IIT Roorkee, WRI India partner to advance sustainable battery ecosystem and clean energy research

New Delhi: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee and WRI India on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening collaboration in areas such as sustainable batteries, electric mobility, resource efficiency, battery recycling, clean energy transition and policy research.

The partnership seeks to facilitate joint research projects, academic collaborations, policy studies, knowledge-sharing initiatives, workshops, training programmes, conferences and student and faculty exchanges. The institutions will work together on issues related to sustainable mobility, battery technologies, critical mineral value chains and circular economy practices.

The collaboration comes at a time when India is witnessing rapid growth in renewable energy deployment, electric mobility adoption and advanced manufacturing, leading to increasing demand for sustainable battery technologies, resilient supply chains and efficient resource utilisation.

IIT Roorkee Director Prof. Kamal Kishore Pant said the transition towards a sustainable and self-reliant energy future requires stronger partnerships among academic institutions, industry, research organisations and policymakers.

“The transition towards a sustainable and self-reliant energy future requires strong collaboration among academia, industry, research organisations, and policymakers,” he said.

“This partnership with WRI India will create new opportunities for research, innovation, capacity building, and knowledge generation in areas critical to India’s energy transition, including sustainable batteries, circular economy, critical minerals, and clean mobility,” he added.

Prof. Vivek Kumar Malik, Dean SRIC, IIT Roorkee, said the agreement provides an important framework for collaborative research and academic engagement.

“The MoU provides a valuable framework for collaborative research, academic exchange, and capacity-building initiatives,” he said.

“By combining IIT Roorkee’s research strengths with WRI India’s expertise in sustainable development and policy engagement, we aim to create meaningful outcomes that contribute to technological advancement and evidence-based decision-making,” Malik added.

The agreement was signed by Prof. Vivek Kumar Malik, Dean of Sponsored Research and Industrial Consultancy (SRIC) at IIT Roorkee, and Pawan Kumar Mulukutla, Executive Program Director for Integrated Transport, Clean Air and Hydrogen at WRI India.

IANS