India Energy & Climate Center (IECC)

What India Energy & Climate Center (IECC) does

The India Energy & Climate Center (IECC) is a non-profit research center established in 2022 and housed within UC Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Policy. With 11 employees, the center focuses on India's energy transition and climate resilience, producing policy research, technoeconomic analyses, and analytical tools that inform Indian central and state government agencies as well as business leaders across power, industry, transport, and resilience domains. Its core offerings include proprietary tools such as CHAITRA (a ward-level heat action planning atlas built on Google Earth Engine), EHI-N* (a physiologically-based heat stress model calibrated to MET levels for outdoor workers), and SHRAM (a real-time heat stress monitoring platform), alongside policy reports on green steel economics, solar+storage levelized costs, renewable deployment pacing, AC efficiency standards, and grid-scale energy storage.

IECC operates an event-driven go-to-market model centered on high-impact in-person and virtual briefings across India, supplemented by its Crossroads newsletter, freely distributed policy briefs, technical reports, data visualizations, and earned media coverage. All research outputs are provided at no charge; the center is funded through UC Berkeley institutional support, research grants, and partnerships rather than commercial sales. Strategic collaborations span Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the California Energy Commission, SECI, NTPC, CERC, GUVNL, the India Energy Storage Alliance, and Google Earth Engine, enabling US-India knowledge transfer and South-to-South engagement on clean energy policy design, capacity building, and deployment strategy.

Name

India Energy & Climate Center (IECC)

Legal name

India Energy & Climate Center (IECC), UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy

Website

https://iecc.gspp.berkeley.edu

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The India Energy & Climate Center (IECC) is a UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy research center that produces policy research and proprietary analytical tools — including CHAITRA, EHI-N*, and SHRAM — to support Indian central and state government agencies, business leaders, and city officials on clean energy transition and climate resilience.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy and Climate Policy Research

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Climate Policy, Governance & NDC Support (BPADALAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Decarbonization Strategy & Marginal Abatement Cost Curve (MACC) Advisory (EUABAKAC)

Keywords

• Energy policy research
• Climate resilience analysis
• Clean energy transition
• Heat action planning
• Renewable energy analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Berkeley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Research Grants and Institutional Funding: As a research center at UC Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Policy, IECC operates primarily through research grants, institutional funding from the university, and potentially government or foundation grants for specific research projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The India Energy & Climate Center (IECC) conducts policy research, technoeconomic analysis, and develops analytical tools (CHAITRA, EHI-N, SHRAM) to support India's clean energy transition and climate resilience. The center produces research reports, interactive analytical platforms, and policy advisories targeted at Indian government agencies, state-level departments, and business leaders. All outputs are provided free of charge to Indian stakeholders, with funding drawn from research grants and institutional sources.

Product overview

India Energy & Climate Center (IECC) is a research center at UC Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Policy that produces policy research and analytical tools for India's clean energy transition. Rather than a unified commercial product platform, IECC's offerings consist of specialized analytical tools (CHAITRA for heat action planning, EHI-N for heat stress modeling, SHRAM for real-time monitoring), comprehensive research reports covering power sector, renewable energy deployment, energy storage, green steel, and AC efficiency standards, and data visualizations comparing energy costs and deployment metrics. These products serve policymakers and energy stakeholders rather than being commercial software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CHAITRA (City Heat Action Intelligence and Risk Atlas)

Quantifiable outcome

• Green steel can become cheaper than new blast-furnace steel in India by 2030, with delivered green hydrogen at ~US$3/kg by 2030 (2-3x lower than Europe)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy (GSPP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIECC is hosted by UC Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Policy, leveraging academic expertise and institutional resources for clean energy policy research and engagement.
• Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratorycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIECC researchers collaborate with scientists from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on energy storage, renewable energy deployment, and power system analysis research.
• Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSECI Chairman & Managing Director participates in IECC panel discussions on energy storage and renewable energy procurement, contributing expertise on India's renewable energy implementation.
• California Energy CommissionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCalifornia Energy Commission Vice-Chair participates in IECC panels, sharing best practices from California's experience in energy storage procurement and clean energy deployment.
• India Energy Storage AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIECC collaborates with India Energy Storage Alliance on energy storage policy and market development discussions.
• Google Earth EnginecoreTechnology or IntegrationCHAITRA tool is built on Google Earth Engine platform, enabling ward-level heat risk assessments using satellite imagery and land cover data.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Ember Climate: Ember is a climate-focused data and policy organization producing global and India-specific electricity analysis, including solar and storage cost tracking. Overlaps with IECC on solar+storage economics and Indian power-sector analytics for policymakers.

Direct peers

• Observer Research Foundation (ORF): ORF is an India-based think tank producing policy research on energy, climate, and economic policy. Like IECC, it targets Indian policymakers and combines technical analysis with policy engagement across multiple energy verticals.
• Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW): CEEW is one of Asia's leading policy research institutions focused on India's energy, environment, and water challenges. It is the closest direct peer — both produce policy research for Indian government and produce reports on renewable deployment, energy storage, and industrial decarbonization.
• The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI): TERI is a major Delhi-based research institute working on energy, environment, and sustainable development with deep Indian government relationships. Comparable to IECC in producing policy briefs and analytical work on India's clean energy transition, though with a much larger team.
• World Resources Institute (WRI) India: WRI India produces data-driven research on India's energy transition, climate resilience, and sustainable cities. Like IECC, it engages both Indian policymakers and business leaders, and operates city-level climate tools analogous to CHAITRA.
• Climate Policy Initiative (CPI): CPI produces analysis and finance-oriented research on climate and energy policy globally, including India-specific work on clean energy investment flows. Comparable to IECC in combining technoeconomic analysis with policy advisory for emerging-market energy transitions.
• Prayas Energy Group: Prayas is a Pune-based research organization working on Indian electricity sector regulation, renewable integration, and energy access. Comparable in producing rigorous technical analysis targeted at Indian regulators and policymakers, particularly on tariff and procurement issues IECC also addresses.
• Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI): RMI is a US-headquartered clean energy think tank with active India programs on renewables, storage, and industrial decarbonization. Operates a comparable model of trans-Pacific knowledge transfer and produces reports on solar+storage economics analogous to IECC's recent work.

Broad incumbents

• International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA): IRENA is the global intergovernmental organization supporting renewable energy adoption, producing analysis on India's renewable deployment costs, storage, and policy. IECC's solar+storage and renewable deployment reports are complementary to IRENA's India-focused work.
• NITI Aayog: India's premier government policy think tank with mandate over energy and climate strategy. NITI Aayog shapes India's 500 GW renewable target and related policy frameworks that IECC's research informs; it is the policy consumer of much of IECC's output.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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