6th IESA Industry Excellence Awards on Energy Storage, eMobility, Green hydrogen & Microgrids

India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA), India’s leading alliance on energy storage, e-mobility, green hydrogen and microgrids was founded in 2012 to create awareness about energy storage and eMobility technologies in India. Powered by Customized Energy Solutions, IESA Industry Excellence Awards was started in 2017, an initiative to recognize the perseverance, innovation and achievements of organizations involved in the energy storage landscape in India. These awards celebrate the value these organizations have created for the end consumers in the country.

In 2020, IESA Industry Excellence Awards expanded the market segments and award categories to include EV charging infrastructure, Microgrids, along with Energy storage and Electric vehicles markets. With this, IESA aims to acknowledge all the companies & Industry stalwarts, those have made their mark in the industry during the past year through technology innovation, market leadership, competitive strategy etc.

Following are the categories-

• Technology Innovation of the Year (Energy Storage/Electric Vehicle/Green Hydrogen)
• Project of the Year (Energy Storage/Microgrid/RE,EV Infrastructure)
• Woman Leader of the Year (Energy Storage/Electric Vehicle/Microgrid/Green Hydrogen)
• Company of the Year (Energy Storage/Electric Vehicle/Microgrid/EV Infrastructure/Green Hydrogen)
• Emerging Company of the Year (Energy Storage/Electric Vehicle/Microgrid/EV Infrastructure/Green Hydrogen)
• Startup of the Year (Energy Storage/Electric Vehicle/Microgrid/EV Infrastructure/Green Hydrogen)
• Financial Institutions of the Year (Energy Storage/Electric Vehicle/Microgrid/EV Infrastructure/Green Hydrogen)
• Emerging Leader of the Year (Energy Storage/Electric Vehicle/Microgrid/EV Infrastructure/Green Hydrogen)
• CXO of the Year (Energy Storage/Electric Vehicle/Microgrid/EV Infrastructure/Green Hydrogen)
• Researcher of the Year (Energy Storage/Electric Vehicle/Microgrid/EV Infrastructure/Green Hydrogen)
• Lifetime Achievement Award (Energy Storage/Electric Vehicle/Microgrid/EV Infrastructure/Green Hydrogen)
• Policy Pioneer of the Year (Energy Storage/Electric Vehicle)
• Energy Storage and EV Policy Leadership Award for States (Energy Storage/Electric Vehicle)
• IESA-Earth Day Hero Awards

The past winners of IESA Industry Excellence awards include Panasonic, Ashok Leyland, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd, Exicom, Okaya Power, Amara Raja Group, PLUSS Advanced Technologies, Husk Power, Lithium Urban Technologies and so on.

The 2020 Selection committee was chaired by Mr. Pankaj Batra (Former Chairperson, CEA) and included Mr. Jitendra Kulkarni (VP, Innovation, SB Energy) and Dr. Rahul Walawalkar (President, IESA).