Kanpur, 20 July (HS): “IIT Kanpur to promote research and

innovation in the field of green hydrogen. This Centre of Excellence will play

an important role,” stated IIT Kanpur Director Prof. Manindra Agrawal on

Monday. He explained that under the Uttar Pradesh Green Hydrogen Policy 2024, the

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur will establish a Center of

Excellence in Green Hydrogen Innovation and Integrated Green Hydrogen Ecosystem

(ECOGEN). Following approval by an authorized committee of the Uttar Pradesh

government, the proposal has also been approved by the Uttar Pradesh New and

Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA).

Prof. Manindra Aggarwal stated that the Center of Excellence

aims to promote research, innovation, and technology development across the

entire green hydrogen value chain. It will encourage multidisciplinary

research, from green hydrogen production to storage, transportation,

utilization, and system integration. The Center will also play a key role in

achieving the state's net-zero pollution target.

This project will focus on reducing the cost of green

hydrogen production, developing clean and sustainable energy solutions, and

collaborating with industry to develop new technologies. This is expected to

promote innovation in the energy sector and accelerate the use of green energy

in the country.

This Center of Excellence will be led by Professor Prabodh

Bajpai of the Department of Sustainable Energy Engineering at IIT Kanpur as the

Principal Investigator. All the investigators involved in the project have extensive

experience in multidisciplinary research and development and have established

collaborations with various leading industrial institutions. The Institute

believes that this partnership will provide a new direction to research and

development related to green hydrogen technology and further strengthen Uttar

Pradesh's role in the field of clean energy.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi