Avishek Kumar
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Summary
Dr Avishek is co-founder and CEO of V-Flow Tech Pte Ltd. V-Flow Tech (VFT) is a spin-off from Nanyang Technology University in Singapore, capitalizing on 7 years of research to address key issues faced by flow batteries. VFT is reinventing vanadium redox flow technology, with a vision to develop the cheapest and most scalable vanadium redox flow batteries in the world.
Avishek holds MS degree in Microelectronics from Technical University of Munich, Germany and a Doctorate degree (PhD) in Electrical and Computer Engineering from National University of Singapore. Avishek has deep background in manufacturing and detailed domain knowledge of renewable energy industry. Dr Avishek was one of the chief architects for developing high efficiency PERC Mono modules and has played key role in the commercialization of Half cut PERC Mono module for REC solar. He is actively involved in consultation and development of solar plus energy storage projects across the region and has contributed to over 600 MW of renewable energy projects in the region.
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Work Experience
CEO May 2018 - Present
VFLOW TECH PTE LTD SingaporeDr Avishek is co-founder and CEO of V-Flow Tech Pte Ltd. V-Flow Tech (VFT) is a spin-off from Nanyang Technology University in Singapore, capitalizing on 7 years of research to address key issues faced by flow batteries. VFT is reinventing vanadium redox flow technology, with a vision to develop the cheapest and most scalable vanadium redox flow batteries in the world.
Founding Director Jan 2018 - Present
Sunkonnect Pte Ltd SingaporeTechnology Manager Dec 2014 - Jan 2018
REC Solar Pte Ltd SingaporeEducation
Doctor of Philosophy (Electrical Engineering) Aug 2010 - Aug 2014
National University of Singapore SingaporeMaster of Science (Electrical Engineering) May 2008 - Jan 2010
Nanyang Technological University SingaporeOther Skills