About IVCCE
The Indorama Ventures Center for Clean Energy was set up to accelerate India's clean energy transition through education, research and real-world innovation. We work where energy meets digital technology.
IVCCE is an integrated research platform where technology, policy, economics and behavioural insights come together to design, test and scale real-world solutions for the energy transition.
We develop clean energy solutions that are scalable, sustainable and affordable, and we nurture industry-ready professionals and entrepreneurs along the way. Our faculty and researchers come from core energy fields and from complementary ones, such as economics, data science and materials, because the hardest problems in energy are never only technical.
The Center is guided by an Advisory Committee of international experts from academia, industry and philanthropy.
To decarbonize, democratize and digitize energy for India and beyond.
To accelerate India's transition to a net-zero, self-reliant and digitally enabled energy future through interdisciplinary research and innovation, evidence-based policy leadership, strong partnerships with industry and government, and by nurturing the next generation of energy leaders through education, capacity building and entrepreneurship.
How we work
A lean domain team that builds solutions in focused areas, using strong collaborations inside and outside the Center.
Testbeds and living labs
Real infrastructure, like our thermal storage plant and campus microgrid, where ideas are proven at full scale.
Collaborative solutioning
Work with governments, industry and communities on problems they actually face, from heat policy to housing approvals.
Talent for industry
Students work on live projects with mentors, and courses build skills for professionals.
Startup ecosystem
Our testbeds are open to startups and manufacturers who need to prove their technology in the field.
Where we are heading: the multi-energy grid
We believe India's energy system should become one intelligent system, where electricity and cooling are planned, forecast and dispatched together, in cities and in villages.
Smart electric grid
Smart thermal grid
Our founding partner
Indorama Ventures helped establish the Center as part of an effort to make India self-reliant in energy while ensuring grid security, quality and reliability of power supply.
Indorama Ventures recognises the risks of climate change and is committed to acting on them, exploring a diverse portfolio of solutions to decarbonise its operations and value chain. Our partnership is rooted in a shared commitment to sustainable, scalable clean energy, and to a platform where academia, industry and policy work together.
Founder's message
“Clean energy is not just a corporate agenda; it is a shared imperative for businesses, industries, and governments. … We look forward to supporting research and solutions that contribute meaningfully to a cleaner and more resilient future.”
Our journey
- 2023The Center is founded. We build our first labs and a team of full-time researchers.
- Apr 2023Telangana launches India's first Cool Roof Policy, which our team helped formulate.
- Feb 2024IVCCE is inaugurated with more than 200 industry leaders, founders, faculty, researchers and students.
- 2025The Thermal Energy Storage Living Lab is commissioned, India's largest academic testbed of its kind.
- Apr 2025Telangana recognises heatwaves as a disaster after sustained engagement led by our team.
- Dec 2025Andhra Pradesh adds cool roofs to its building bye-laws.
- Apr 2026Reimagining Buildings in the Tricity brings the region's leaders together on the next 50 years of Chandigarh.
- 2026Phase I is complete, ahead of its targets. Roof of Hope grows to 1,000 homes, and the campus microgrid moves into deployment.
Meet the people behind the work
- Faculty
- 7
- Researchers
- 12
- Student researchers
- 20
- Publications
- 26
- Research labs
- 4
- State cooling policies
- 2