India’s power-sector players collaborating to speed up zero carbon
A group of public and private sector partners in India has assembled to tackle the challenge of decarbonizing India’s building sector. Working together to identify and test innovative new policies, technologies and behaviour-change approaches are:
- 4 state utilities
- 2 NGOs
- 4 of the largest property developers in India
- New partners regularly joining to support key activities – see more.
- Key universities from India and Australia
The project aims to develop a business plan for a living lab program in India.
How this project can support your goals
What works? What doesn’t work? What methods are affordable, easy to implement and scalable? What is the most effective way to deliver:
Safe, resilient housing
Cheapest, cleanest power
Lowest carbon materials
Why use a Living Lab?
Living Labs offer a faster, smarter way to test practical information about what works.
With similar principles to India’s Light House projects, Living Labs operate in real world environments to test innovation using an iterative feedback process. The goal is to use co-creation, rapid prototyping and scaling-up to deliver maximum sustainable impact.
GBPN and RAP are working with Living Labs experts to bring the latest global innovations. These will be adapted to local conditions by our expert partners in India.
How this project can support your goals
What works? What doesn’t work? What methods are affordable, easy to implement and scalable? What is the most effective way to deliver:
Why use a Living Lab?
Living Labs offer a faster, smarter way to test practical information about what works.
With similar principles to India’s Light House projects, Living Labs operate in real world environments to test innovation using an iterative feedback process. The goal is to use co-creation, rapid prototyping and scaling-up to deliver maximum sustainable impact.
GBPN and RAP are working with Living Labs experts to bring the latest global innovations. These will
be adapted to local conditions by our expert partners in India.
Our Action States
Gujarat
MAHARASHTRA
KARNATAKA
Our NGO Partners
GBPN
GBPN is providing living lab expertise, building efficiency and behaviour change design support. These are the demand side of grid interactive housing.
RAP
RAP is providing energy and DISCOM support for Cellular trials. These are the supply side of grid interactive housing.
MONASH UNIVERSITY
Monash University is providing living lab expertise, a theory base and experimental design support.
Our Team
GBPN
Gautam Nagar
Interim Country Manager for India
Maaz Dixit
Project Consultant
Pavithra Radhai
Project Consultant
Shwetal Shah
Head of Government Relations
RAP
Alejandro Hernandez
Program Director, India and Global Opportunities
Shravya Reddy
Deputy Chief, India and Global Opportunities
Dr. Mahesh Patankar, CMVP
Founder and Managing Director at MP Ensystems Advisory Private Limited
Dr. Saket Sarraf
Founder and Principal at ps Collective
Ira Prem, MPA (US), MA, BA
Project Director, MP Ensystems
Ruchi Kapoor
Architect and Urban planner at ps Collective specialising in sustainable infrastructure and growth
Prajkta Adhikari
M Arch in Environmental Architecture
Yashraj Gore
M Tech Energy system and Technology
Monash
Craig Burton
Senior Research Project Manager and Project Focal Point
Prof. Rob Raven
Professor of sustainability transitions and deputy director (research) at Monash Sustainable Development Institute.
Dr Peter Graham
CEO and Executive Director, GBPN, Associate Professor in Architecture and Principal Chief Investigator
Dr. Darren Sharp
Senior Research Fellow at Monash Sustainable Development Institute
Contact Form
Find out more
If you are a government department, building sector company or utility company in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka and you would like to know more about this project or get involved, please contact our team using the form below.
Find out more
If you are a government department, building sector company or utility company in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka and you would like to know more about this project or get involved, please contact our team using the form below.
