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Deep Tech & IndustryT-7

Critical Minerals & Green Energy

Build hardware and software solutions for India's clean energy transition. Work on renewable energy systems, energy monitoring platforms, resource optimization tools, and circular technology that closes the loop on waste and consumption.

Section 05 · Problem Statements

Theme Problem Statements

Each problem statement comes with a tagline, brief description, and build type. Access the full brief document below.

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T7.1Hardware and sensing

The Rooftop Truth Meter

"Not just how much it generated. Why it did not generate more, in rupees."

Build a low cost retrofit monitor for rooftop solar that separates dust, shade, faults and degradation, and puts a rupee value on each loss.

T7.2Hardware and sensing

Sorting The Scrap

"Recovery starts with separation, and separation in India is done by hand and by eye."

Build a low cost sorting bench for one waste stream that uses cheap physical sensing to separate materials for mineral recovery.

Problem briefs
  • · Grid balancing
  • · Carbon accounting
  • · Industrial decarb
Tech stack
Solar + StorageMRVDERMS
Use cases
  • · Industrial decarb
  • · Smart microgrids
  • · Carbon ledger tools
Industry partners
  • · GreenGrid
  • · Utility partners
What you walk away with
  • · Field deployment
  • · Climate fund intro
Programme path

From brief to pilot.

01
Cohort

6-week curriculum + mentor reviews

02
Ideathon

City qualifier with partner judges

03
Build sprint

12-week build with industry briefs

04
Pilot

Production deployment with partner