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                        <div class="bold org-text">Electrical Energy Storage Systems Innovation Challenge 2020</div></a>
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                        <div><strong>Last Date for Application</strong></div>
                        <div class="bold org-text">1<sup>st</sup> Jan 1970</div>
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                        <div><strong>Who can Participate </strong> </div>
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                            <li>Indian Technical Institutes / Universities</li>
                            <li>Research Institutes</li>
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                            <li>Not-for-profit Organizations</li>
                            <li>Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises</li>
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                            <div class="wow fadeInLeft bold text-center green-text text-xl">Electrical Energy Storage Systems Innovation Challenge 2020</div>
                             <div class="wow fadeInLeft bold text-center org-text mt-2 mb-2">[Last Date for Application: 1<sup>st</sup> Jan 1970]</div>
                            <div class="wow fadeInLeft">The Facility for Low Carbon Technology Deployment (FLCTD), a project of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) implemented in collaboration with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) is launching the 2020 Innovation challenge in the “Electrical Energy Storage Devices & Systems” vertical.</div><br>
                             <div class="wow fadeInLeft">Entries are invited to the 2020 FLCTD Innovation Challenge to identify promising innovative solutions in Electrical Energy Storage (EES), which can be deployed for various stationary and mobile end-applications in Micro, Small and Medium industries, urban mobility, to reduce usage of fossil fuel. The maximum award per entry is up to US$50,000 (excluding GST) and the total award money earmarked for this particular vertical for 2020 Annual Innovation Challenge is US $500,000.</div><br>
                            
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                                Entries are now invited for EES innovations in the following area:
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                                <li class="wow fadeInLeft"><span class="bold green-text">Electrochemical Battery:</span> Innovations that improve the energy storage capacity of rechargeable battery to withstand higher number of charging-discharging cycles suited for end-use grid-connect applications, off-grid stationary or mobile applications. Battery should demonstrate efficiency, energy density levels, higher than what is available in the market. Innovation may include improvement in design, materials for electrodes, electrolyte, to increase operational life and / or increasing the recyclability of various components, Higher thermal tolerance w.r.t. state of the art technology and Quick charging.</li>
                                <li class="wow fadeInLeft"><span class="bold green-text">Super Capacitors systems:</span> Innovations that demonstrate higher levels of energy storage capacity, quick charge/discharge cycle and the ability to consistently harvest energy in a short-time together with capacity to deliver high-power output to suit requirements of stationary and mobile end-applications. Innovation may include improvement in design, material of construction, to increase operational life and / or increasing the recyclability of various components, Lower ESR (equivalent series resistance)</li>
                                <li class="wow fadeInLeft"><span class="bold green-text">Critical components for EES systems including Power Conversion Systems:</span> Innovations in design and construction of critical components of energy storage system and/or component materials and circuitry to enhance charge-discharge efficiency that result in enhancing the overall life of energy storage system. The design improvement should be targeted for a specific end-application of energy storge system comprising of batter and/or super capacitor or its combination in either grid-connect or off-grid or mobile application. </li>
                                
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                            <div class="wow fadeInLeft"><strong class="green-text text-xl">Eligibility and Qualifiers</strong></div>
                        
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                              All innovative solutions should be based on proof-of-concept or early stage prototype and clearly indicate the technology gap being addressed.
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                              Following are the indicative qualifiers:
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                                <li class="wow fadeInLeft">Emerging and novel technology applications</li>
                                <li class="wow fadeInLeft">Improvement in materials used</li>
                                <li class="wow fadeInLeft">Innovation in overall system design in application ESS solution for delivery and maintain optimum energy access efficiency level for end-use application</li>
                                <li class="wow fadeInLeft">Design improvements</li>
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                            <div class="wow fadeInLeft"><strong class="green-text text-xl">Who can Apply? </strong> </div>
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                                <li class="wow fadeInLeft">The innovation challenge is open to Entrepreneurs, Startups, Indian Technical Institutes / Universities, Research Institutes, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Industries, Public Sector Enterprises and Government Laboratories.</li>
                                <li class="wow fadeInLeft">Consortium of Indian companies, non-profit organization, Association, academic institution, R&D organization.</li>
                                <li class="wow fadeInLeft">Indian Start-up companies in collaboration with Industry/Academia/research institutes/ are highly encouraged to apply.</li>
                                <li class="wow fadeInLeft">Technologies funded under Department of Science and Technology (DST) and other government schemes, at pre-market phase (TRL 4 - TRL 6) and ready for field demonstration will be given preference.</li>
                                <li class="wow fadeInLeft">Innovation teams with <span class="bold">women entrepreneurs</span> will be given preference.</li>
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                            <div class="wow fadeInLeft"><strong class="green-text text-xl">Incentives for Participation</strong> </div>
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                                <li class="wow fadeInLeft"><span class="bold">Grant</span> up to USD 50,000 to the winners for technology demonstration and validation at multiple locations, wherever required;</li>
                                <li class="wow fadeInLeft"><span class="bold">Performance Verification</span> to establish the efficacy of innovative technology in working conditions;</li>
                                <li class="wow fadeInLeft"><span class="bold">Business Acceleration and Mentoring</span> support from industry experts;</li>
                                <li class="wow fadeInLeft">Fund-raising support after successful completion of technology validation.</li>
                                <li class="wow fadeInLeft">Recognition from Bureau of Energy Efficiency and UNIDO;</li>
                                <li class="wow fadeInLeft">Grant disbursement will be linked to specific progress-based milestones:
                                    <p class="margin att-txt-orange">30% of the award grant will be given to the innovator winning the innovation challenge</p><br/>
                                    <p class="margin att-txt-orange">50% after installation/commissioning of the innovation</p><br/>
                                    <p class="margin att-txt-orange">20% at the end of the deployment phase, upon completion of Technology Verification Reporting</p></li><br>
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                            <div class="wow fadeInLeft"><strong class="green-text text-xl">Parameters for Selection</strong> </div>
                            <div class="mt-10 wow fadeInLeft">This is only an indicative list, and is not exhaustive, and is subject to change and modification.</div>
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                                <li class="wow fadeInLeft">Nature of innovation (Product design/Process Innovation)</li>
                                <li class="wow fadeInLeft">Addresses a key issue/technology gap in the industry (e.g. high temperature tolerance, higher cycle life, faster response & charge / discharge capability)</li>
                                <li class="wow fadeInLeft">Replication potential</li>
                                <li class="wow fadeInLeft">Peak Load / Energy saving and greenhouse gas emission reduction potential</li>
                                <li class="wow fadeInLeft">Financials (pay-back period, Internal Rate of Return)</li>
                                <li class="wow fadeInLeft">Technology readiness stage (R&D/ Prototype/ Pilot demonstration/ Commercial)</li>
                                <li class="wow fadeInLeft">Expertise of the project team </li>
                                <li lass="wow fadeInLeft">Intellectual Property Right / Patents (granted/applied) </li>
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                            <div class="wow fadeInLeft"><strong class="green-text text-xl">General Guidelines, Terms, and Conditions</strong> </div>
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                                <li class="wow fadeInLeft">Participant shall submit solutions/ product designs owned by them or to which they have right to claim and use as owned by them. Suitable documents to this effect must be submitted along with the entry.</li>
                                <li class="wow fadeInLeft">Participant shall ensure that any submission made in the Challenge does not violate any of theirs or any third party’s intellectual property rights, confidentiality, trade secret and violate any statutory provisions.</li>
                                <li class="wow fadeInLeft">BEE, UNIDO, its employees, members of Expert Panel and organizers of this innovation challenge shall in no event be liable for any violation of IPR, or license or permits required from third party.</li>
                                <li class="wow fadeInLeft">Participant shall not assign any rights, obligations, or privileges hereunder without the prior written consent of Organizers of the Challenge.</li>
                                <li class="wow fadeInLeft">BEE, UNIDO, Organizers, members of Expert Panel, supporting organizations or any employee or agent shall not be liable for, any costs incurred or loss or liability or loss in expectation of profits or loss due to failure of understanding the terms and conditions of the Challenge or of any expected benefit of the participant in relation to entry and submission in the Challenge.</li>
                                <li class="wow fadeInLeft">By way of selecting the entries for evaluation at any Stage or for Final Award, Participants shall not be entitled to claim or have got endorsement from BEE and UNIDO of any sought whatsoever, or have earned approval of any sought whatsoever of BEE and UNIDO, for use in any form whatsoever anywhere in the Industry.</li>
                                <li class="wow fadeInLeft">At any Stage while evaluating the entries, organizers shall be free to contact the Participants and carry out discussions on the matter submitted by the Participants and seek clarifications. Any solicitation by participants in whatever form in respect of their entries shall not be entertained and entries of such participant shall be disqualified from the Innovation Challenge.</li>
                                <li class="wow fadeInLeft">BEE/UNIDO/Organizers may change the Terms and Conditions of participation at any time without prior notice. It shall be sole responsibility of the Participants to update themselves of information posted in the website from time to time.</li>
                                <li class="wow fadeInLeft">BEE/UNIDO/Organizers may disqualify a Participants from the Challenge for breach of any of the conditions of this Challenge, or discontinue this Challenge.</li>
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