Sumant Sinha, Chairman & CEO, ReNew Power said, "In India the current level of Research and Development in the field of clean energy is very low and we feel that when it comes to developing renewable energy technology for our country, collaboration between academia and industry is the key. Under this MoU, we will be setting up a Centre of Excellence as a model for clean technology research with best-in-class research facilities. We believe that this collaboration will play a key role in promoting the advanced development of clean energy technologies through innovative research to generate a greater awareness about and thereby promote the use of clean energy."

Speaking about the initiative, Prof. V. Ramagopal Rao, Director, IIT Delhi said "We are pleased that a Center of Excellence on Renewable Energy is being set up at IIT Delhi in partnership with ReNew Power. The synergistic combination of a large pool of expertise available at IIT Delhi and the vast industrial experience of Renew Power in the field of renewable energy will help in focusing the research efforts towards addressing India specific issues in this important area. It is quite satisfying for us that IITD is partnering with Renew Power, which has been established by our own alumnus and I am confident that Sumant's proven leadership will be a great inspiration for young students in our institute and will inspire them to think green."

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