Harshal Sankhe, founder of hygrid

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Harshal Sankhe

Founder & CEO, hygrid

With over 15 years in the UK’s heating, ventilation, gas and water infrastructure sectors, Harshal Sankhe leads hygrid with a mission to simplify renewable energy adoption. His expertise in energy compliance frameworks — including UK EPC calculations, SAP and BREEAM — keeps hygrid’s solutions aligned with sustainability goals and real CO₂ reductions.

His work on hydrogen began with the EU’s H2 OCEAN project (FP7), developing open-sea platforms for hydrogen generation, and his 2012–2013 MSc thesis at Cranfield University on hydrogen production from offshore floating wind turbines. He is an alumnus of the I.E.C.T. Hermann Hauser Entrepreneurship School.

  • Hydrogen energy
  • Renewable energy systems
  • Electrochemical energy storage
  • EPC, SAP & BREEAM compliance
  • Net zero strategy
  • AI & Industry 4.0 in energy
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Articles by Harshal Sankhe

hygrid founder Harshal Sankhe on 20 years of designing critical infrastructure, the backup-power problem, and why he put a power plant in a container.

Meet the founder: Why Harshal Sankhe started hygrid

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Building a Resilient Future Amid Climate Chaos: My Journey Toward Net Zero and Clean Energy

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102 Hydrogen: The Past, Present, and Future

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Harshal Sankhe from behind, wearing a T-shirt printed with the hydrogen element

101 Introduction to Hydrogen: A Personalised Approach

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hygrid: Empowering rural India through renewable energy and access to education

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