India calls for more cooperation with France in clean energy

24 Feb '23

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India has called for more cooperation with France in clean energy and highlighted its plans for green transitioning to electric vehicles (EVs) and hydrogen energy. Dr. N Kalaiselvi, director general of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) said partnerships with France and other G20 nations are required for green energy generation, storage and conversion.

India and France have long standing bilateral research co-operation specially to augment research on clean and renewable energies, she told the Indo-French Workshop on Clean and Sustainable Energy Technologies (INFINITE) in New Delhi today.

Dr. S Chandrasekhar, secretary in the ministry of science and technology, said India is estimated to generate up to 2,100 GW of solar energy in the Thar desert.

Dr. Antoine Petit, chief executive officer of the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), expressed appreciation for the strong partnership between the two countries and emphasised the importance of collaboration in achieving a sustainable energy transition through new bilateral programmes, an official release said.

The event is being jointly organised by CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research, Dhanbad, and CNRS and supported by the Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research.

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