National Innovation Conclave on Low Carbon Technologies

Context

Recently, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) commemorated its 20th Foundation Day by organising the National Innovation Conclave on Low Carbon Technologies.

• The event showcased many low carbon technology innovations developed and validated with the support of the Facility for Low Carbon Technology Deployment (FLCTD) Project.

About the Conclave

• The event witnessed the participation of a large number of innovators who put forth their ideas with the intent to create a robust ecosystem of innovation and energy sustainability. 
• Facility for Low Carbon Technology Deployment has supported many low carbon technology innovations with the release of a compendium of FLCTD accelerator focusing on the challenges in the field of innovation, financing, commercialization and scaling up of the technologies for a low carbon future. 
• The National Conclave on Low Carbon Technologies aimed at promoting innovations in technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on a large scale in industrial and commercial sectors along with an emphasis on energy conservation. 

Facility for Low Carbon Technology Deployment (FLCTD) Project

• The Facility for Low Carbon Technology Deployment (FLCTD) Project was launched in 2016 with an objective to identify innovative energy efficiency and low carbon technology solutions that address the existing technology gaps in Indian industrial and commercial sectors.
• The FLCTD project is financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) in collaboration with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE).
• Under the Project, annual innovation challenges are conducted in the following six areas:
  • Waste Heat Recovery
  • Space Conditioning, Pumps
  • Pumping Systems and Motors
  • Industrial IoT
  • Industrial Resource Efficiency
  • Electrical Energy Storage
• FLCTD projects have already developed 18 new techniques and of which 12 have been commercialised. 
• The winners of the challenge receive financial assistance of up to US$50,000 to validate their innovation and demonstrate its efficacy (performance) in actual field conditions – a necessary step before commercialization.