Kamal meets Bloom CEO Sridhar in US to discuss clean energy for TN

It looks like actor Kamal Haasan has already begun working towards improving the quality of life of the people of the state of Tamil Nadu.

Yes, the actor has headed to the United States where he is scheduled to meet a set of people he considers to be key world influencers from Tamil Nadu.

One of the first people he met there was Bloom Energy Founder and CEO K R Sridhar. The two are believed to have discussed the prospect of providing clean energy solutions for Tamil Nadu.

Dr Sridhar was the director of the Space Technologies Laboratory at the University of Arizona before leading a project to build a Mars oxygen production Cell. When NASA decided to cancel the Mars 2001 Surveyor Lander Mission, Sridhar began working on reversing the process, using oxygen and hydrogen to create clean power.

Kamal is believed to have toured Bloom Energy’s facility at Sunnyvale, California.

Dr Sridhar said, “It was a real pleasure to host Mr Kamal Haasan at Bloom Energy today. I enjoyed sharing with him our vision for electrification of India and the world. Mr Haasan urged me to consider powering remote areas in Tamil Nadu first. I am hopeful that the visit and the discussion will pave the path for such projects in the near future.”

Kamal, for his part, said, “Glad I discovered Bloom Energy. Now that I have seen Bloom’s vision, it gives me a vicarious pleasure of being a part of this endeavour. I see a future where Tamil Nadu could be Bloom’s Champion customer. I would rather that Bloom and Dr Sridhar kindly consider Tamil Nadu as their sleeping partner that they can awaken for the world to see. It would make India and Tamil Nadu proud.”