Innovation Challenges are designed to support innovations and help them solve the challenges of technology commercialisation with technical and business mentoring from industry and other ecosystem partners
Celebrating and accelerating innovation
To enable the advancement of clean hydrogen in India and the world, Xynteo will run Innovation Challenges at periodic intervals to engage with the innovation ecosystem.
These challenges are open to all eligible applicants whose technology is at TRL < 6, i.e., applicants who have not yet developed a commercial scale working prototype for their technology but have a proof of concept or lab prototype ready.
Learn more about the current Innovation Challenge below, and stay tuned for updates on future challenges.
Suzhiyam emerges as Energy Leap's first innovation challenge award winner
The inaugural Innovation Challenge award was announced on February 16, 2024, at the Exchange. Suzhiyam wins Energy Leap’s Innovation Challenge award for clean hydrogen start-ups at the Exchange 2024 and received a support of up to USD 25,000.
Suzhiyam will receive support from Energy Leap to further its innovation towards market readiness.
Our expert panel
The Energy Leap Innovation Challenge is judged by experts from across academia and industry, including:
DR. RAJALAKSHMI NATARAJAN - Former Head, CFCT, ARCI Chennai; Visiting faculty, IIT Dharwad
DR. ARAVIND CHANDIRAN - Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology-Madras
MANISH PANCHAL - Executive Director, Equirus Capital Member, CII Green Hydrogen Task Force
SHYAM KISHORE CHOUDHARY - AVP, Process and Technology, Technip Energies
DR. MRIDULA BHARDWAJ - Capacity Building Specialist, International Solar Alliance (ISA)
2024 innovation challenge portfolio
Our 2024 Innovation Challenge included four start-ups that are creating technologies critical to the clean hydrogen value chain of the future.
Suzhiyam
Suzhiyam Industrial Machines is developing decentralised solid waste to energy solutions utilising agricultural waste and municipal solid waste. Suziyam’s goal is to transform under-utilised waste sources into renewable energy for fertiliser and mobility sectors.
Grassroots
Grassroots Energy operates at the intersection of energy and agriculture innovations, converting agricultural and farm waste into Bio-hydrogen. Grassroots aim to broaden access to clean energy for various applications such as transportation, electricity generation, promoting the adoption of clean fuels and mitigating carbon emissions.
Hydrovert
Hydrovert Energy is advancing hydrogen fuel cell technology, particularly for middle and last-mile delivery vehicles. In addition, Hydrovery have engineered hydrogen fuel cell-powered stationary power generators tailored for power backup applications.
Prasah
Prasah is innovating on capacity enhancements of hydrogen fuel cells to cater to applications such as UAVs, industrial automotives, etc. By localising critical component manufacturing, Prasah aims to vertically integrate fuel cell production process to reduce overall cost of the systems.