Prateek is the principal innovator of our carbon capture technologies. He is responsible for developing and delivering Carbon Clean’s technology roadmap and leading our project engineering team. With a Bachelor’s and a Master’s in Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, Prateek co-founded Carbon Clean in 2009. He is also a member of the Board. His expertise involves innovation and implementation of CO2 capture technology from idea to commercial stage. To date, he has over 110 active patent assets across 18 patent families covering 30 countries, and has developed a modular technology, CycloneCC, that is vital for scaling industrial carbon capture deployment to achieve global net zero targets. He has published papers at several international conferences and in journals on carbon capture technology. Selected for the Young Alumni Achiever Award (YAAA) in 2019, IIT Kharagpur and National Mission Innovation Champion by the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India. He also featured in Indian Innovators: 20 Brilliant Thinkers Who are Changing India in 2015. During COP28 Prateek won two major awards: the Terra Carta Seal, presented by His Majesty King Charles III, and the COP28 Energy Transition Changemaker award.