Hydrogen research hub to come up at MIT

Pune: The Maharashtra Institute of Technology-World Peace University (MIT-WPU), under the guidance of TERRE Policy Centre, released a road map on Thursday for an on-campus Hydrogen Research Centre.
The centre will contribute to developing cost-efficient and sustainable technological solutions. It will also act as a facilitator towards developing codes and standards for best industrial practices, safety, product protocols, and regulations in the area of hydrogen and fuel cells.
TERRE chairman Rajendra Shende, who was part of the conference, said, “Our flagship network of universities called the Smart Campus Cloud Network would get inspiration from this initiative to accelerate the hydrogen economy.”
Vishwanath Karad, president of MIT-WPU, said the university has taken a pledge of carbon neutrality, titled ‘not zero-net-zero’.“Hydrogen energy would be the game-changer and hydrogen can be utilized to produce electricity, in fuel cells and other products,” he said.