IISc and Indian Oil R&D inks MoU for hydrogen-generation technology

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the Research and Development Centre of Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) have signed an MoU to develop and demonstrate biomass gasification-based hydrogen generation technology.
This technology will be used for producing fuel cell-grade hydrogen at an affordable price.
Under the MOU, the IISc and IndianOil will work jointly on the optimisation of both biomass gasification and hydrogen purification processes,
The developed technology will be scaled up and demonstrated at IndianOils R&D Centre at Faridabad.
Hydrogen generated from this demonstration plant will be used to power fuel cell buses.