Indian ministers calls on researchers for focus on bio-CNG, bio-LNG and green hydrogen
In India, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari asked the IITians to focus their research on use of biotechnology for production of bio-CNG, bio-LNG and green hydrogen from biomass. We are moving towards use of green hydrogen at a large scale, he said.
He said research should come up with Import substitute, cost-effective, pollution free, indigenous solutions.
Proven technology, economic viability, availability of raw materials and marketability should be considered for all research projects, he said.
The Minister also said that 65 percent of our population depends on agriculture, though Agriculture GDP is only 12 percent. He further said that the country has 124 districts, comprising a considerable proportion of the population, which are socially, economically and educationally backwards. He urged the IITians to prioritize on research for forest-based industries, agriculture and rural technology, tribal sectors in those districts. “We need to identify the rural, agricultural raw materials which have the potential to bring about a revolution. It will bring about a lot of development and create employment opportunities”, he added.
Stating that green hydrogen will be used in various industries like chemicals, fertilizers, steel etc, and also in transportation sector in the future, the Minister urged the young, talented engineering man-power of the country to do research on manufacturing green hydrogen from electrolysing sewage water and bio-digestion of organic wastes. This will also help municipalities of the country in implementing Swacch Bharat Mission along with value-addition in the form of waste to wealth, he added.
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