Elcogen, a European developer of solid oxide fuel cells and electrolysers, has announced its expansion into India and the wider Asia-Pacific region with the appointment of Anil Srikar Pavuluri as business development director for the region.
The move marks Elcogen’s strategic entry into one of the world’s fastest-growing energy markets.
According to the IEA World Energy Outlook 2025, India’s energy mix is steadily shifting towards renewables, with solar PV and wind projected to grow from around 2% of the mix today to nearly 20% by 2050 under current policies, while energy demand is rising fastest in industry and transport. More broadly, across the Asia-Pacific, total final energy demand is expected to increase from around 450 exajoules in 2024 to over 500 exajoules by 2035, driven by industrialisation and rising living standards, reinforcing the urgent need for cleaner, more efficient energy systems,” stated Elcogen.
Elcogen said the region presents a significant opportunity for its high-efficiency solid oxide technology, which supports clean electricity generation and green hydrogen production while reducing emissions and dependence on imported fossil fuels.
Elcogen’s solid oxide components produce hydrogen at 33–40 kWh per kilogram and achieve 75% fuel cell electrical efficiency, which increases to more than 90% overall efficiency when incorporating waste heat.
“Hard-to-abate sectors are energy-intensive and heat-rich, creating ideal conditions for SOEC integration to reduce the cost of hydrogen production. Simultaneously, the rapid growth of data centres and remote microgrids, where hydrogen supply can be paired with on-site power generation, makes SOFCs a strong hydrogen utilisation pathway,” says Anil Srikar Pavuluri.
“With more than two decades of experience in solid oxide technology, high-performance solid oxide cells, stacks, and modules, and an operational manufacturing capacity of up to 360 MW, I am confident that Elcogen is strategically positioned to enable high-efficiency hydrogen production, clean power generation, and system flexibility—all key pillars of the global energy transition”.
Prior to Elcogen, Anil worked at GreenH Electrolysis, Toshiba and L&T, leading business development and proposal engineering for green hydrogen, electrolyser technologies, fuel cells, steam turbines and heat recovery steam generators in the power sector.
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