Helping Entrepreneurs Power Up 

Helping Entrepreneurs Power Up 

By Hillary Hoppock  March 2024

A Kolkata-based start-up is lighting the way to a sustainable future, thanks to the assistance from the U.S. Consulate General Kolkata-supported Global Links Initiative entrepreneurship program.

Energy-Efficient Railways

Energy-Efficient Railways

By Natasa Milas March 2023

USAID is working with the Indian Railways on the network’s transition to net zero energy by 2030.

Lucknow’s Energy-Efficient Housing

Lucknow’s Energy-Efficient Housing

By Steve Fox September 2022

USAID works with the Lucknow Development Authority to construct sustainable and energy-efficient houses.

Simpa-lifying Solar

Simpa-lifying Solar

By Paromita Pain May 2019

Bengaluru-based Simpa Networks sells solar-as-a-service to energy-poor households and micro-enterprises in rural India.

Powered by Tides

Powered by Tides

By Carrie Loewenthal Massey May 2019

The water wing technology designed by Brown University engineers represents a new frontier in renewable energy.

Sweet Solutions

Sweet Solutions

By Steve Fox May 2019

A multi-institutional team led by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has demonstrated that sugarcane can be genetically enhanced to increase the amount of oil in its leaves and stems for biodiesel production.

Anytime Water

Anytime Water

By Ranjita Biswas November 2019

Hydrotec Solutions’ solar-powered water purification system provides communities with 24/7 safe drinking water on a pay-per-use basis.

Energy

Energy

January 2021

Progress in U.S.-India energy cooperation has boosted our economies and contributed benefits ranging from electrifying factories and powering the transport of agricultural products to improving the comfort and safety of our homes.

Empowering the Future

Empowering the Future

By Paromita Pain September 2020

USAID India’s Greening the Grid program aims to integrate large-scale, variable renewable energy into India's existing power grid.