ExxonMobil Expands Low-Emissions Technology Research with Universities in India
14 Octobre 2019 - 03:00PM
Business Wire
- Five-year agreements signed with Indian Institute of
Technology, Madras and Bombay
- Research agreements focus on biofuels, gas conversion and
industrial sector emissions reduction
- Recent projects include a life cycle assessment study for
India’s power sector
ExxonMobil said today that it has signed agreements with the
Indian Institute of Technology locations in Madras and Bombay,
further expanding its extensive portfolio of research collaboration
with India’s universities.
The five-year agreements focus on progressing research in
biofuels and bio-products, gas transport and conversion, climate
and environment, and low-emissions technologies for the power and
industrial sectors. The agreements will partner the institutes’
areas of expertise with ExxonMobil’s research.
These collaborations are recent additions to a series of
partnerships ExxonMobil has established to progress innovative,
lower-emissions research programs with more than 80 universities,
five energy centers and multiple private sector partners. The
company has spent $10 billion since 2000 developing and deploying
lower-emissions energy solutions.
“These agreements will give us a better understanding of how to
progress and apply technologies in India, and develop breakthrough
lower-emissions solutions that can make a difference globally,”
said Vijay Swarup, vice president of research and development at
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company.
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras is a public
engineering institute located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu and has been
ranked as India’s top engineering institute for the fourth
consecutive year by India’s Ministry of Human Resource Development.
IIT Bombay is a public engineering institute located in Powai,
Mumbai and is widely recognized as a leader in engineering,
education and research. The IIT system has 23 institutes, each of
which is autonomous and linked through a common council, which
oversees their administration.
"IIT Madras is committed to providing sustainable solutions in
the energy, chemicals and waste management sectors, and I am
confident about our collaboration with ExxonMobil to achieve these
goals," said Professor Ravindra Gettu, dean of industrial
consultancy and sponsored research of IIT Madras.
“IIT Bombay values its relationship with ExxonMobil and the
cause associated with it,” said Professor Milind Atrey, dean of
research and development at IIT Bombay. “We are sure that this
relationship will be long lasting and yield fruitful results.”
Recently, ExxonMobil conducted a joint study with IIT Bombay and
the Council for Energy, Environment and Water, a leading
India-based think-tank, focusing on the life cycle greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions associated with India’s power sector. The study
looked at India’s projected electricity demand growth over the next
20 to 30 years and compared emissions associated with power
generated by domestic coal and liquefied natural gas (LNG) imported
from the United States. It found that, on average, life cycle GHG
emissions from LNG imported into India are approximately 54 percent
lower than those associated with India coal.
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