BENGALURU: A lab at the Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) will soon set up a National Center of Excellence on Carbon Capture and Utilization (NCCCU). This first of its kind center that is being established will be the one of the two such centers being supported by the Department of Science and Technology (DST,
The other center will come up at IIT-Bombay (IIT-B), which has announced “the establishment of a National Center of Excellence in Carbon Capture and Utilization (NCoE-CCU) with support from the DST.”
Sources said that the national center coming up at the JNCASR will To perform world class research, provide training and consultancy in the areas of carbon-di-oxide (CO2) capture and utilization and translate this research excellence into solutions with global economic and social impact .
“The vision of the center is to be a center of excellence and world leader in niche research areas of CO2 capture and utilization through high socioeconomic impact research, high impact publications and national and international links, and to nurture young aspirants through outreach programs,” a source said.
Prof Sebastian C Peter, faculty, JNCASR, who will head the new center as its principle investigator, said more details would be announced in the coming days. He, however, confirmed the establishment of the centre. “…Happy to announce the establishment of India’s first National Center of Excellence in Carbon Capture and Utilization (NCCCU) at JNCASR funded by DST,” he tweeted.
Sources added that in the first phase, DST will provide around Rs 7-crore to Rs 10-crore for both centers put together. “Each center — the one at JNCASR and the one at IIT-B — are likely to get around Rs 5 crore,” one source said.
A DST official has tweeted: “DST supports India’s first-ever two Centers of Excellence in the area of Carbon Capture and Utilization, NCoE-CCU at IIT Bombay and NCCCU at JNCASR, Bengaluru.”
The other center will come up at IIT-Bombay (IIT-B), which has announced “the establishment of a National Center of Excellence in Carbon Capture and Utilization (NCoE-CCU) with support from the DST.”
Sources said that the national center coming up at the JNCASR will To perform world class research, provide training and consultancy in the areas of carbon-di-oxide (CO2) capture and utilization and translate this research excellence into solutions with global economic and social impact .
“The vision of the center is to be a center of excellence and world leader in niche research areas of CO2 capture and utilization through high socioeconomic impact research, high impact publications and national and international links, and to nurture young aspirants through outreach programs,” a source said.
Prof Sebastian C Peter, faculty, JNCASR, who will head the new center as its principle investigator, said more details would be announced in the coming days. He, however, confirmed the establishment of the centre. “…Happy to announce the establishment of India’s first National Center of Excellence in Carbon Capture and Utilization (NCCCU) at JNCASR funded by DST,” he tweeted.
Sources added that in the first phase, DST will provide around Rs 7-crore to Rs 10-crore for both centers put together. “Each center — the one at JNCASR and the one at IIT-B — are likely to get around Rs 5 crore,” one source said.
A DST official has tweeted: “DST supports India’s first-ever two Centers of Excellence in the area of Carbon Capture and Utilization, NCoE-CCU at IIT Bombay and NCCCU at JNCASR, Bengaluru.”
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