The 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐨-𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐑&𝐃 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐫𝐢𝐝-𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 is an Indo-German platform aimed at strengthening and shaping R&D roadmap and Indigenous technology development of India in Energy Storage, through informed dialogues, deliberations and cross-sectoral collaborations on the role of energy storage in India’s evolving power system.

Coordinated by the Grid Integration Lab, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, from India and Fraunhofer IEE from Germany, the forum is constituted under the Energy Storage for Renewable Energy Integration in India (StoREin) project, supported by The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Government of Germany, under the International Climate Initiative, and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India.  

The Indo R&D Forum, aimed to be a one-stop R&D platform for Grid Connected Storage, will focus on energy storage technologies, grid integration, economic and policy frameworks, and Indo-German technical knowledge exchange. It will enable structured engagement among R&D labs from academia, industry, utilities, regulators, policymakers, OEMs, and researchers to support India’s clean energy transition.