IIT Madras team wins US Energy Deptâs âWaves to Water Prizeâ – India Indian Institute of Technology Madras Researchers are part of an international team that won the first two phases of the âWaves to Water Prizeâ in a competition organized by US Department of Energy. The objective is to design a wave energy-based desalination system to provide post-disaster drinking water supply to coastal areas. Team âNalu e Waiâ is a collaboration between the US, India and Sweden. (LINK). IIT Madras team wins US Energy Deptâs âWaves to Water Prizeâ – IndiaHIWI042020-10-05T19:45:09+02:00