CEIBIC Booklet

CEIBIC CLEANTECH CHALLENGE PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Clean Energy Innovation and Business Incubation Centre presents its first Edition of CleanTech Challenge.

Electricity is the fastest-growing source of final energy demand, and over the next 25 years its growth is set to outpace energy consumption as a whole. The rapid rollout of renewable sources such as wind and solar PV puts electricity at the forefront of clean-energy transitions, providing access to the nearly 800 million currently deprived and helping to cut air pollution and meet climate goals.

We are looking for innovators and entrepreneurs with transformative technologies that have the potential to bring about deep and irreversible social, economic, and environmental impact.

APPLICATIONS FOR CEIBIC COHORT 1 IS CURRENTLY CLOSED

FOCUS AREAS

Innovations across the entire energy lifecycle from generation to consumption for a broad range of sectors and use cases such as

Smart appliances
Clean Cooking
Lighting
Roof-top solar
Standalone systems
Waste heat recovery
Low-carbon technologies
Cogen
Efficiency
Carbon capture

Electric vehicles
Clean Efficient engines
EV infrastructure
Battery tech
Renewables
Grids & Micro-grids
Battery
IoT
Cyber security
Edge of grid technologies and storage

Hydrogen storage
Metering
Billing
Losses
Demand-response
Low tension automation
Reliability and quality
Digital services

WHO CAN APPLY?

Pre-Pilot Category

For innovation looking for support primarily in product commercialization and Go-To-Market Strategy, which are:

Technology which is at a very early stage of development (lab/research), stage, but theoretical proof of concept exists
Prototype has been designed but not built
Early Prototype exists and early testing is underway/planned

Post-Pilot Category

For innovation which needs support in physical prototype development and testing, and has a quick (less than 12 months) timeline for MVP; including:

At an advance stage of product development where prototype exists and at least one pilot has been carried out or proof of concept has been physically demonstrated
Pre-commercial/fully functional lab prototype with some testing and feedback from users exists
The product is ready and is already in the market and is looking for scale-up
Preference would be given to Start-ups – registered in the state of Kerala or innovators
who are willing to establish their entity in Kerala

PROGRAM OFFERINGS

Winners to receive access to innovation labs for prototyping, techno commercial pilot opportunities, go to market support, pilot implementation grants and opportunity to pitch for pre seed and seed investments

Pilot Implementation Grant of Upto INR 25 lakhs

Access to testing and prototyping labs at Energy Management Centre – Trivandrum and Clean Energy International Incubation Centre – Delhi
R&D Support from Industry
Go To Market Strategies
Market Access Support
Design for Manufacturing Support
Mentorship Network