Indian Navy and IOCL Signed MoU to Promote Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology for E-Mobility

Tags: Defence

The Indian Navy (IN) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), also known as Indian Oil, to promote and expand hydrogen and fuel cell technology for heavy-duty e-mobility.

An Overview of the News

• The Indian Navy will pioneer the evaluation of this technology in partnership with IOCL.

• The MoU was signed by Vice Admiral Deepak Kapoor, Controller of Logistics, IN, and Dr. Kannan Chandrasekaran, Executive Director (ED), IOCL.

• The signing ceremony was attended by Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), and Shrikant Madhav Vaidya, Chairman of IOCL, at the Nau Sena Bhawan, New Delhi, Delhi.

State-of-the-Art Green Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus

• As part of the MoU, IOCL handed over a state-of-the-art green hydrogen fuel cell bus to the Indian Navy.

• The bus will bear the motto 'Indian Navy Combat Ready, Credible, Cohesive and Future Ready Force'.

IOCL Operations and Mileage

• IOCL currently operates 15 fuel cell buses across Gujarat and the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR), achieving a total mileage of 300,000 kilometers, with each bus expected to run a minimum of 20,000 kilometers.

Performance Assessment

• This initiative aims to assess the performance of fuel cell electric buses in the challenging conditions of the Delhi-NCR region.

• The assessment will include an analysis of the impact of local fuel and air quality on fuel-cell systems and vehicles.

• The evaluation will focus on the effectiveness, longevity, and operational dependability of fuel cell buses designed for public fleet use.

About Indian Navy

• Founded: 26 January 1950

• Headquarters: New Delhi

• Indian Navy: Maritime branch of the Indian Armed Forces

• Supreme Commander: President of India

• Chief of Defence Staff (CDS): General Anil Chauhan

• Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS): Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi

• Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (VCNS): Krishna Swaminathan

• Notable Commanders: Admiral S. M. Nanda, Admiral Sourendra Nath Kohli, Admiral Ram Dass Katari