Projects

Ongoing Projects

Shifting to cycling can result in an annual savings of up to 1.6% of India’s GDP

January 11, 2019
| Transport

Cycling is one of the most sustainable modes of transportation. It has numerous benefits in the form of zero dependence on fossil fuels, zero emissions and pollution, health benefits from increased physical activity, besides being an affordable means of mobility for low-income households.

Faster adoption of electric vehicles in India: A perspective of consumers and industry

November 16, 2018
| Transport

Electric Mobility Paradigm Shift: Capturing the Opportunities

February 16, 2018
| Transport

The electrification of road transport sector can be one of the pathways to reduce dependence on fossil fuel, and mitigate vehicular pollution. While there are several technologies like hybrid EV, plug-in hybrid vehicles, all electric/battery EV and fuel cell vehicles that can help achieve these objectives, this paper focuses only on all-electric/battery EV, with specific attention to passenger vehicles only.

Life cycle assessment of Hot Mix and Cold Mix technologies for Construction and Maintenance of Rural Roads

December 27, 2017
| Transport
| Environment
| Sustainable Habitat

The project aims to study these hot mix and CRRI-Bitchem cold mix technology applications for rural road construction and maintenance works in India in order to estimate and compare their life cycle cost, energy consumption, GHG and criteria pollutants generation, material consumption, impacts on safety and health of construction workers and population, road maintenance requirements, and project implementation requirements.

Switching to a sustainable auto-rickshaw system: triggering sustainable lifestyles and poverty reduction in urban India

December 27, 2017
| Transport
| Sustainable Habitat
| Cities

Switching to a sustainable auto-rickshaw system: Triggering sustainable lifestyles and poverty reduction in urban India- The project aims to promote sustainable consumption, the objective of the project is to provide integrated solutions based on three principles namely access to financial social services, alternative sources of revenue and clean tech for auto rickshaws thus propelling consumer to opt for cleaner choices. The European union funded project is consortium of Three partners- The Energy resource institute, ACRA Fondizone, ENVIU, Women health and Development.

To bring together Indian and Afghan innovators and urban planners for a 2-3-day tech camp in Mumbai to collaborate on developing sustainable solution

December 27, 2017
| Transport

The objectives of this Tech Camp are to: (1) Strengthen people-to-people ties between the United States, India and Afghanistan through exchange of information, experiences and expertise; (2) Increase the capacities of India and Afghanistan to address their challenges and prepare  for the future by providing participants with entrepreneurial and problem-solving skills in the field of sustainable urbanization; and (3) Promote stronger Indian-Afghan ties through networking and people-to-people exchange.

Detailed Study on Promoting Electric Mobility in India

May 11, 2017
| Sustainable Habitat
| Transport

The objectives of the Study are to: Understand the factors that are impeding adoption of four-wheeled passenger vehicles in Indian cities; Suggest policy interventions required to increase their adoption. The focus of the study will be on four-wheeled passenger cars, which include both individually owned and fleet.

Inter Model Comparisons of different transportation sector policies in India in support of NDC implementation

October 1, 2016
| Climate Change
| Sustainable Habitat
| Transport

The proposed research effort builds on technical collaboration and relationships established over the past few years through energy modelling and analysis with between Indian and U.S. Government partners and modelling teams under the SGWG. The modelling teams are engaged in a multi-year research collaboration seeking to build on this foundation to assist in decision making through analysis on the critical issue of transport and air quality.