Tata Power, Imperial College to advance next-gen energy systems

Indian integrated power company Tata Power and Imperial College London have signed an MoU to explore opportunities for collaboration in research, technology and knowledge exchange across critical areas of the energy transition.

The collaboration will focus on areas including grid flexibility, energy storage, AI and ML applications in energy and advanced energy systems. The partnership will seek to connect Tata Power’s experience of developing and operating energy infrastructure at scale with Imperial’s research expertise across digital technologies and decarbonization, Tata Power said in a media release.

“This partnership is a great example of our fantastic new trade deal bringing opportunities to life, and will help turn ideas into cleaner, smarter energy solutions – supporting good jobs and growth in both our countries,” Business and Trade Secretary, UK Government, Jonathan Reynolds said.

According to Harjinder Kang, Trade Commissioner for South Asia and British Deputy High Commissioner for Western India, bringing together world-class UK research and Indian industrial expertise would help accelerate next-generation energy solutions, unlock new commercial opportunities and support sustainable growth in both countries,  

“Our collaboration with Imperial College will help solve real-world industry challenges with deep research and new thinking and explore solutions that can be relevant not only to India’s energy journey, but also to the wider global transition,” Dr. Praveer Sinha, CEO & MD, Tata Power, said.

Tata Power brings extensive experience across power generation, transmission, distribution and renewable energy, while Imperial contributes research capabilities spanning energy systems, engineering, digital technologies, economics and decarbonization, the media release said.

Professor Mary Ryan, Vice Provost (Research and Enterprise) at Imperial College London, said Tata Power has expertise across a range of energy technologies and the scale needed to deliver cleaner and more resilient energy systems.

“This makes the company a fantastic partner for Imperial, which brings not only world-leading frontier research capabilities in science, engineering and business, but a model of convergence science that looks beyond individual disciplines to tackle challenges too large for standard approaches to innovation,” Professor Ryan said.