Bengaluru November 17, 2025 : Marking a defining
moment for India’s sustainable water future, Dr. Durga Das, Founder & CEO
of AeroNero, and Mr. Rao Munukutla, Executive Director & Chief Executive
Officer of Bengaluru Airport City Limited (BACL), formally signed an Term Sheet
to establish the AeroNero Innovation Hub & Corporate Showcase in Bengaluru
Airport City (BAC) at Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru (BLR Airport).
Forged in parallel with COP30, this partnership sends a decisive signal: India
is not waiting for the world to act. AeroNero and BACL are demonstrating bold,
real-economy climate leadership—anchoring deep-tech air water innovation at one
of the country’s most strategic gateways, and reaffirming their shared commitment
to scalable, meaningful climate action.
The Innovation Hub will serve as a live demonstration
and R&D centre for AeroNero’s pioneering air‑to‑water generation
technologies. These include a continuum of products — Bubble, Drizzle, Thunder,
AirWell, and AQUAIR — which extract potable water from ambient air via
condensation and desiccation technologies, coupled with hybrid renewable energy
systems and IoT/AI-enabled performance analytics. By situating the showcase at
BAC, AeroNero and BACL aim to accelerate real-world deployment, stakeholder
engagement, and operational validation of low-carbon water solutions.
“Partnering with Bengaluru Airport City is a powerful
step forward in our mission to make sustainable water a global reality. The
AeroNero Innovation Hub will be a vibrant space where imagination meets
engineering — a living, breathing showcase of how air can become water and how
innovation can become impact. Together with BACL, we are creating a platform
that will spark collaborations, accelerate breakthroughs, and inspire a future
where every community has access to clean, climate-resilient water.”
— Dr. Durga Das, Founder & CEO, AeroNero
“At Bengaluru Airport City, our vision is to create a
global benchmark for sustainable, smart and future-ready deep-tech-driven urban
ecosystems. This vision perfectly aligns with AeroNero’s spirit of innovation
where technology meets sustainability to create a meaningful impact. As Global
Capability Centers (GCCs) increasingly become the backbone of deep-tech innovation,
Bengaluru Airport City is emerging as their natural home. With the Business
Parks planned in 28 million sq. ft., of which the 2 million sq. ft. already
under construction, we’re building a global hub where technology,
sustainability, and collaboration converge to shape the future.Hosting the
AeroNero Innovation Hub at BAC allows us to showcase practical, climate-smart
water technologies to both the corporate community and travellers alike”.
— Mr. Rao Munukutla, Executive Director & Chief
Executive Officer, Bengaluru Airport City Limited
“Innovation like AeroNero’s is vital for the future of
our planet. By combining creativity with technology, we can tackle one of
humanity’s greatest challenges — access to clean water — while protecting our
ecosystems. I’m honoured to be part of BACL and AeroNero’s transformative
journey toward sustainability.”
— Ricky Kej, Three-time Grammy Award-Winning Composer
& Sustainability Ambassador, AeroNero
“The first Air Water Generation Innovation Hub by
Aeronero at BAC bridges lab-scale breakthroughs with real-world deployment,
creating a platform to refine our products, integrate AI-driven efficiencies,
and demonstrate measurable contributions to water security and Net Zero goals.”
— Ravi Karkara, Chief Strategy Officer, AeroNero &
Co-Founder, Global Air Water Generation Initiative
The signing follows highly productive meetings between
the AeroNero executive team and BACL leadership. The AeroNeroInnovation Hub
will also function as a stakeholder engagement centre, bringing together
corporates, government, academia, and research partners under one roof to
co-design and scale sustainable water solutions for urban infrastructure and
critical facilities.
Some of the notable milestones in BLR Airport’s
sustainable journey are being water positive, meaning the airport treats and
recycles more water than it consumes and the use of 100% renewable energy
across its campus. Other notable successes have included BLR Airport gaining
net energy-neutral status; banning the sale of single-use plastics at its
F&B outlets; numerous landscaping and afforestation drives; and commitment
to recycling 100% of all waste produced at the airport.