Technology - Electrolyser Technology Advancements and Technologies

Mr. Sanmati Naik is Senior Manager (Energy sector - RE) at Fraunhofer Gesellschaft India Office (Head quartered in Germany) since 2016. In his capacity, he is responsible for Technology cooperation and project management & development in the areas of Energy and Renewables. Mr. Naik holds a Master's Degree in Energy Systems from University of Applied Sciences Aachen - Germany and Bachelor's Degree & Diploma in the field of Mechanical Engineering. He is having diversified Industry - R&D experience of ~15 years with esteemed organizations like Fraunhofer Institute of Solar Energy Systems (ISE) Freiburg-Germany, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-Madras), ADCET, E.ON Energy Research Center RWTH Aachen-Germany, SIEMENS AG Erlangen-Germany on projects focusing on Energy domain. He is having ample interest in Sustainability and Innovative Tech.

Dr. Ajinkya S. Kamat leads green hydrogen initiatives at India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA), which is a leading industrial alliance, founded and managed by Customized Energy Solutions India and has 160+ member organizations across the energy storage, electricity mobility, and green hydrogen industries. Dr. Ajinkya has more than 8 years of experience in the energy sector, which includes consulting experience across North America & India and postdoctoral research experience at Harvard University (USA), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA), and Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. His research has addressed issues related to transnational industrial R&D and clean energy technologies including LED lighting, photovoltaics, networked geothermal, and green hydrogen. Dr. Ajinkya's policy advising efforts have contributed to shaping emerging energy technology policy initiatives in the USA and India. He has a PhD in Physics from the University of Virginia (USA), M.Sc. in Physics from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (India), and B.Sc. in Physics from the University of Mumbai (India). He has authored several articles in peer-reviewed journals and public media, and his work has also been cited in reputed news media.

Inventor of a green hydrogen technology A well-recognized scientist, academician, and entrepreneur Recipient of Larry Norwood Faculty Fellow (USA), Presidential Faculty Fellow (USA), National Research Council Fellow (USA), Selected for a renowned 100 Talent program (China), Overseas Research Student award (UK) Co-founder of a Li-ion battery technology startup in the USA 18+ years of working experience in the USA, 22+ years in R&D, 6+ years in industry Developed various technologies including DAC (CO2 capture) and Environment friendly lubricant and coolant for machining of Rafael jet engine materials Served on NSF (USA), SBIR-STTR (USA), SNSF (Switzerland), QNRF (Qatar), and Skolkovo Foundation (Russia)