Feb 27, 2018 · The technology is a brainchild of Manoj Sinha, CEO of Husk Power Systems, and the company’s cofounder, Gyanesh Pandey, who grew up in Bihar and knew first hand that electricity was not to be taken for granted.

But Gyanesh Pandey, co-founder and CEO of Husk Power Systems, has never seen it that way. For him, access to electricity is just the first step in realizing a much broader vision for rural development.

Jul 26, 2019 · Growing up, a lack of electricity in his village meant Manoj Sinha had to study for his school exams by candlelight. More than 20 years on, his company Husk Power Systems is helping to power those same villages in India through sustainable energy created from rice husks.

Sep 25, 2010 · Pandey established Husk Power System, which uses rice husk to generate electricity, with Manoj Sinha and Ratnesh Yadav who were looking for a technology to fit their model for six years.

Current CEO and co-founder Manoj Sinha, named one of the 2022 Global Energy Elites [9] and Meaningful Business 100 [10] for his pioneering work, was responsible for evolving Husk's approach to take advantage of the steep decline in solar prices.

Led by its co-founder and CEO Manoj Sinha (MBA ’09), Husk provides low-cost renewable power to remote rural communities across South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa through the world’s largest fleet of solar hybrid minigrids.

Feb 16, 2024 · Gyanesh Pandey's story is not just about providing electricity; it's about liberating rural India from darkness, as Husk Power Systems continues to illuminate lives and create pathways to a sustainable and equitable future.

Jul 18, 2014 · Gyanesh Pandey, CEO of HPS, and his top management team comprising co-founders, Ratnesh Yadav and Manoj Sinha, were completing a fund-raising exercise to finance HPS’ growth plans to provide power to 200 villages in rural India.

Apr 25, 2019 · Sinha co-founded Husk with Gyanesh Pandey, an electrical engineer and former classmate; Ratnesh Yadav, who Sinha describes as “a local who knew local stuff, had local contacts, farming expertise and could make things happen”; and Chip Ransler, an American software startup owner who was invited aboard for his business acumen.

Dec 24, 2008 · University of Virginia students have created a generator that uses rice husks, plentiful in rural Indian villages, to generate electricity in an environmentally friendly way.