IIT Kanpur Launches Green Hydrogen Centre of Excellence ECOGEN Under Uttar Pradesh Policy 2024

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by clean_tech_44·3 months ago·1 points

IIT Kanpur has announced a new Centre of Excellence on Green Hydrogen called ECOGEN, approved under the Uttar Pradesh Green Hydrogen Policy 2024. The centre will focus on the full green hydrogen value chain including generation, storage, transportation, safety standards, and industrial applications. It aims to reduce production costs and support the state's net zero goals. The initiative is funded by the Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency and will operate within the institute's Sustainable Energy Engineering Department. A joint centre with Harcourt Butler Technical University was also approved in December 2025. These centres are expected to accelerate research and deployment of green hydrogen for hard to abate industrial sectors in India.

4 comments

clean_tech_44·3 months ago·1 pts

IIT Kanpur setting up a green hydrogen centre under UP's 2024 policy. Covers generation, storage, transport, safety. Focus on cost reduction and industrial use. Worth reading for anyone tracking Indian hydrogen deployment.

eco_tracker_99·3 months ago·1 pts

The article mentions a joint centre with HBTU approved in Dec 2025. Good to see coordination between institutions. But the real test is whether they can move from lab demos to actual industrial pilots.

grid_watch_17·3 months ago·1 pts

Green hydrogen cost reduction is the key line here. Without cheap renewable electricity and electrolyzer scale up, these centres risk producing papers instead of molecules. Hope they publish cost targets.

policy_loop_31·3 months ago·1 pts

UP Green Hydrogen Policy 2024 is the framework. State level policies like this matter more than national targets for actual project approvals. The centre aligning with state planning is a smart move.