Powering the Next Wave of Clean Energy Innovation
Venture Center’s Centre of Excellence for Clean Energy and Green Hydrogen Innovation, inaugurated on August 20, 2026, at CSIR-NCL, Pune, drew media attention for its advanced testing infrastructure and role in supporting emerging clean energy technologies. Coverage also spotlighted the CleanTech Startup Showcase, featuring innovations from Venture Center incubatees Hydrovert Energy and PadCare India.
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Advancing Clean Energy & Green Hydrogen Innovation - The Indian Express | August 20, 2026 by Dipanita Nath
The article highlights the CoE inauguration in the context of Maharashtra’s push to strengthen grassroots innovation and support emerging technologies. It also explores the state’s plans to expand incubation infrastructure and support innovators as part of its $1 trillion economy vision.
2. A New Chapter for Green Hydrogen Innovation - Loksatta | August 21, 2026
Loksatta covered the inauguration of Venture Center’s CoE, highlighting its testing infrastructure for batteries, fuel cells and electrolyzers, along with hydrogen boosting and refilling capabilities. The report draws attention to the facilities supporting the development and validation of clean energy technologies.
3. A New Hub for Hydrogen Innovation - Sakaal | August 21, 2026
From costly testing to the challenge of storing hydrogen, Sakaal explores some of the hurdles facing clean-energy innovators—and how Venture Center’s new Centre of Excellence aims to help address them, with facilities for testing batteries, fuel cells and electrolyzers, along with hydrogen compression and dispensing.
4. Pune’s Green Energy Innovations Set Sights on Global Impact - Express News Service | August 20, 2026
Pune’s clean-energy ambitions extend beyond developing new technologies. The Indian Express reports on Venture Center’s new CoE and its vision to help take green-energy innovations from India to the global stage, with laboratories and technical support for startups working in the sector.
5. Building the Infrastructure for Clean Energy Startups - Sahyadri Startups | 20 August, 2026 by Salil Urunkar
Sahyadri Startups explores the CoE’s specialized facilities, technical expertise, and pre-certification testing capabilities. The feature looks at how this support can help innovators validate their technologies and move toward commercialization.
6. Pune’s New Hub Advances India’s Hydrogen Push - The Times of India | 20 August, 2026 by Ardhra Nair
The Times of India highlights how Venture Center’s Centre of Excellence for Clean Energy and Green Hydrogen Innovations is building capacity to advance hydrogen technologies. The report explores potential applications ranging from long-distance heavy-duty transport to the emerging intersection of green hydrogen and AI infrastructure, alongside the CoE’s role in supporting indigenous innovation.
7. PadCare India: Giving Sanitary Waste a Second Life - Azaad Marathi | Premiered August 22, 2026 by Deepak Pathak
What if used sanitary pads could be recycled instead of ending up as waste? Azaad Marathi spotlights Venture Center incubatee PadCare India and its approach to sanitary pad recycling and menstrual waste management. The feature, hosted by Deepak Pathak, brings the startup’s work into focus during the CleanTech Startup Showcase at the CoE inauguration.
8. Hydrovert Energy: Taking Hydrogen Mobility to the Streets - Azaad Marathi | Premiered August 24, 2026 by Deepak Pathak
Venture Center-associated startup Hydrovert Energy takes the spotlight with its hydrogen-powered motorcycle, featuring a reported range of 180 km. Hosted by Deepak Pathak, the Azaad Marathi feature explores the startup’s approach to hydrogen mobility and its potential to reshape the way we think about two-wheeler transportation.