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iNUMBER (iNtelligent Urban Model for Built Environment Research) is one of four collaborative India/UK projects to reduce energy demand in the built environment announced today by Science Minister Jo Johnson as part of a visit to India.

Funded by the Newton-Bhabha Fund, these projects are supported jointly by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), and Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) in partnership with the Government of India’s Department of Science and Technology.

iNUMBER will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, stabilise the electricity grid, and help alleviate poverty by enabling municipalities to provide more support and social services to poorer members of their communities.

Principal Investigator Professor Paul Ruyssevelt, Chair of Energy & Building Performance at University College London, said:

This is an exciting opportunity to explore the applicability of UK research and technology in India.  In collaboration with our academic partners at CEPT University and IIT Bombay, and with the substantial commitment from our non-academic partners, I am confident that the tools we create will support the development of smart, low carbon cities.

Dr Kathryn Janda, iNUMBER Co-Investigator and Senior Researcher at University of Oxford, said:

We are looking forward to working with Indian city administrators to learn how our approach can co-evolve to better meet their needs. An additional innovation of iNUMBER is to devote project effort to integrating research across all the projects funded by this call. We look forward to finding synergies and sharing information with colleagues and partners in both the UK and in India."

Notes to editors:

  1. For any queries regarding the iNUMBER project, please contact Maija Powell
  2. Academic Partners in UK:

UCL Energy Institute: Professor Paul Ruyssevelt, Dr Ivan Korolija, Professor Phil Steadman, Dr Robert Liddiard, Mr Stephen Evans

University of Oxford: Dr Kathryn Janda, Dr Russell Layberry and Dr Philipp Grunewald

  1. Academic Partners in India:

CEPT University, Ahmedabad: Professor Vidyadhar Phatak, Dr Mona Iyer, Professor Rajan Rawal

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB): Professor Krithi Ramamritham

  1. iNUMBER non-academic partners:

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
Anandjiwala Technical Consultancy
BCIL/ZED/RESPONCITIES
Bentley Systems
C40 Cities
Centre for Policy Research
CIBSE 
Foster + Partners
Pilio Limited
Schneider Electric India
Urban Management Centre