Enzen, a provider of global energy and water solutions, has opened its Energy Research centre at its Bengaluru corporate office, according to a company statement on Wednesday.
The 7,500-square feet centre will have about 80 researchers drawn from a multidisciplinary talent pool and also serve as an incubation hub for start-ups. Encouraged by the opportunities emerging from its initial R&D centre in the United Kingdom, Enzen has established its second R&D centre in India.
This multi-million research facility will develop niche technologies and solutions for electric vehicles, energy storage, and affordable water treatment technologies.
The centre will serve as an innovation and collaboration hub and develop cutting-edge technology and solutions with the aim of
future-proofing the energy and water space.
In addition to nurturing talent within the organisation, it will collaborate with start-ups, academia, research institutes, think tanks and other stakeholders from across the globe to co-create solutions. “It will develop products and solutions within the areas of electric vehicles, energy storage, and water resource management, leveraging the potential offered by the internet of things, artificial intelligence, robotics, and mixed realities,” Uma Rajarathnam, head of Enzen’s Applied Research and Collaboration said.
“In addition, it will incubate dedicated centres of excellence for artificial intelligence, mixed realities, and storage solutions for sub-500 kW applications,” she said. The centre has already signed up to collaborate with various ground-breaking programmes run by world-class universities in the U.K. to develop solutions for the energy and water sectors, according to the statement. Amongst these programmes are the Artificial intelligence and Innovative Networks at Warwick University, as well as the Supergen Energy Network hub at Newcastle University.
