IIT Bombay and L&T collaborate to develop green hydrogen technology

 IIT Bombay and L&T collaborate to develop green hydrogen technology

IIT Bombay and Larsen & Toubro (L&T) signed an agreement to jointly pursue research and development work in the green hydrogen value chain.

IIT Bombay and Larsen & Toubro (L&T), an Indian multinational engaged in EPC projects and hi-tech manufacturing and services, signed an agreement to jointly pursue research and development work in the green hydrogen value chain.

Both the institutions have joined hands to contribute towards the development of the green hydrogen industry in India and to develop next-generation technology in this emerging field.

BENEFITS OF THE PARTNERSHIP

L&T’s engineering expertise, product scale-up and commercialization know-how, and IIT Bombay’s cutting-edge research in hydrogen technologies will help this partnership accomplish its goal.

Commenting on the occasion, SN Subrahmanyan, CEO and MD, L&Tsaid, “L&T has always been in the forefront to drive technological advancements and indigenisation in India across sectors. We are positioning to drive the green hydrogen economy in India together with our partners.”

“Our partners and clients are also looking forward to leveraging our capability to reduce costs and industrialise green hydrogen,” he said.

“This collaboration with IIT Bombay and its world-class technologists will support the cause of developing indigenous globally competitive technologies and nudge India towards Aatmanirbhar in green hydrogen technology,” the CEO added.

Technology plays a central role in the growth of an emerging industry like green hydrogen. Research and development in areas to improve energy efficiency, reliability, and reducing equipment cost is crucial to improve affordability and hence, scaled adoption of green hydrogen in India is the need of the hour.

Recognising this, L&T as an industrial partner is collaborating with IIT Bombay to support the development of Indian R&D ecosystem and technology leadership for the sector.

WHY WE NEED GREEN HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGY

For countries like India, with its ever-increasing oil and gas import bill, green hydrogen will help provide crucial energy security by reducing the overall dependence on imported fossil fuels.

Speaking on the collaboration, Prof. Subhasis Chaudhuri, Director, IIT Bombay said, “Given the urgency of the climate crisis and India’s own ambitious target of becoming net-zero by 2070, transition from fossil fuel to green hydrogen will play a key role in this goal.”

“India’s National Hydrogen Mission is a step in the right direction, and I am confident that our partnership with L&T will result in scalable and cost-effective solutions,” he said.

“IIT Bombay’s endeavour is to contribute significantly to challenges of national importance, and our association with L&T to develop technologies for green hydrogen that can make India self-reliant in this space, is one such example,” Chaudhuri added.

GREEN HYDROGEN POLICY

The central government in February 2022 notified the green hydrogen policy aimed at boosting the production of green hydrogen and green ammonia to help the nation become a global hub for the environmentally friendly version of the molecule.

 

Reference: indiatoday.in