CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad, Luminous jointly to develop sustainable battery

Together, Luminous Power Technologies and CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad, are developing a sustainable battery. The best sustainable energy storage option is a rechargeable aluminium battery.
Luminous Power Technologies Pvt. Ltd. supports the “Make in India” and “Innovate India” programs. Gurugram and the CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad have partnered to create a rechargeable aluminium battery (RAB). In the presence of Amlan Kanti Das, Senior Vice President, Abhishek Choudhury, IP & Technology Consultant, Dr. D. Shailaja, Chief Scientist & Chair, Business Development & Research Management, Dr. J. Vatsala Rani, Principal Scientist, and Dr. Pratyay Basak, Sr. Principal Scientist from CSIR-IICT, and Preeti Bajaj, MD. Energy storage systems for solar and inverter applications are a specialty of Luminous Power Technologies. Over the years, the company has developed a robust product range for power backup solutions, including the most recent introduction of innovative lead-acid gel batteries.
With a long record of success as a knowledge partner to the chemical industry, CSIR-IICT is working to develop materials for next-generation battery chemistries.
The MD of Luminous Power Technologies, Preeti Bajaj, said, “This is indeed a proud day for Luminous Power Technologies. This agreement is a testament to our commitment to innovation in the home energy storage space. As an industry leader, we are excited to partner with CSIR-IICT to develop alternate energy storage options. We are particularly energised to see how we can value add to our consumers and industry actively supporting the science and technology community.”
Dr. Srinivasa Reddy, Director, CSIR-IICT, said, “As per the mandate of our organisation towards SDGs, our focus is to develop sustainable solutions using abundantly available materials on earth’s crust, and I am glad Luminous Power Technologies has joined us as industry partner to translate the environmentally friendly energy storage technology on rechargeable aluminium batteries being developed by our scientists.”