EIL and IIT Kanpur signs MoU to form IITK-EIL Clean Energy Research Center

New Delhi: IIT Kanpur yesterday signed an MoU with Engineers India Limited (EIL) to form the IITK-EIL Clean Energy Research Center, which will address two of the important thrust areas - green hydrogen, and carbon sequestration, along with the conversion of the same to value-added products or even fuels.

EIL team including Ms. Vartika Shukla, Chairman & Managing Director, joined virtually; Shri Rajiv Agarwal, Technical Director; Dr. R N Maiti, Certified General Manager & HoD (Research & Development); Mr. Vidya Bhusan, Senior General Manager (Process); Mr. Amish Mandoware, Senior Manager (Research & Development); and Mr. Debasish Maity, Senior Manager (Research & Development).

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The Kotak School of Sustainability at IIT Kanpur, in line with the vision and mission of the Government of India, and in collaboration with colleagues from other departments, has undertaken research and development activities for indigenous development and assessment of critical green energy technologies that are India-specific and globally relevant.

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Prof. S. Ganesh, Director, IIT Kanpur was joined by Prof. Jayandharan G. Rao, Associate Dean of Research & Development, along with other colleagues from the departments of Chemical Engineering, Earth Sciences, Mechanical Engineering, and Kotak School of Sustainability at IIT Kanpur.

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