“Primary energy consumption in India amounted to some 35.4 exajoules in 2021, 83 percent of which was from burning of fossil fuels”: Mustafa Wajid, Chair – Future of Transport and Mobility Panel, IET Future Tech Panel at the IET Future Tech Congress 2022

Bengaluru : The Future Tech Congress organized by the Institution of Engineering and Technology  featured several perspectives on the need for transitioning from conventional energy sources to lithium and aluminum batteries and the capital practicality of the shift at the IET Future Tech Congress 2022. 

The discussion was part of a special spotlight on Mobility at the IET Future Tech Congress 2022, organized by The Institution of Engineering and Technology. The segment is one of six special spotlights that are in focus for the event – Manufacturing, Mobility, Sustainability, Technology Standards, Fintech and Healthcare.

Speaking at the event, Arun Vinayak, Exponent Energy, said “I don’t believe in standardization – standardization kills innovation. Bringing in protocols is more seamless, and we need healthy competition for industries to grow. Rather than standardisation, I prefer the word compatible, so that we can still standardise things for performance, efficacy and safety without compromising on creativity.”

The Mobility Sector focus at the event included:

• A Tech Debate on ‘Who is in Charge? Emerging models of battery management’, chaired by Atul Arya, Head – Energy System Division, Panasonic India and featuring     Sanjeev Gupta- IOCL, Govind Raj- Siemens and Arun Vinayak- Exponent Energy. 

• Leadership Panel on Fast forwarding Freight: A deep dive into e-Fast India chaired by Mustafa Wajid- Session Chair, Meher Group and featuring Vasudha Madhavan- Ostara Advisors and Sharwari Patki, 

The session highlighted the challenges and innovations in the e-mobility space, how battery management models like rapid charging and battery management can be integrated for smart battery management, and the need for decarbonisation of cargo and freight transport. 

The annual 2-day national technology conference was centered on the theme ‘Decoding tomorrow’s customer demands”, and focused on the opportunities and challenges that the customer demands of the future will reveal. It discussed future-focused technology innovation in the form of stimulating panel discussions, insightful keynotes, use case demonstrations and high-octane tech debates, with industry leaders and experts, unveiling technology 5 years from now. 

Institution of Engineering and Technology – India

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