Partners from India

IITM is a public technical university in Chennai with expertise covering sustainability across natural, built and socio-technical environments. Within BHARAT-EU, IITM will focus on feedstock procurement and analysis, dark fermentation, gasification, carbon capture and plasma conversion of biomethane. The TRL5 demonstration will be carried out at IITM’s Discovery Campus.

CUP, based in Bathinda, is a research-focused university with strong infrastructure and sustainability initiatives. Within BHARAT-EU, CUP will be responsible for performing anaerobic digestion experiments.

AMU will contribute to the development of a safe, efficient and sustainable bio-H₂ value chain, integrating safety considerations across feedstock handling, conversion technologies, purification, storage and residue management. Together with IITM, AMU will also organise training sessions and workshops on hydrogen safety, storage and production technologies.

About NITC

National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC) is one of the 31 institutions of national importance established under the National Institutes of Technology Act 2007 and is fully funded by the Government of India. Its mandate is to provide higher technical education and conduct research across Engineering, Science, Technology and Management.

NITC offers bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programmes and collaborates with research organisations, academic institutions and industry.

Role in the BHARAT-EU Project

NITC leads WP6, “Holistic assessment of the overall process concept”, as a consortium participant from the Indian side. Dr Panneerselvam Ranganathan is the principal investigator from NITC and leads WP6.

About SWMS

Srinivas Waste Management Services Pvt. Ltd. (SWMS) is an Indian industrial partner and SME with over 22 years of experience in waste management and waste-to-energy. Established in 2003, SWMS develops solutions for collection, transportation, processing and valorisation of municipal solid waste and operates biomethanation and Bio-CNG facilities, including the first MSW-based Bio-CNG plant in Tamil Nadu.

Through its BIGBIN logistics arm, SWMS uses app-based waste collection, tracking and source-segregation systems. With more than 8,000 employees and an extensive fleet, the company handles approximately 2,000 tonnes of waste per day for urban local bodies and has undertaken major bio-mining and landfill-reclamation projects.

Role in the BHARAT-EU Project

SWMS serves as a key industrial partner for the Indian process branch, managing the front end of the biowaste-to-hydrogen value chain. It co-leads WP2 (Feedstock Assessment) and is responsible for systematic characterisation of biogenic municipal waste, including composition, availability and throughput profiles using a digital app-based monitoring interface.

SWMS will also design, construct and operate a TRL5 solid-state anaerobic digestion demonstration system incorporating a CSTR of up to 5 m³ and a dedicated biogas-purification line to produce >90% methane-rich biomethane suitable for downstream plasma pyrolysis. Leachate recirculation and digestate reuse support process stability, resource efficiency and scalability.

About Acclaim Technology Services

Acclaim Technology Services is a Chennai-based engineering and renewable-energy company specialising in the design, development and implementation of sustainable energy solutions for industrial and commercial applications. With over three decades of experience, Acclaim has developed technologies in biomass gasification, biogas, pyrolysis, waste-to-energy, solar thermal systems and energy recovery.

Role in the BHARAT-EU Project

ATS supports the BHARAT-EU consortium with plant-automation and process-integration expertise for reliable and scalable H₂ production and deployment under diverse Indian conditions. ATS will contribute to:

• Biomass collection & handling
• BFB gasification
• Syngas cooling & cleaning
• Water Gas Shift reaction
• PSA purification

Tridiagonal’s expertise focuses on computational and experimental fluid dynamics (CFD and EFD). Its integrated capabilities support collaborative research and technology development across TRL 3–8, including decarbonisation, energy integration and renewable hydrogen development.

HINDU will serve as a media partner for dissemination and outreach of BHARAT-EU project results to policymakers, academia, industry and the public, supporting knowledge exchange and project visibility.