Agratas
Dr. Kunal Pardikar is a Senior Cell Modeller at Agratas since October 2023, where responsibilities include supporting cell design and development as the company expands its lithium-ion battery manufacturing operations and building digital twins to optimize cell design and predict performance. Previously, Dr. Pardikar was a Cell Developer assigned to Agratas at Tata Technologies and conducted postdoctoral research at The Faraday Institution, focusing on novel methodologies for battery material handling. Dr. Pardikar holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Particulate Technology from Purdue University, along with dual degrees in Energy Management and Systems Technology and Energy Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. Early career experiences include internships at Idaho National Laboratory and Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions Ltd.
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Agratas
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Agratas is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons. We design, develop and manufacture high-quality, high-performance, sustainable batteries applied to multiple use cases in the mobility and energy sectors, to match our customers’ requirements. We will accelerate the global transition to net zero by creating an industry-leading benchmark in sustainability. Our world-class gigafactories will be powered by purpose-built renewable energy plants. We will also embed circular economy processes throughout our value chain to reuse, recycle and recover materials back into production. We will serve customers in Passenger Vehicle, Commercial Vehicle, 2 and 3 Wheeler and Energy Storage Solution (ESS) industries, supplying state-of-the-art high energy density NMC and long lasting LFP battery cells. Agratas will also support its customers with the integration of cells into their applications, such as modules and packs. We have already secured two anchor customers, Tata Motors and JLR. They provide us with the scale to establish our global battery business. Agratas will be driven by our pursuit of green growth and technological progress. We will develop next-generation battery technologies at new R&D Innovation Hubs in India and the UK, collaborating with world-leading universities, research institutions and strategic partners. We are a scale-up business with a start-up mentality. Our name, derived from the Sanskrit word ‘Agra’, the world’s oldest language, stands for leadership. It reflects our ambition to be purpose driven, pioneering power for future generations.