Emerson Highlights Strategic Partnerships with Academia in India
Automation leader celebrates legacy of working with higher education institutions to spur innovation and growth across the region
Emerson’s Vice President and Managing Director of India, Anil Bhatia launched the Net Zero framework for Higher Education Institutions at the World Sustainability Development Summit 2025 alongside co-panelists. High resolution image
MUMBAI, India (April 3, 2025) – Emerson, an industrial technology leader in advanced automation solutions, has seen its recent efforts to help develop research and innovation in India come to fruition through its partnership with the country’s premier academic institutions.
Following the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s establishment of India’s first Nationally Determined Contribution to limit global warming under the Paris Agreement, Emerson partnered with IITB-Monash Research Academy in 2022 on two PhD research studies in the areas of carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) and energy transition technologies.
The IITB-Monash studies have since led to the development of prototypes for reactor and catalyst designs to reduce energy used in CCUS systems and the development of electricity consumption models for district level planners.
In 2022, the company established the Emerson Centre of Excellence for Sustainability Studies at the TERI School of Advanced Studies (SAS) in New Delhi to promote and strengthen research-based learning on key areas of sustainability. Creation of the Centre aligns with Emerson’s ‘Greening With’ strategy to develop long-term collaborative relationships with key institutions and government to support sustainability progress.
At the World Sustainability Development Summit, the Centre launched a net-zero framework for higher education institutions, which aligns with key government sustainability initiatives such as Mission LiFE, the U75 ‘Universities for Carbon Neutrality by 2070’ programme, and National Education Policy 2020.
The TERI SAS campus also has set up a fully functional prototype of a nature-based carbon capture application with a capture capacity of 0.5 tons annually. While the school is planning a formal inauguration, the prototype system is already operational.
The Centre’s Director, Prof. Sheleen Singhal of TERI SAS, is serving as the Co-Principal Investigator in the prestigious IPSA-Kumbh research project, funded by the Ministry of Jal Shakti and executed alongside consortium partners such as the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, Indian Institute of Technology-Roorkee and Hokkaido University in Japan.
The project studies the impact of the large ‘floating population’ who visit the Kumbh Mela on water, sanitation, hygiene, waste management and public health, to inform policy decisions and propose a framework for public services at similar large-scale future events.
“Emerson is proud to collaborate with these esteemed research institutions, and we celebrate their achievements in driving innovation and sustainability advancements in India,” said Anil Bhatia, vice president and managing director, Emerson, India. “This is just the first of many milestones that we look forward to marking together as these technologies and this research evolve.”
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