Partner With CRID
Be part of India's decarbonisation transition.
Whether you're a funder, government body, industry partner, or researcher — there's a concrete role for you in CRID's work.
For Funders & Philanthropists
Patient capital for Phase 1.
The research and policy groundwork that enables private capital in Phase 2.
What your funding enables
- India's first industrial heat map — the foundational dataset for all industrial decarbonisation policy.
- Heat pump application mapping across 12–15 strategic sectors.
- Multi-state dehydrator pilots reducing ₹1 lakh crore annual post-harvest waste.
- Policy briefs that convert research into national missions.
Where funding is needed
Industrial Heat MapSeeking funders
National Heat Pump MissionSeeking funders
Dehydrator Mission — Multi-State RolloutSeeking funders
Water Conservation MappingSeeking funders
For Government Bodies
Convert mandates into deployable national programmes.
CRID does the translational work that converts your targets into deployable national programmes.
How we engage
- Endorse research programmes that align with your mandates.
- Co-develop national missions built on CRID's research.
- Provide institutional backing for pilot programmes.
- Request sector-specific policy briefs.
Current government engagements
BEE— Endorsement track for Heat Pump & Dehydrator programmes
EESL— MOU in progress for Heat Pump Mission
For Industry Partners
Your sector already has a decarbonisation pathway.
CRID has mapped it and is piloting the technologies.
How CRID works with industry
- Research partnership — contribute operational data to sector-specific studies.
- Pilot co-design — design strategic pilots within your facilities.
- Technology validation — validate heat pump or dehydrator ROI in your context.
- Policy co-development — help shape the national missions that affect your sector.
Sectors we target
TextilesSteelPaper & PulpFood & BeverageDairyPharmaceuticalsChemicalsAgriculture
Explore Sector Partnership For Researchers & Academics
Join the work between the lab and the legislature.
Collaboration opportunities
- Joint cross-domain research on industrial heat, biomass, or water.
- Data contribution to India's Industrial Heat Map.
- Co-author policy briefs on decarbonisation pathways.
- Advisory board participation.
Research areas
Industrial DecarbonisationHeat PumpsBiomass EnergyPost-Harvest TechnologyWater ConservationClimate FinanceEnergy Policy
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