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Hydroplane Ltd. Founder and CEO Dr. Anita Sengupta to Participate in COP31 Events on Deep Tech, Electric Mobility and Women in Climate Entrepreneurship
Antalya, Turkey (November 9, 2026) — Hydroplane Ltd. Founder and CEO Dr. Anita Sengupta will participate in three events at COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, addressing deep-tech innovation, energy transition, electric mobility, and women’s entrepreneurship in climate finance.
Dr. Sengupta is attending COP31 in her capacity as a member of the United Nations Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition (UN CEET). Her participation will highlight the role of engineering and deep technology in advancing zero-emission transportation and expanding access to clean energy.
“Energy transition is not simply a question of replacing one fuel with another,” said Dr. Sengupta. “It requires engineering technologies that can perform in the real world, financing models that can take those technologies to scale, and entrepreneurs who can execute across all three. Hydrogen-electric propulsion gives us an opportunity to address some of the most difficult transportation applications while connecting clean energy with economic development.”
Hydroplane is developing a modular hydrogen fuel cell-based propulsion and power-generation platform for heavy-duty transportation and mobile power generation, with applications spanning aviation, maritime, and land-based systems.
Dr. Sengupta’s COP31 engagements include:
Tuesday, November 10 — Green Zone
1:00 p.m. – Startup Zone Stage
“Powering the Future: Deep Tech Innovations for the Energy Transition”
Dr. Sengupta will join other technology leaders to discuss how deep-tech
companies can move climate technologies from research and development toward
commercial deployment and address the energy requirements of
hard-to-decarbonize sectors.
3:15 p.m. – Ethiopian Pavilion
“From Belém to Addis Ababa: Engineering Africa’s Electric Mobility Transition”
The expert panel will examine the engineering and infrastructure
requirements for expanding electric mobility across Africa, including the role
of advanced power and propulsion technologies in transportation
decarbonization.
Friday, November 13 — Blue Zone
10:00 a.m. – Women Pavilion
“From $1.3 Trillion to Her Balance Sheet: Women, Entrepreneurship and Deep Tech in Climate Finance”
Host: Kale Seramik Foundation
The panel discussion will address the role of women entrepreneurs in
climate technology and the financing challenges associated with scaling
deep-tech companies developing energy and transportation solutions.
Hydroplane’s technology development is focused on high-power hydrogen
fuel cell systems capable of replacing conventional combustion-based power
systems in demanding applications. The company is advancing systems for
aviation, maritime, heavy-duty transportation, and mobile power generation.
Prior to founding Hydroplane, Dr. Sengupta worked at NASA/JPL, Boeing,
and Virgin Hyperloop and is a professor of astronautical engineering at the
University of Southern California. She is also a commercial pilot and has
worked across government, industry, academia, and entrepreneurship.
“COP31 provides an important platform for connecting engineers,
entrepreneurs, investors, governments, and communities around the technologies
required for the next generation of transportation,” said Sengupta. “For
deep-tech climate companies, the challenge is no longer only proving that the
technology works. It is building the partnerships, markets, infrastructure, and
financing needed to deploy it at scale.”
About
Hydroplane
Founded by former
NASA engineer Dr. Anita Sengupta, Hydroplane Ltd. is an advanced powerplant
developer focused on energy-resilient propulsion and power systems for energy
and aerospace applications. The company is developing a modular hydrogen fuel
cell powerplant architecture designed for aviation and maritime electric
propulsion, mobile power generation, and auxiliary power applications across
crewed and robotic platforms.
Built by a team of
space program–trained engineers, Hydroplane’s technology is engineered for
scalability, low acoustic signature, and mission adaptability. Hydroplane is a
winner of the U.S. Army xTech 8 and Army xTech Humanoid competition, and has
successfully executed Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contracts with
the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force.
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