BHEL looks to scale up indigenous alkaline electrolyzer tech in partnership with BARC

State-owned engineering and manufacturing company in India, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) signed a Technology Transfer Agreement with Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC), India's premier nuclear research facility on Tuesday (May 28) for a 50kW alkaline electrolyzer systems for hydrogen production.

The technology offered by BARC is indigenously developed with high local material content. Through this collaboration, BHEL aims to scale up indigenous alkaline electrolyzer technology and commercialize it for application in sectors such as refineries, fertilizers, steel, and transportation.

"This will be a step further in BHEL's contribution to the National Green Hydrogen Mission and Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan," BHEL said in an official statement.

The agreement was signed in the presence of Jai Prakash Srivastava, Director of Engineering Research & Development, BHEL; K Ravishankar, Executive Director, Corporate Technology Management and Corp. R&D, BHEL and Dr. S. Adhikari, Associate Director, Knowledge Management Group, BARC.