Technology Advancements in Stationary Storage for Grid Management

Alexander Hogeveen Rutter is a Research Manager with Third Derivative, leading diligence work on innovative start-ups in the Electricity sector. He has previously work on Renewable Energy, grid management and Green Hydrogen at Multilaterals including ISA and IFC and the consulting firm BCG. He holds an MBA from the India School of Business and a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo. He has worked for an integrated utility with a focus on resource adequacy planning, system operations and grid integration of renewables

Dr. Rashi Gupta, fondly known as 'Batterywali of India', is the pioneer of manufacturing of Advanced Lithium Batteries in India alongwith the 'Worlds Smartest Lithium Battery'. She is the Founder & Managing Director of Vision Mechatronics Private Ltd, leading it towards a name to reckon for in the field of Robotics, Renewable Energy & Energy Storage. A Women Entreprenuer who has been fearless & ferocious in creating a brand for herself & the company in these male dominated fields. If one takes a closer look at the alchemy of this achiever, two distinct virtues pop up, besides perseverance & hard work. These are: pioneering spirit & willingness. Coupled with an impressive background, it was not therefore surprising that she became a prominent name in the Renewable Energy Sector of India and is featured as Asia's Most Influential Women in Renewable Energy, 2020. She has been working on Gender Equality and Women Empowerment issues globally. She holds degrees of BE, MBA, LLM, & PhD to her title. She is a committee member of Bureau of Indian Standards for Batteries, Energy StorStorage and E-Mobility. She is also Member of International ElectroTechnical Commission. She is also a committee member of National Energy Storage Committee- FICCI, CleanTech Business Club- Chair of Task Force- Energy Storage & Smart Energy, Chairperson-Womens India CBC, CBC Vice Chair India.

Power professional with 35+ years rich & diverse experience including RE, Hydrogen & sustainability initiatives, with multi-disciplinary expertise in identifying right technologies and driving faster commercialization through apt collaborations. Certified Master Trainer for NSDC(National skill Development Corporation)-Skill council for Green Jobs (Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship). Keynote Speaker/ Panelist at Presentations/workshops/Panel Discussions on CSP, Hydrogen, Net Zero, CST, Circular economy and related areas for MNRE, SECI, SEPA, NMCG, Bhartiya, DRIIVetc. including various Bilateral and International Forums/Institutions/Organisations.

1. 1994 Pass-out from IIT BHU with 27+ years of extensive Design & Engg experience in Power Sector of all forms from Thermal, Hydro, Solar,Wind., Hybrid,etc 2. He has worked with various organizations namely Tata motors, NTPC, Lanco, Welspun (Now Avaada), ACME and Hero Future Energies. 3. He is an evacuation design expert with first ever 765KV Substation design in Private sector on his name. 4. Several articles, Papers including a patent are to his name. Successfully bidded more than 6GW of RE till date. 5. At HFE, he's leading the Central Design and Engg for solar Ground/rooftop + Wind + Quality Assurance + Green Hydrogen & New technology Initiatives. 6. HFE, with operating portfolio of more than 1.6GW of Solar and wind, with Headquarter in London and Corp. offices in Delhi and Singapore, aspires to be 5GW in 5 years at 5 different Geographies through deployment of innovative and leading technologies.