MC²+ Grand Butanol Challenge

India's flagship energy innovation platform, uniting seven of the country's largest energy majors to carry ventures from the lab bench to industrial scale, focusing on indigenous n-Butanol and iso-Butanol production.

Multiply · Collaborate · Create, where ideas multiply, institutes collaborate and visionaries create energy ventures. The MC²+ Grand Innovation Challenge is India's flagship energy innovation platform, an initiative of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoPNG) in association with the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. It unites seven of the country's largest energy majors to carry ventures from the lab bench to industrial scale.

The challenge specifically invites innovators, startups, technology developers, and research and academic institutions to propose indigenous, scalable, and commercially viable technologies for the production of n-Butanol and iso-Butanol as next-generation diesel-blending fuels. Solutions are sought across multiple Challenge Areas, including fermentation-based production, catalytic production, and other innovative production/bio-blend pathways.

MC²+, convened by the MC² Foundation, provides energy startups with structured access to world-class R&D infrastructure, funding opportunities, real-world piloting environments, technical mentorship, and strategic industry partnerships to enable the commercialization of breakthrough technologies, accelerating innovation across India's energy ecosystem.