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05/10/2026

AI is starting to reshape investment theses well beyond the AI industry itself.
Apparently, NVIDIA said: hold my GPU. 😂
Because another interesting hypothesis is emerging:
AI could become a serious demand driver for BESS.
And we are SAT. 🍿
For years, the battery storage conversation was largely about renewables, grid flexibility, storage and resilience.
All important.
Then AI data centres arrived and said:
Hi. We need a LOT of electricity. And we really don't like downtime.
And suddenly, BESS potentially has another very large customer.
NVIDIA is reportedly looking seriously at battery storage for AI data centres and qualifying BESS suppliers, including Tesla, LG Energy Solution, Hitachi Energy and others.
And this is where things get interesting.
The renewable energy industry has spent years saying:
“WE NEED MORE BATTERIES!”
AI: “We need them too.”
Investors: Oh? Say less. 💰😂
Because this is starting to look less like an isolated trend and more like a pattern.
AI needs compute.
Compute needs data centres.
Data centres need electricity.
And electricity at this scale needs grids, storage, transformers, cooling and a frankly ridiculous amount of materials.
So the AI infrastructure boom doesn't stop at semiconductors.
It travels backwards through the physical supply chain:
Chips → Data centres → Electricity → Grids → BESS → Materials → Mining
AI isn't just creating an AI industry.
It is creating demand shocks across multiple industries — and potentially changing investment theses along the way.
Materials on Saturday. BESS today.
At EcoHQ, we're tracking how AI-led infrastructure demand is reshaping opportunities across climate, energy, materials and the industries sitting behind them.
Now the fun question: what industry does AI accidentally make sexy next? 😂

24/09/2026

A climate week doesn’t have to happen in one city, on one stage.

From 27 September to 4 October, Climate Week India 2026 will bring together 100+ events and 200+ organisations across 40+ cities and towns in 20 states. Close to 100 individual advocates are also volunteering and organising in their own capacity.

I’m personally so excited about this because Climate Week India is built on community mobilisation and collaboration. People who are already doing climate work are creating conversations and events in their own communities, and finding ways to work together across them.

For ecoHQ, it’s a rare alignment.

Climate Week India is built around a conviction we share: access to climate knowledge and community in India shouldn’t run through a small set of gatekeepers. Decentralising it is the actual work, not a nice-to-have around the edges.

ecoHQ is proud to partner with Climate Week India 2026. Find an event near you at : https://climateweek.in/


We’ve written more about the thinking behind this approach: https://ecohq.in/climate-week-india-2026-a-movement-built-without-a-centre/

29/06/2026

Panel Discussion 2 | Green Shift – Waste & Climate Summit 2026

The transition to a low-carbon future begins with reimagining waste as a valuable resource.
Join an inspiring panel discussion featuring innovators, entrepreneurs, and sustainability leaders as they explore how circular economy practices and innovative solutions can accelerate climate action and build resilient communities.

Topic:
From Waste to Resource: Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Circular Economy Solutions
Panelists:
• Prasanth Omanakuttan, Founder & CEO, Green Era
• Deepa Sai, Founder, ecoHQ
• Dr. Uthra Devi, Scientist & Asst. Prof., Shiv Nadar Univ.
• Janani, Founder, ROKA
Moderator:
Suchitra Narayana Kutty, Executive Committee Member, Thuvakkam

Date: 30 June 2026
Time: 09:00 AM – 01:00 PM
Venue: SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai

Discover how innovation, entrepreneurship, and circular economy strategies are transforming waste into opportunity and creating scalable, climate-positive solutions for a sustainable future.
 
For Registration & Enquiries:
Mr. Praveen Kanth
Executive Associate, Thuvakkam
Phone: +91 73976 77131
Email: [email protected]
 

27/06/2026

07/06/2026

Everyone is talking about AI.
I think AI is distracting us from the bigger story.

Over the past year, I found myself researching satellites, semiconductors, digital twins, cloud infrastructure, robotics, cybersecurity, Digital Public Infrastructure, climate intelligence, and AI.

Initially, they felt like separate industries.
They aren't.

The deeper I went, the more they looked like components of a single system.
A system that helps us observe the planet, understand it, simulate futures, verify claims, govern infrastructure, and increasingly influence decisions in the physical world.

To be precise:
We are building an operating system for the planet.

In my latest article, I explore:
• Why climate action is becoming a data problem
• Why TRUST will be a new economy
• Why the cloud is actually physical infra-heavy
• Why the next geopolitical race is computational
• Why the most important climate infrastructure of the next decade may be invisible

I'm have added the digital infrastructure taxonomy behind this research to my Notion site. DM for article and taxonomy Links

If you're interested in where AI, climate tech, robotics, satellites, digital governance, semiconductors, and future economies are all converging, this one's for you.

05/06/2026

World Environment Day has always felt a little personal.

Three years ago today, I formally registered EcoHQ as a company.

The funny part is that EcoHQ had already existed for more than five years before the paperwork.

It started with articles, interviews, research rabbit holes, startup conversations, community experiments, event partnerships, and an ongoing curiosity about where climate and sustainability intersect with business, technology, policy, capital, and society.

One of my favourite moments still happens at events.

Someone recognises EcoHQ.

They've read an article, attended a partner event, or come across the platform somewhere.

Then they ask:

*"Wait... you're the person behind EcoHQ?"*

More people than you'd expect assumed I worked there.

I've always found that amusing.

Somewhere along the way, EcoHQ developed an identity of its own.

Looking back, that's probably a good thing.

The climate ecosystem doesn't need more noise.

It needs people who can connect dots, translate complexity, spotlight good work, and bring together founders, investors, researchers, corporates, policymakers, nonprofits, and communities.

After years of conversations, events, writing, and ecosystem-building, I have a clearer sense of where I contribute best.

Today, EcoHQ sits at the intersection of industry intelligence, strategic advisory, mentorship, ecosystem building, and visibility.

The official World Environment Day 2026 theme is *Inspired by Nature. For Climate. For Our Future.* ( )

For me, "now" started long ago.

I was working on environmental issues during my undergraduate and postgraduate years in the mid-2000s, long before climate became a mainstream conversation.

The challenges are more complex today, but one thing hasn't changed.

The belief that meaningful progress happens through relationships, collaboration, and communities willing to tackle difficult problems together.

Eight and a half years ago, I started asking questions.

Three years ago, I registered a company.

The questions have evolved.

The curiosity hasn't.

Happy World Environment Day.

04/06/2026

At EcoHQ, we are excited to support the 4th Edition of the AndPurpose Forums in Hyderabad 2026 as a Network Partner, one of India's leading gatherings focused on Sustainability, Climate Action, ESG, Social Impact, Innovation, and Tech & AI for Good.

📅 17 July 2026
📍 T-Hub, Hyderabad

Join corporate leaders, startups, investors, policymakers, foundations, NGOs, and changemakers for a day of insightful conversations, meaningful networking, and collaborative action.

🎟️ Exclusive Partner Benefit: Receive an additional 10% discount on all delegate passes, automatically applied at checkout until 10 June 2026.

🔗 Learn more:
https://andpurpose.world/forums/hyderabad

🎫 Secure your ticket:
https://andpurpose.world/forums/hyderabad/tickets/

⏳ Early Bird pricing ends on 10 June 2026, after which ticket prices will increase. We encourage our network members to secure their passes before the Early Bird window closes and the partner discount expires.

We look forward to welcoming you to Hyderabad

02/06/2026

At EcoHQ, we are pleased to support the 4th Edition of the AndPurpose Forum Hyderabad 2026 as a Network Partner, bringing together sustainability leaders, startups, corporates, investors, policymakers, NGOs, and innovators driving meaningful impact.

17 July 2026 | T-Hub, Hyderabad

If your organisation is building solutions in Climate, Clean Energy, Circular Economy, Mobility, Agriculture, ESG, Tech & AI for Good, or Social Innovation, this is an opportunity to showcase your work, connect with key decision-makers, and unlock new partnerships.

Explore partnership & exhibition opportunities:
https://lnkd.in/g-cAFGvG

As a special benefit, organisations from our network receive a 10% discount on all partnership and exhibition packages. Simply mention [EcoHQ] in the referral section while applying.

Valid till Jun 15, 2026

Apply here:
https://andpurpose.world/social-innovation-exhibits/

Let's build a more sustainable, inclusive, and future-ready world together.

12/05/2026

The recent appeals made by Hon. PM Narendra Modi amid growing geopolitical and economic uncertainty has now led to:
→ Markets panicking
→ Various factions challenging the messaging
→ India Inc responding cautiously
→ Others turning it into political gimmickry
→ Netizens endlessly 'reacting'
→ Influencers theorising and dissecting every possible angle

But somewhere underneath all this noise lies a much bigger conversation.

For years, many sustainability and climate advocates LIKE ME have been
→ speaking about energy security, community resilience, mindful consumption, self sustainability, strengthening public systems, supporting local ecosystems
→addressing resource scarcities, dangerous supply-chain dependencies ecological overshoot and
→ building societies that can withstand long term instability.

And many of us were mocked, stereotyped, politically boxed, or flattened into binaries for saying these things.

'Are you anti capitalist'?
'So you support degrowth'?
'Are you radical leftist'?

The irony is, I was never trying to defend one rigid political ideology over another.

I was talking about survival.
Our survival.

Do climate systems care about political branding?

→ Wars worsen fuel insecurity.
→ Fuel insecurity worsens inflation.
→ Inflation worsens financial stress.
→ Financial stress worsens quality of life.
→ Economic distress worsens social polarisation and civil unrest.

Everything is interconnected now.

And suddenly, governments themselves are pushing the language of AUSTERITY, resilience, mindful consumption, localisation, and self sustainability into mainstream policy conversations.

These are the ideas that were once dismissed as unrealistic, alarmist, or anti growth.

Of course, I had to RANT about it.

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