In this episode, Jaicky Kumar and Deepak Mishra, co-founders of Voltanova Energy, give us an overview of their thermal battery energy storage system. Voltanova Energy is a startup incubated at the Indian Institute of Science’s Foundation for Science and Innovation Development. In collaboration with Professor Saptarshi Basu at the Institute as their technical advisor, Jaicky and Deepak have developed a carbon-free product that offers a lifespan of more than 40 years, and costs one-fifth that of traditional solutions, according to the Foundation's annual impact report for 2024.