swissnex India Marks Pune Chapter of Cleantech Week India 2018

The 15 member delegation of researchers and entrepreneurs from Switzerland will participate in a series of business and technology workshops.

Kikcing off Cleantech Week India 2018, swissnex India brought the best minds of Switzerland’s clean energy sector in Pune.

The 15 member delegation of researchers and entrepreneurs from Switzerland will participate in a series of business and technology workshops, industry trade-shows and multiple site visits to witness the Indian renewable energy ecosystem first hand.

Accompanying the group is, Phillip Müller, Head of Cleantech, Swiss Federal Office of Energy. Commenting on the robust start to the week, he said, “We see India as a market with policy, price and scale challenges but also tremendous potential.”

He further added that, “Our hope from platforms like Cleantech Week is to engage with corporate, manufacturing, policy and government institutions to connect the dots of innovation, business potential and talent.”

CEO of swissnex India and Consul General of Switzerland, Sebastien Hug, said in a statement, “India’s traction and growth in the energy market makes it ripe for innovation and technology disruption. It is our mission to enable the outreach and active engagement and international exchange of knowledge and talent.”

The Pune chapter of the Cleantech Week 2018 introduced the delegation to potential market opportunities in one of India’s largest manufacturing and automotive hubs. This included targeted, domain specific site visits to clean energy stakeholders like Tata Green Batteries, E-mobility Group at the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) and the Pune Railway Station Rooftop Solar Project.