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Chennai’s
energy industry,
in focus.
The companies, capital and talent shaping energy in Chennai. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.
MEET THE COMPANIESExplore Chennai’s energy leaders
24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
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Explore Chennai’s energy leaders
24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
Company discovery
Recorded evidence onlyExplore the live startup set in Radar
No company example met every recorded classification, independence and public-profile gate in this snapshot. The live directory may have newer qualifying companies.
Explore classified startups in Radar ↗Energy industry KPIs in Chennai
A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.
25 of 333 tracked companies have open roles.
12 of 333 tracked companies have a recorded round.
Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.
Midpoint of 8 rounds with a disclosed amount.
Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 92.1% of disclosed capital, while 96.4% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.
Explore the segments →CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATIONHow Chennai energy has grown
Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
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How Chennai energy has grown
Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
Disclosed funding by year
Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD
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| Year | Funding (USD) | Founded | Raising |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $2.69M | 9 | 2 |
| 2017 | $15.4M | 9 | 2 |
| 2018 | $445.38M | 12 | 1 |
| 2019 | $0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2020 | $0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | $86.34K | 13 | 1 |
| 2022 | $3M | 7 | 1 |
| 2023 | $0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | $2M | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Funding concentration
Share of all disclosed company funding.
- L&T IDPL79.5%
- ReGen Powertech7.6%
- Orient Green Power Company5.0%
- Other companies7.9%
Funding by stage
8 recorded rounds since 2016
Investors appearing most often
Recorded participation in energy company rounds since 2016.
- 01Approveddrivesandpatios 2 rounds
- 02Lakshmi Narayanan 2 rounds
- 03Cascade 1 rounds
- 04Mukesh Kumar Jain 1 rounds
- 05MCAP 1 rounds
- 06IDFC First Bank 1 rounds
- 07Allianz Capital Partners 1 rounds
- 08CPP Investments 1 rounds
- 09Russell DeLucia 1 rounds
- 010RY Investments 1 rounds
Recent recorded rounds
Latest recorded rounds · USDLargest and notable recorded rounds
Each card is one recorded roundBacked by Allianz Capital Partners and CPP Investments.
Backed by CPP Investments.
Backed by Old Lane Commodities and J P Morgan and others.
Backed by Everstone Capital.
Backed by MCap Fund Advisors and Bandhan Mutual Fund.
Backed by New Enterprise Associates.
Backed by Everstone Capital.
Backed by Kohli Ventures.
Backed by MCap Fund Advisors and TVS Capital Funds.
Backed by RY Investments.
THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITYRevenue, profitability & financial strength
Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.
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Revenue, profitability & financial strength
Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.
Display conversions use the dated reference rates above. Where a verified rate is unavailable, figures retain their source currency. Each reporting cohort keeps its currency and accounting basis separate.
FY2025 · annual statements grouped by reported fiscal year; exact entity periods remain on preview rows · 133 reporting entities from 162 eligible matches.
Sum of reporting-entity revenue; not Chennai market sales.
Combined result for the same cohort.
Combined net income ÷ combined revenue.
The middle covered reporting entity.
102 of 133 covered entities.
Share of covered revenue from the five largest entities.
Annual account trend
Reported cohort totals by year; coverage is stated for every period.
Bar height shows revenue. Changes in coverage can affect totals.
Profitability has two perspectives
FY2025 · 133 reporting entities
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| Company / reporting entity | Revenue | Net profit / loss | Net margin | Revenue growth | Total assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai Petroleum Corporation ↗L40101TN1965GOI005389 | ₹71,049.9 crore | ₹173.5 crore | +0.2% | — | ₹16,796.8 crore |
| Refex Group ↗L45200TN2002PLC049601 | ₹2,430.0 crore | ₹189.4 crore | +7.8% | — | ₹1,681.0 crore |
| TPL ↗L23200TN1984PLC010931 | ₹1,826.8 crore | ₹51.4 crore | +2.8% | — | ₹1,275.5 crore |
| Manali Petrochemical ↗L24294TN1986PLC013087 | ₹647.5 crore | ₹-8.7 crore | -1.3% | — | ₹1,217.0 crore |
| Indo Tech Transformers ↗L29113TN1992PLC022011 | ₹611.8 crore | ₹63.9 crore | +10.4% | — | ₹435.9 crore |
| Swelect Energy Systems ↗L93090TN1994PLC028578 | ₹431.3 crore | ₹8.6 crore | +2.0% | — | ₹1,239.9 crore |
| HOEC ↗L11100GJ1996PLC029880 | ₹306.1 crore | ₹147.5 crore | +48.2% | — | ₹1,621.8 crore |
| Supreme Power Equipment ↗L31200TN2005PLC056666 | ₹144.8 crore | ₹18.6 crore | +12.8% | — | ₹152.8 crore |
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Coverage, calculations & financial sources
Filed annual accounts for exact designated national identifiers. Every aggregate and peer pair uses one fiscal year, source currency and reporting basis; periods, coverage and overlap are explicit; 2026 partials are excluded.
The same up to eight reporting entities remain open across years, filters and sorts. Other company figures are available in Radar.
Source currencies and accounting bases stay separate. Missing accounts are excluded rather than treated as zero. Exact reporting periods appear on company previews. Annual totals can change with coverage and do not measure growth of a fixed company cohort.
Web traffic, app reach and release cadence
How the Chennai companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.
Most-installed apps
11 of these companies (3.3%) publish at least one Android app — 25 apps in all, carrying 4.8M installs between them.
| App | Installs | Rating | Store category |
|---|---|---|---|
| TNEB Mobile App(Official)TANGEDCO | 4.7M | 3.3 | Business |
| TANGEDCO SmartCityConsumersAppTANGEDCO | 22.9K | — | Tools |
| CopergásMSI Corp | 14.2K | — | Communication |
| TANGEDCO SmartCity OfficersAppTANGEDCO | 8K | — | Tools |
| SNAK4EVSNAK4EV | 6.4K | — | Business |
| AG&P Quality & Asset MappingAG&P Pratham | 4.1K | — | Business |
| Think Gas iReportTHINK Gas | 4K | — | Productivity |
| THINK-DMATHINK Gas | 3.8K | — | Productivity |
| THINK Gas Journey ManagementTHINK Gas | 3.4K | — | Travel & Local |
| Fenice CareFenice Energy | 1.8K | — | Business |
Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.
App reach by segment
The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2023Q2–2025Q1).
| Segment | Apps | Installs | Leading app | Release trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utilities | 12 | 4.7M | TNEB Mobile App(Official) 4.7M | |
| Government Entities | 3 | 4.7M | TANGEDCO SmartCityConsumersApp 22.9K | |
| Oil & Gas Downstream | 2 | 14.2K | Copergás 14.2K | |
| Bioenergy | 4 | 3.1K | STEAM PLANT UTILITY 1.5K | |
| Solar Energy | 4 | 2.3K | Fenice Care 1.8K | |
| Electricity Transmission & Distribution Project Developer | 2 | 1.1K | NISSI Connect 895 |
A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.
INSIDE THE INDUSTRYThe Chennai energy market map
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The Chennai energy market map
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Where companies are building
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Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.
Segment data unavailable
The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.
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Common revenue models; a company can use more than one.
THE COMPANIES IN MOTIONWho is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
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Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
Recent corporate headlines 10 dated reports
Miller Center Capital, in partnership with fund manager Beneficial Returns, has announced catalytic financing support for E-Hands Energy, a Chennai-based renewable energy enterprise focused on expanding decentralized solar power solutions across underserved rural regions in India.
Varanium Capital Advisors, an asset management firm , recently bought 2.4 lakh shares of Supreme Power Equipment Limited by paying an average price of Rs 227.42 per share, aggregating to Rs 5.45 crore.
Meanwhile, BofA Securities Europe SA has net bought 7.62 lakh shares (0.51 percent stake) in Chennai Petroleum Corporation at Rs 868.59 per share, for Rs 66.2 crore.
Under the approved plan, Refex Green Mobility Limited (RGML), currently a wholly owned subsidiary of RIL, will first be merged into the parent company.
Shell has acquired 100 per cent equity interest in Raj Petro Specialities Pvt Ltd from Germany's Brenntag Group.
Additionally, SWELECT Group secured Rs 290 crore via Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs) through a private placement with India Infradebt Limited.
MPL acquired PennWhite Limited in November 2022 as part of its broader plan to expand its international chemical business.
AG&P Pratham is planning an IPO in the second half of 2026.
Public issue of 3,945,130 Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- each for cash at a price of Rs. 130/- per Equity Share aggregating to Rs. 51.29 crores(the Issue')
Public issue of 9,136,000 equity shares of Rs. 10 each of BGR Energy Systems Limited for cash at a price of Rs.480/- per equity share (including a share premium of Rs.470/- per equity share), consisting of a fresh issue of 4,320,000 equity shares and an offer for sale of 4,816,000 equity shares by Mr. B.G.Raghupathy and Ms. Sasikala Raghupathy (the selling shareholders), aggregating Rs.438.53 Crores (the issue).
Full recorded event mix
Top 10 categories among 258 recorded events in the 24-month window.
IPO pipeline
5 companies with recorded IPO activity
IPO1 reports
IPO1 reports
IPO1 reports
IPO1 reports
IPO1 reports
Leadership moves
7 tracked people moves
Appointment Chief Executive Officer
Death Previously Vice-President (Operations & Maintenance)
Appointment Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director
Appointment Whole-time Director and Vice-Chairman
Appointment Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
Contract wins
48 recorded customer wins
Customer: Power equipment manufacturing
Customer: NHAI and PWD authoritiesInfrastructure
Customer: National Highways Authority of IndiaInfrastructure
Customer: Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Company
Customer: TANTRANSCOInfrastructure
Customer: Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewage Board (CMWSSB)Infrastructure
Regulatory events
13 recorded events
Search operations commencedIncome Tax Department
search concluded with no adverse findingsIncome Tax Department
penalty imposedSecurities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi)
penalty imposed on Anil JainSEBI
Litigation
2 tracked suits
income tax demand challengeRegulatory · Verdict
environmental compensation for oil spill damagesRegulatory · Ongoing
Earnings pulse
Reported company results in the recorded window.
Median across 68 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.
Mergers and acquisitions
Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.
| Acquirer → target | Status | Date | Value / context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varanium Capital Advisors→Supreme Power Equipment ↗ | Announced | 2025-11-14 | Not stated in snapshot |
| BofA Securities Europe SA→Chennai Petroleum Corporation ↗ | 2025-10-30 | Not stated in snapshot | |
| Refex Group→Refex Green Mobility Limited | Announced | 2025-09-24 | Not stated in snapshot |
| shell→Raj Petro Specialities ↗ | Completed | 2025-07-04 | Not stated in snapshot |
| adani power→Coastal Energen ↗ | Announced | 2025-06-19 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Manali Petrochemical→pennwhite | Completed | 2025-02-14 | Not stated in snapshot |
A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.
PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITYThe talent market
33 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 39-posting snapshot covers 31 employers.
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The talent market
33 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 39-posting snapshot covers 31 employers.
Most advertised job titles
0 tracked postings mention remote work.
The seniority mix
21 postings specify a level.
Skills employers mention
Top skills across 39 tracked postings in the available jobs snapshot.
Companies hiring
Large employers
| Company | Employees |
|---|---|
| Operational Energy Group ↗ | 2,786 |
| TPL ↗ | 376 |
| Fichtner ↗ | 375 |
| Manali Petrochemical ↗ | 353 |
| THINK Gas ↗ | 340 |
| Swelect Energy Systems ↗ | 319 |
| Illumine I ↗ | 246 |
| Goodrich Gasket ↗ | 175 |
THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELDFounders and leaders
118 founders and chief executives across 107 companies.
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Founders and leaders
118 founders and chief executives across 107 companies.
Padam Challani
Saravan Global Energy ↗Indo asia finance. Hindu high school, madurantakam, chingluput dt. BSc 1976.
Venkatesh Rajaratnam
Everrenew ↗Ex-Siemens Gamesa Renewable Power, Dolphin Group, Assel Construction Systems, Cethar Vessels. Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli 1980…
Nithish Sairam
Illumine I ↗Ex-NextEra Energy, Tesla. Anna University BE 2012, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University MSc 2014
Raghuraman Chandrasekaran
EHands Energy ↗E Hands Sustainability Foundation, ex-Quintel, ex-Dr Reddys Laboratories, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, 1983
Elavazhagan Murugan
PrEl’s Biotech India ↗Co-Founder & Director-PrEl's Biotech India, PrEl's Technologies · Anna University BTech 2002, Nanyang Technological University Singapore PhD 2012
Arul Mathias
Renewable Cogen Globe ↗Ex-SYCON, EU FUNDED PROJECTS, SUNTRAP. Government College of Engineering-Tirunelveli BE 1992, Asian Institute of Technology MTech 1997, MBA 2003
Fawaz Hussain
Daystar Solar ↗Ex-Geneva International Model United Nations, VP AIESEC Switzerland, Barkath Hardware. Anna University BE 2006, Geneva Business School MBA 2011
Pankaj Choudhary
CarbonMinus ↗Ex-ANC LIFESTYLE, Government of India, BW Group, eClerx. Marine Engineering And Research Institute, University of Mumbai MS, IIM Calcutta MBA
Mahendran Ramaswamy
Metec Design ↗Ex - Metec Design and Construction Engineers India. LMPC Hr. Sec. School, Puthalam, Nagercoil Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering 1986
Abdul Malik
Ultimate Associates ↗Ex-Sewa Development Trust Sindh, Galaxy Smart High School Larkana. Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology MBA 2017
Karthik R
Iacharya Silicon ↗Director Pentafour Group, ex-UL, Pentafour Products. University of Madras BE 1993, West Coast University MBA 1997, ESCP Europe EMEM 2012
Arun Prasad
Sustainabyte Technologies ↗Ex-Ecolibrium, Greenvironment Innovation & Marketing India, Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India. Sri venkateswara college of engineering…
Education networks
9 profiles with education records.
Prior employers
0 profiles with prior-work records.
Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.
NEWS INTELLIGENCEHow this industry appears in the news
39,732 articles in the measured 12-month window.
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How this industry appears in the news
39,732 articles in the measured 12-month window.
News volume trends
Energy coverage tagged Chennai · articles per complete quarter
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| Quarter | Articles |
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| 2021Q2 | 4,231 |
| 2021Q3 | 4,346 |
| 2021Q4 | 3,839 |
| 2022Q1 | 4,261 |
| 2022Q2 | 5,123 |
| 2022Q3 | 6,235 |
| 2022Q4 | 6,404 |
| 2023Q1 | 6,790 |
| 2023Q2 | 7,055 |
| 2023Q3 | 7,400 |
| 2023Q4 | 7,873 |
| 2024Q1 | 6,513 |
| 2024Q2 | 6,540 |
| 2024Q3 | 9,337 |
| 2024Q4 | 7,832 |
| 2025Q1 | 8,572 |
| 2025Q2 | 5,930 |
| 2025Q3 | 7,177 |
| 2025Q4 | 7,688 |
| 2026Q1 | 16,461 |
Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.
Tone of coverage over time
Most-covered companies
Company share of voice
243 recorded company events across 19 companies; percentages use that event total.
Leading coverage topics
Energy coverage tagged Chennai · ranked by full-period article count.
Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.
Topics gaining and losing attention
India comparison coverage
| Keyword | Recent | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| tariff negotiations | 11,644 | 5,686 | 105% |
| bilateral trade | 4,628 | 2,437 | 90% |
| trade dispute mechanisms | 4,512 | 2,204 | 105% |
| trade barrier reduction | 4,495 | 2,440 | 84% |
| trade facilitation commitments | 4,327 | 2,201 | 97% |
| free trade deals | 4,096 | 2,429 | 69% |
| multilateral diplomacy | 3,921 | 2,726 | 44% |
| diplomatic strategies | 3,820 | 2,354 | 62% |
| bilateral trade imbalance | 3,281 | 2,045 | 60% |
| diplomatic engagements | 3,144 | 1,995 | 58% |
| odi cricket | 6,032 | 9,655 | -38% |
| limited overs cricket | 5,771 | 9,304 | -38% |
| odi tactics | 5,625 | 8,742 | -36% |
| odi series | 5,253 | 8,320 | -37% |
| odi tournaments | 5,029 | 8,063 | -38% |
Event and signal lenses
India comparison coverage
Regulatory Risk
1,429,321 classified articlestest cricket, test innings, odi world cup
55.1% critical · 35.0% positiveFunding Momentum
241,486 classified articlespre-ipo valuation, ipo prospectus, ipo pricing
49.2% critical · 46.8% positiveGrowth
524,006 classified articlesgdp growth rate, economic output growth, economic growth statistics
46.9% critical · 50.7% positiveEnergy coverage tagged Chennai. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.
RESEARCH SIGNALSWhat Energy research is working on
4,206 papers in the recorded india scope.
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What Energy research is working on
4,206 papers in the recorded india scope.
Research orientation
Contribution mix
Tone counts: 4,069 positive · 109 neutral · 28 negative.
- Energy storage131 papers
- Renewable energy69 papers
- Battery38 papers
- Supercapacitor33 papers
- Nanotechnology23 papers
- Electrolyte18 papers
- Cathode16 papers
- Anode15 papers
Landmark: Nanostructured anode materials for lithium ion batteries
- Energy storage21 papers
- Renewable energy14 papers
- Battery8 papers
- Wind power7 papers
- Electricity6 papers
- Distributed generation5 papers
- Thermal energy storage5 papers
- Nanotechnology4 papers
Landmark: Geophysical constraints on the reliability of solar and wind power worldwide
- Energy storage1,412 papers
- Renewable energy721 papers
- Supercapacitor708 papers
- Battery607 papers
- Photovoltaic system451 papers
- Microgrid370 papers
- Capacitance287 papers
- Electrochemistry279 papers
Landmark: High entropy oxides for reversible energy storage
Leading institutions
Leading researchers
Highly cited breakthrough-labelled papers
- Ultrathin Planar Graphene Supercapacitors1,221 citations
- Nitrogen-doped activated carbon for a high energy hybrid supercapacitor1,049 citations
- A 3.8-V earth-abundant sodium battery electrode835 citations
- Nanostructured binary and ternary metal sulfides: synthesis methods and their application in energy conversion and storage devices413 citations
- Design and Analysis of Novel Control Strategy for Battery and Supercapacitor Storage System385 citations
Common problems researchers identify
208 papers · 4 recurring themes
Common problems researchers identify · 01Supercapacitor Materials Challenges
60 papers28.8% of this theme group
Researchers highlight limits in electrode design, electrolytes, and fabrication for high‑energy supercapacitors.
Supercapacitor (31) · Energy storage (45) · Nanotechnology (20) · Graphene (5)
High Energy Density Supercapacitors: An Overview of Efficient Electrode Materials, Electrolytes, Design, and Fabrication
Thermoelectric supercapacitors: materials, challenges and future outlook
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 4860.2 |
| 2023 | 4693.9 |
| 2024 | 4797.5 |
| 2025 | 3656.9 |
Common problems researchers identify · 02Renewable Storage Integration Issues
58 papers27.9% of this theme group
Papers point to technical and operational hurdles when coupling storage with renewable and microgrid systems.
Renewable energy (32) · Energy storage (44) · Thermal energy storage (8) · Microgrid (7)
Energy storage systems: a review
Comparative Review of Energy Storage Systems, Their Roles, and Impacts on Future Power Systems
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 186.0 |
| 2023 | 190.2 |
| 2024 | 150.4 |
| 2025 | 206.4 |
Common problems researchers identify · 03Battery Component Stability Concerns
50 papers24.0% of this theme group
Studies flag degradation and safety problems in cathodes, anodes, and electrolytes for next‑generation batteries.
Cathode (19) · Anode (15) · Electrolyte (17) · Battery (22)
Room‐Temperature Sodium–Sulfur Batteries and Beyond: Realizing Practical High Energy Systems through Anode, Cathode, and Electrolyte Enginee
Recent Progress on the Air‐Stable Battery Materials for Solid‐State Lithium Metal Batteries
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 804.6 |
| 2023 | 822.9 |
| 2024 | 728.0 |
| 2025 | 861.7 |
Common problems researchers identify · 04Grid‑Vehicle Energy Coordination Gaps
40 papers19.2% of this theme group
Works identify difficulties in aligning electric‑vehicle charging, photovoltaic output, and grid stability.
Renewable energy (24) · Electric vehicle (9) · Grid (8) · Photovoltaic system (7)
Review on State of charge prediction of battery management system in electric vehicles
A Comprehensive Review on Stability Analysis of Hybrid Energy System
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1004.2 |
| 2023 | 1066.6 |
| 2024 | 865.5 |
| 2025 | 1248.3 |
Cautions
48 papers · 4 recurring themes
Cautions · 01Sustainability of Storage Technologies
17 papers35.4% of this theme group
Authors caution that large‑scale storage may undermine low‑carbon goals without careful lifecycle analysis.
Energy storage (11) · Thermal energy storage (4) · Battery (4) · Sustainability (2)
Using electrolytic hydrogen production and energy storage for balancing a low carbon electricity grid: Scenario assessments for India
A Quantitative Assessment of the Economic Viability of Photovoltaic Battery Energy Storage Systems
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 296.4 |
| 2023 | 348.2 |
| 2024 | 393.0 |
| 2025 | 566.7 |
Cautions · 02Distributed Generation Stability Risks
13 papers27.1% of this theme group
Research warns that adding wind and storage to distributed networks can threaten power system stability.
Distributed generation (5) · Renewable energy (8) · Wind power (4) · Energy storage (8)
Impacts of Renewable Energy Integration on Power System Stability
Optimization and Feasibility Analysis of Hybrid Distributed Generator Based System With a Comparison of Battery and Hydrogen Energy Storage
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 448.2 |
| 2023 | 452.3 |
| 2024 | 366.9 |
| 2025 | 463.7 |
Cautions · 03Supercapacitor and Flow Battery Trade‑offs
10 papers20.8% of this theme group
Papers discuss efficiency losses and material complexities limiting practical deployment of hybrid storage devices.
Supercapacitor (4) · Flow battery (2) · Capacitance (2) · Redox (2)
Pioneering heat transfer enhancements in latent thermal energy storage: Passive and active strategies unveiled
Advances in Selenium‐Based Materials for Supercapacitors: Chemistry, Interaction Mechanisms, and Practical Applications
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 203.4 |
| 2023 | 192.9 |
| 2024 | 162.8 |
| 2025 | 174.3 |
Cautions · 04Thermal Runaway and Intercalation Limits
8 papers16.7% of this theme group
Studies highlight safety hazards and performance limits in high‑energy intercalation batteries.
Faraday efficiency (3) · Thermal runaway (2) · Intercalation (2) · Graphite (2)
State-of-the-Art Carbon Cathodes with Their Intercalation Chemistry, Performance, and Challenges for Aluminum-Ion Batteries
Emerging role of aqueous batteries in next generation energy-dense sustainable storage
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 82.3 |
| 2023 | 85.1 |
| 2024 | 64.6 |
| 2025 | 109.0 |
Opportunities
3,268 papers · 7 recurring themes
Opportunities · 01Battery‑Enabled Renewable Grid Solutions
607 papers18.6% of this theme group
Opportunities focus on using batteries to balance renewable generation and support electric‑vehicle charging.
Energy storage (492) · Renewable energy (215) · Battery (159) · Automotive engineering (74)
Grid Integrated Renewable Energy Resources with Battery Storage Support for Optimized EV Charging
Multi-Objective Energy Optimization in Smart Distribution Network Considering Renewable Energy and Battery Storage System
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 351.4 |
| 2023 | 364.3 |
| 2024 | 257.1 |
| 2025 | 152.6 |
Opportunities · 02Graphene‑Based Supercapacitor Advances
583 papers17.8% of this theme group
Research shows promising electrode designs that boost capacitance and power density for next‑generation supercapacitors.
Supercapacitor (551) · Capacitance (278) · Electrode (155) · Graphene (82)
Recent Advancements in Electrode Materials for the Highperformance Electrochemical Supercapacitors: A Review
Carbon hybrid nano-architectures as an efficient electrode material for supercapacitor applications
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1430.1 |
| 2023 | 1435.3 |
| 2024 | 1280.5 |
| 2025 | 1148.6 |
Opportunities · 03Nanocomposite Energy Storage Materials
524 papers16.0% of this theme group
Works explore dielectric and composite nanostructures that enhance storage capacity and cycling stability.
Energy storage (330) · Dielectric (48) · Composite material (37) · Nanotechnology (89)
Optimized MoS2-V2O5 nanocomposites: Unveiling superior structural, morphological, and electrochemical properties for advanced energy storage
Development of Asymmetric Electrodes of Robust MoS<sub>2</sub>/rGO Heterostructures with MnO<sub>2</sub> Nanohybrid Composites for Cylindric
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 5855.4 |
| 2023 | 5647.5 |
| 2024 | 5628.0 |
| 2025 | 4138.8 |
Opportunities · 04PV‑Battery Integrated EV Charging
521 papers15.9% of this theme group
Studies propose coordinated photovoltaic and battery systems to enable fast, renewable‑powered electric‑vehicle charging.
Photovoltaic system (203) · Battery (199) · Renewable energy (200) · Grid (82)
Energy Management in Photovoltaic‐Based Electric Vehicle Charging Systems With Battery Storage and Vehicle‐to‐Grid Support
Sustainable EV Charging: Renewable Energy Integration with DC-DC Fast Charging Systems
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 960.2 |
| 2023 | 1018.0 |
| 2024 | 831.8 |
| 2025 | 1200.4 |
Opportunities · 05Microgrid Renewable Storage Optimization
422 papers12.9% of this theme group
Research targets algorithms for operating microgrids with solar and battery resources efficiently.
Microgrid (342) · Renewable energy (211) · Photovoltaic system (129) · Energy storage (187)
Optimisation of the operation of a microgrid with renewable energy sources and battery storage
Power coordination and control of DC Microgrid with PV and hybrid energy storage system
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 594.4 |
| 2023 | 615.9 |
| 2024 | 527.5 |
| 2025 | 715.7 |
Opportunities · 06Advanced Battery Chemistry Development
411 papers12.6% of this theme group
Papers present novel cathode, anode, and electrolyte chemistries that improve voltage, stability, and energy density.
Cathode (123) · Anode (116) · Electrolyte (109) · Electrochemistry (100)
High-Voltage and Ultrastable Aqueous Zinc–Iodine Battery Enabled by N-Doped Carbon Materials: Revealing the Contributions of Nitrogen Config
MOFite: A High‐Density Lithiophilic and Scalable Metal–Organic Framework Anode for Rechargeable Lithium‐Ion Battery
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 804.6 |
| 2023 | 822.9 |
| 2024 | 728.0 |
| 2025 | 861.7 |
Opportunities · 07Hybrid Phase‑Change Thermal Storage
200 papers6.1% of this theme group
Investigations reveal nano‑enhanced phase‑change materials that raise efficiency of thermal energy storage systems.
Thermal energy storage (144) · Phase-change material (75) · Thermal (58) · Phase change (30)
Advances in nano-enhanced phase change materials and hybrid thermal energy storage systems: Paving the way for sustainable energy solutions
Improving the efficiency of thermal energy storage through the development and evaluation of hybrid nano-enhanced phase change materials
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 182.1 |
| 2023 | 190.9 |
| 2024 | 194.8 |
| 2025 | 243.8 |
How this field compares with the research baseline
Orientation shares compared with 25,000 papers in the reference sample.
| Research orientation | This field | Reference sample |
|---|---|---|
| Promising | 51.9% | 36.9% |
| Breakthrough | 28.8% | 26.5% |
| Descriptive | 8.8% | 17.7% |
| Problem-identifying | 5.0% | 9.7% |
| Comparative | 3.9% | 3.8% |
| Cautionary | 1.2% | 4.5% |
| Critical | 0.2% | 0.9% |
Concerns receiving less research attention
Counts and shares refer to the stated research pool. A low count describes how much of that research is recorded here, not the absence of a real-world concern.
| Concern / example paper | Papers | Share | Raised as a problem | Worldwide share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware, e-waste & supply chainA sustainable and cost-effective industrial biomass-based coin cell supercapacitor for powering up electronic devices | 5 | 0.12% | 1 (20.0%) | 0.06% |
| Energy & datacenter footprintDeveloping Scalable Energy Storage Systems to Ensure Continuous Renewable Power for Data Centers | 2 | 0.05% | 1 (50.0%) | 0.09% |
| Concentration of compute powerDesign of Centralized Controller for Efficient Power sharing and Voltage Regulation in DC Microgrid | 2 | 0.05% | 0 (0.0%) | 0.03% |
| Carbon & emissions of computeA multi strategy optimization framework using AI digital twins for smart grid carbon emission reduction | 1 | 0.02% | 0 (0.0%) | 0.0% |
| Water use | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.03% |
| Labour & data work | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Privacy & surveillance | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.05% |
| Safety & misuse | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.01% |
| Bias & fairness | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.02% |
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