FluxGen Sustainable Technologies collaborates with Microsoft to develop a water replenishment project at two hospitals in Bangalore, India. These charitable hospitals offer affordable healthcare, focusing on the less privileged. Fees are lower than for-profit hospitals, and any surplus is reinvested to improve patient services. This collaboration is designed to increase water efficiency and reduce dependence on freshwater supply for non-profit hospitals in the region and is part of Microsoft’s work to become water positive by 2030.
“FluxGen is honoured to partner with Microsoft to advance water replenishment,” said Ganesh Shankar, Founder and CEO of FluxGen. “This collaboration aligns with FluxGen’s mission to save a billion liters of water everyday. By reducing the water footprint of these reputed hospitals, we would like to assist them in becoming exemplary projects in water stewardship. And the money saved on water and related electricity and maintenance costs, can help them serve more patients and further their mission.”
Through this collaboration, FluxGen will leverage funding from Microsoft to implement its AI and IoT powered end-to-end water management solutions throughout the hospital facilities. By optimizing existing water infrastructure and integrating new technology, FluxGen aims to significantly reduce water consumption, increase water availability within the facilities, and reduce water delivery costs for these charitable institutions. By identifying and arresting leaks, wastage, and excessive usage through sensor fusion, AI, and IoT, FluxGen expects to reduce water use at each hospital by 50%.
“Our collaboration with FluxGen and Microsoft is incredibly beneficial for us,” said Appachan J. Kuttiyath, Director of St. Martha’s Hospital. “We are looking forward to making immense leaps in saving and managing water effectively across our hospital facilities. We hope this project will not only set a benchmark in water conservation for hospitals across India, but also positively impact the communities around us.”
FluxGen’s solution leverages Microsoft Azure for secure cloud storage and data analysis. Additionally, FluxGen has also launched a GenAI based tool powered by Microsoft technology that offers instant analytics, predictions and solutions to improve water management efficiency, customized to the facility’s water data, for informed decision making. This initiative is expected to contribute substantially to water conservation efforts of these hospitals in water-stressed regions.
“We are delighted to collaborate with FluxGen on this impactful project as part of our work to become water positive by 2030,” said Eliza Roberts, Water Lead at Microsoft. “We are focused on five key pillars in order to achieve this water positive goal: reducing water use intensity, replenishing more water than we consume, increasing access to water and sanitation services for people across the globe, driving innovation to scale water solutions, and advocating for effective water policy.”
In addition to the collaboration, FluxGen has also been announced as a winner of the Microsoft Entrepreneurs for Positive Impact (EfPI) Cup 2024. Held on 26th March, 2024, at the Eiffel Tower’s Gustave Eiffel Salon in collaboration with ChangeNOW, the event showcased the top five innovative solutions driving positive social and environmental change across the world, as selected by Microsoft.
About FluxGen Sustainable Technologies
Bengaluru-based FluxGen Sustainable Technologies (FluxGen) helps large industries, hospitals, and commercial buildings save water using high-end sensors, IoT devices, specialised algorithms and AI. The company serves over 100 customers, including TATA Steel, Aditya Birla Group, Microsoft, Ashok Leyland and Adani Group, helping clients monitor and optimise water usage and reduce wastage to achieve their sustainability targets. Accelerated and supported by Microsoft, the company aims to save one billion litres of water each day by serving clients globally. The company received an endorsement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to nation -‘Mann Ki Baat’ series (episode 101), was named a Top 5 Climate Tech Startup by the Adani Group 2023, been a key player in the CII Green Co movement, and won the Microsoft Entrepreneurs for Positive Impact Global Cup 2024. Its investors include Axilor Ventures and Arali Ventures.
Ganesh Shankar, Founder of FluxGen, is a leading voice in India’s sustainability and entrepreneurship ecosystem. Educated at IISc, he left his job at General Electric and has co-founded three successful ClimateTech ventures in the solar energy and water domains. He founded The Sustainability Mafia (SusMafia), a network of leading ClimateTech entrepreneurs across India to promote a sustainability ecosystem.
