New Delhi: Council of Scientific and Industrial Analysis (CSIR) has signed an umbrella Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Oil India Ltd (OIL) to type a technological partnership in choose areas throughout the vitality worth chain. N Kalaiselvi, director common of CSIR and secretary of the Division of Scientific and Industrial Analysis (DSIR), and Ranjit Rath, CMD of OIL, signed the settlement.
The MoU establishes a proper framework for collaboration between OIL and CSIR Labs, aiming to facilitate analysis in superior applied sciences for vitality safety, in accordance with a press release from the Ministry of Science & Know-how.
The partnership will deal with analysis areas corresponding to hydrocarbon exploration; upstream and downstream operations; new and renewable vitality; batteries and storage programs; inexperienced and renewable hydrogen; environmental air pollution discount and bioremediation; waste remedy, together with oil separation and restoration from wastewater and waste sludge; corrosion inspection and anti-corrosion coating; lithium and uncommon earth aspect extraction from oilfield water; stranded pure fuel conversion to gas molecules; and decarbonization and internet zero targets.
Ranjit Rath, CMD of OIL, highlighted OIL’s long-standing affiliation with CSIR labs, such because the Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP) and North East Institute of Science and Know-how (NEIST), noting that the MoU would pave the best way for collaboration with all CSIR labs. He added that the partnership would play a catalytic position in reaching OIL’s know-how adoption objectives throughout the vitality worth chain and offering worth to stakeholders.
N Kalaiselvi, DG of CSIR, emphasised the mutual advantages of the collaboration and its potential long-term benefits for India and its residents. Each organizations have agreed to work towards capability constructing via coaching and talent improvement. OIL may also take into account offering Company Social Duty (CSR) funding help to realize sustainable improvement objectives, help rural improvement, and contribute to authorities missions and initiatives.
Up to date: 21 Apr 2023, 05:05 PM IST