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Home / News / India News / India, US agree on a $30 million Energy-Storage Research Initiative
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    India, US agree on a $30 million Energy-Storage Research Initiative

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    Last updated on Aug 10, 2016, 06:27 pm
    India, US agree on a $30 million Energy-Storage Research Initiative
  • India and the US have pushed for a $30 million public-private, 5 year joint research initiative on smart grid and energy storage technology.

    It will provide resources for a 4th consortium under PACE-R that puts focus on smart-grid and energy storage for grid applications.

    The new consortium is expected to be officially established after an award selection is made in 2017.

  • In this article
    India's renewable energy targets by the year 2022 Partnership to Advance Clean Energy (PACE) PACE- Research India, US agree on a $30 million Energy-Storage Research Initiative Agreement Details Smart grid and storage technology
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    India's renewable energy targets by the year 2022

  • According to the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, India's renewable energy target is 175GW by 2022. Out of the target capacity, 100 GW would be from solar power, 60 GW from wind, 10 GW from biomass and 5 GW from small hydro power.

  • Initiative

    Partnership to Advance Clean Energy (PACE)

    Partnership to Advance Clean Energy (PACE)
  • In 2009, the US and India launched the Partnership to Advance Clean Energy to support research and deployment of clean energy.

    PACE is the core mechanism of bilateral energy research and development collaboration between the 2 countries.

    In order to expand this joint initiative after its launch, three main areas of activity have come up: Research (PACE-R), Deployment (PACE-D) and Off-Grid Energy Access. (PEACE).

  • PACE Component

    PACE- Research

    PACE- Research
  • In 2012, US and India decided to expand the initiative and jointly formed PACE- Research.

    They committed to fund PACE-R with a combined $50 million in government funding over 5 years and launched 3 initial research consortia, one focusing on solar energy, one on energy efficiency in buildings, and one on next-generation biofuels.

    This would form the fourth consortium under PACE-R.

  • 10 Aug 2016

    India, US agree on a $30 million Energy-Storage Research Initiative

    India, US agree on a $30 million Energy-Storage Research Initiative
  • India and the US have pushed for a $30 million public-private, 5 year joint research initiative on smart grid and energy storage technology.

    It will provide resources for a 4th consortium under PACE-R that puts focus on smart-grid and energy storage for grid applications.

    The new consortium is expected to be officially established after an award selection is made in 2017.

  • Information

    Agreement Details

    Agreement Details
  • Under the US-India (PACE-R), the US Energy Department and the Indian Ministry of Science and Technology will each commit $1.5 million every year for 5 years to expand research effort which will be subject to congressional appropriations.

    The private sectors of both countries will match the commitments made by their governments, resulting in a combined $30 million public-private research-investment over the next 5 years.

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    Smart grid and storage technology

  • According to US Secretary of Energy, Ernest Moniz, "Smart grid storage technology will transform electricity production and consumption which has the potential to decrease carbon pollution by scaling-up renewable energy deployment and accelerate solutions to reduce technology costs, improve grid-resilience and reliability in both countries."

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  • Ministry of Science and Technology
  • Energy Department
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