototyping after design review and up to INR 25 lakh for incubation after prototype review, the institute said. The last date to apply is March 1, 2022. Interested candidates can apply at https://tinyurl.com/Oorja-Challenge-registration.
Who can apply?
The applicants can be graduates from any Indian university and have at least five members or more in a team with a track record of invention/tinkering solutions among others, or volunteering with organizations to address/solve problems with societal/environmental impact. Priority will be given to applicants who are entrepreneurs with a business plan that can result in technology and manufacturing jobs and to innovators who have energy-focused business ideas, the institute said.
Albert Sunny, director, IPTIF, and project director, Technology Innovation Hub on Intellisgent Collaborative Systems (TIH ICS), said, “The aim of the contest is to scout for technology solutions in the energy domain. These solutions should be safe to use, economical at large scale, with high efficiency.”
“We are also looking at energy generation technologies that are greener (like solar thermal, and wind, among others), with high power/energy density (similar to Nuclear reactors), and are safe to use (Ex: better nuclear storage/usage, better hydroelectric planning to avoid flooding risks),” Harilal Bhaskar, General Manager of IPTIF, said,
The foundation is conducting a two-month Oorja webinar series from January 11 to February 24. Anyone can participate in the webinars and breakout sessions with the topmost leaders in the energy industry.
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