Lok Sabha Question No. 4034 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-19
Subject: Research on Storage of Energy
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao, Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4034 ANSWERED ON 19/03/2021

## RESEARCH ON STORAGE OF ENERGY

4034.  SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN: SHRI G. M. SIDDESHWAR:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY वान और ौयोगक मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  Government  is  carrying  out  research  work  on developing the technology for storage of energy;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the achievements thereof during the last three years;
- (c) the steps being taken to inspire and engage the students in the said research; and
- (d) the outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE; MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; AND MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

वाय और परवार कयाण मंी , वान और ौयोगक मंी और पृवी वान मंी डॉ . हष वधन

- (a)  Yes,  the  government is supporting research projects for enhancing  technology for storage  of  energy.  Several  academic  institutions  and  R&D  laboratories  viz.  Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay),  Indian  Institute  of  Technology  Madras  (IIT  Madras),  Indian  Institute  of Technology  Delhi(IIT  Delhi),  Indian  Institute  of  Technology  Guwahati  (IIT  Guwahati), Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT Hyderabad), Indian Institute of Technology Ropar (IIT  Ropar),  Indian  Institutes  of  Science  Education  and  Research  (IISER),  Pune, International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy & New Materials (ARCI), Hyderabad,  Indian  Space  Research  Organisation  (ISRO),  Bengaluru  etc.  are  pursuing research work on storage of energy.
- (b)  During  the  last  3  years,  around  100  research  projects  have  been  supported  in  the domain  of  energy  storage  which  have  resulted  in  150  scientific  publications.  Two Materials  for  Energy  Conservation  and  Storage  Platform  (MECSP)  have  been  setup  for development  of  energy  storage  materials  and  system  at  Indian  Institute  of  Science Bengaluru and Nonferrous Materials Technology Development Centre (NFTDC), Hyderabad. Notable advances have been made in the development of Li-ion batteries, energy storage devices for wearable applications, thermal energy storage using phase change materials, graphene-based supercapacitors, flow batteries etc.
- (c) &  (d)  Students and  young  researchers  are  getting  engaged  in  the  energy  storage research through enhanced opportunities for training and capacity building. Students are also inspired  to  take  up  research  in  this  domain  through open house  forums conducted  by  various  laboratories to  show  case  the outcomes  of  the projects. As  a  result  of these  efforts,  150  students  are  pursuing higher research  in storage  of  energy  which  is  contributing  to  the  development  of  critical  mass  of researchers for development of energy storage technology.

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