Thursday, 15 April 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
Bus fuelled by diesel made from waste plastic flagged off
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) director general Sekhar Mande flagged off a bus of the CSIR- Indian Institute of Petroleum run on diesel obtained from the waste plastic conversion plant installed at CSIR-IIP and also drove a Tata Tiago car run on green diesel named DILSAAF (Drop in Liquid Sustainable Aviation and Automotive Fuel) from CSIR IIP’s bio-jet plant. This was done during a function held in hybrid physical online mode on Wednesday as part of the institute’s diamond jubilee celebration.
Speaking on the occasion, Mande highlighted the role of CSIR in bridging the gap between industry and academia, and shared his vision of presenting India on the global map through the achievements of CSIR. He highlighted major achievements of CSIR during Covid period while adding that the council has contributed considerably to Covid studies. He emphasised the need for industry partnership in successful deployment of technologies.
Speaking as the chief guest, the director general of ONGC Energy Centre, Sanjiv S Katty mentioned the activities of ONGC EC and focused on few of the research projects with CSIR-IIP like thermo-chemical hydrogen generation helium extraction from natural gas wells. He presented a road map of the geothermal field development project in Ladakh.
Earlier, the IIP director Anjan Ray congratulated the institute family on the foundation day. He emphasised the potential of waste domestic carbon resources for addressing the energy and environmental challenges in the country.
