AeroNero and Bengaluru Airport City Limited Sign Term sheet to Establish Innovation Hub at Bengaluru Airport City

— 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.