IIT Madras Announces Top 25 Innovators in Carbon Zero Challenge; Check Names Here
IIT Madras has announced the top 25 teams for the annual Carbon Zero Challenge. This selection includes students, early-stage startups, faculty members, and researchers. Know details here
IIT Madras Announces Top 25 Innovators in Carbon Zero Challenge
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has announced the names of the top 25 teams for the fourth cohort of the annual Carbon Zero Challenge. The selected teams consist of students, early-stage startups, faculty members, and researchers who presented innovative solutions in water and wastewater management, renewable energy, sustainable packaging and building materials, as well as eco-friendly cold storage and transportation, and waste management.
The latest edition of CZC4.0 received 850 applications with validated proof of concept from 25 States, from which 25 teams were shortlisted after two rounds of stringent evaluations by 50 experts.
These teams will receive up to six months and Rs. 5 lakh to develop their prototypes. The CZC 4.0 launched the fourth cohort in January 2024 and has provided funding to 100 teams with over Rs. 5 crore in total.
The primary goal of the Carbon Zero Challenge is to foster cutting-edge deep-tech and circular economy solutions that address environmental challenges in Energy, Materials, Agriculture, Air and Water domains. By leveraging the collective ingenuity and expertise of talented individuals from across India, the challenge seeks to build eco-start-ups which can address planetary crises such as Climate change, Pollution and Food security.
Addressing the event, Chief Guest Thiru A.R. Rahul Nadh, IAS, Director, Department of Environment and Climate Change, Government of Tamil Nadu, said, “The Theme of Carbon Zero Challenge 4.0 is ‘circularity and sustainable innovative solutions’ in resources, which is the need of the hour. The world needs to move towards circular economy and the Carbon Zero Challenge serves as a great platform towards this purpose. The prototypes developed here will have the potential to revolutionize various sectors from energy to water and waste management.”
The Carbon Zero Challenge (CZC) is a pan-India Eco-Innovation and Entrepreneurship contest aimed at accelerating the transition from lab-scale models to prototypes. It has completed three cohorts and supported 75 prototypes. CZC 4.0 has inducted another 25 teams, thereby supporting a total of 100 teams. It has served as a seedbed for 13 start-ups and has transformed 42 students/researchers and eight faculties into entrepreneurs.
Addressing the event, Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, said, “IIT Madras recycles 100% of its water in the campus. Sustainability has now become important in many fields with SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) being a driving force. They are working on everything from public policy to water, renewable energy, battery systems, and electric vehicles besides many other areas. Our goal is to get these research outputs to market with many faculty involved in nurturing statups”
IIT Madras Carbon Zero Challenge Top 25 Teams
Each CZC team has demonstrated the potential to reduce carbon emissions by 100-600 kgCO2eq. The theme for this contest is ‘Circularity in Resource Conservation’, covering domains such as Air, Energy, Material, Soil, and Water.
| Team Name |
Type of Team |
Affiliation |
Proposed Idea |
|---|---|---|---|
| CarbonAir |
Research scholars |
IIT Madras |
Integrated Conversion of Industrial Waste Gases to Ethanol, Ammonia, and other Useful |
| G.LED |
Students |
Amity University, Noida |
G.LED Bulbs has a modular Reusable Body and Diffuser into which a Replaceable PCBA-LED-Cartridge is inserted. |
| Yotuh Energy PVT LTD |
Early stage startups |
Yotuh Energy |
Electrifying refrigeration for cold logistics vehicles. |
| SunHarvested CoolRooms |
Students |
SunHarvested CoolRooms |
SunHarvested CoolRooms can fit into a 6*6 feet area, which is optimal for any small, mid, and large-sized farm |
| Pravahan |
Students |
IIT Madras |
advanced zero emission high speed ferry/vessel. |
| Quickchill |
Early stage startups |
Preincubated at FSID, IISc , Bangalore |
Climate friendly water based air-conditioner |
| Gudlyf Mobility Pvt. Ltd |
Early stage startups |
Gudlyf Mobility Pvt Ltd |
hydrogen storage- type IV cylinder using agricultural waste |
| CBG for sustainability |
Students |
IIT Madras |
policy-driven novel upgradation unit for compressed biogas (CBG) production followed by innovative blending techniques with compressed natural gas (CNG) |
| Strung Bioengineering Private Limited |
Early stage startups |
Strung Bioengineering Private Limited |
textile waste management-production of fibres from cellulose |
| GoBaran Private Limited |
Early stage startups |
GoBaran Private Limited |
Toothpaste capsules are a revolutionary product designed to replace traditional toothpaste in plastic tubes with a more environmentally friendly and hygienic alternative |
| Theevanam additives and Nutraceuts Pvt Ltd. |
Early stage startups |
Theevanam additives and Nutraceuts Pvt Ltd. |
Recycling of cassava industry wastes to biodegradable carry bags and cutlery articles |
| Chrissron Biomass Solutions Pvt Ltd |
Research scholars |
Chrissron Biomass Solutions Pvt Ltd |
"Sustainable Production of Value-Added Products from Agricultural Wastes through Biorefinery Approach.Complete utilization of agricultural biomass by its conversion to 2G ethanol and a novel polymer with unique properties" |
| HARVTECH |
Early stage startups |
HARVTECH LLP |
Development of a Digital Interface Unit which interacts with the Farm Tractor Equipment and communicates with the user via Whatsapp integrated API Chat-Bot Platform |
| UpFeather Technologies |
Early stage startups |
Startup |
Chicken feather waste management |
| Popcorn |
Students |
Ramaiah Institute of technology |
manufacturing biodegradable corn husk plates, |
| Royal Bengal Greentech Pvt Ltd |
Early stage startups |
Royal Bengal Greentech Pvt Ltd |
converting broken rice to bio-plastic |
| Thaal Innovations PVT LTD |
Early stage startups |
IITM Incubation |
converting agricultural waste into nano cellulose crystals |
| UPSOL |
Research scholars |
BIRAC |
Upcycling Thermocol Waste into Advanced Interior and Exterior |
| ReWinT |
Students |
IIT Madras |
recycling wind turbines to structured glass fibres |
| Dostbin |
Faculty |
BMS Institute of Technology and Management |
A self composting, IoT based device targeted to be used at home, making composting hassle free. |
| Electropulse Innovations |
Students |
IIT Madras |
A high voltage pulse generator for PFAS treatment |
| Biodronox Processes PVT LTD |
Early stage startups |
Biodronox Processes Private limited |
Living Carbon Sinks for Resilient Shorelines |
| IonEase |
Students |
Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering |
post-treatment challenge associated with concentrated brine generated during urine resource recovery. |
| Scrapify Ecotech Pvt Ltd |
Early stage startups |
Scrapify Ecotech Pvt Ltd |
Automated Water Drone to Clean Water Bodies |
| PhycoSol |
Research scholars |
Vellore Institute of Technology |
Advanced Microalgae-Based Solutions for Carbon Zero Water Management |
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