India, Russia to fund joint R&D in clean energy
India’s Department of Science & Technology and the Russian Science Foundation (RSF) have launched a collaborative funding program for Indian and Russian researchers to jointly research clean energy, new materials, and smart transport.
Thermal energy storage system goes online at IIT Kanpur
The thermal energy storage system with a 775 tonnes-of-refrigeration heat rate is installed at IIT Kanpur’s Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering building. It is part of an urban pilot under a joint Indo-US project called UI-ASSIST on Smart Grid and Storage Technology.
Government to fund innovations in solar and battery storage waste management
The Department of Science & Technology (DST) under India’s Ministry Of Science & Technology seeks to fund promising R&D projects in solar panel and battery storage waste disposal and recycling. Call for proposals closes on November 15.
India, Russia to fund joint R&D in renewable energy
The programme aims to create market-ready technology-based solutions, products, and services with the potential to scale in India, Russia, and other countries.
ARCI develops low-cost supercapacitor utilizing industrial waste cotton and seawater
The seawater-based supercapacitor exhibited maximum capacitances at a current density of 1 ampere per gram. Besides, it can last 10,000 charge-discharge cycles with 99% of capacitance retention and 99% of Coulombic efficiency.
DST launches energy storage innovation challenge
October 31 is the last date to submit proposals for developing economically viable energy storage solutions that can be integrated with appropriate renewable energy sources to provide an uninterrupted power supply for rural households and enterprises.
