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Pradeep Kumar

28/05/21 11:05 AM IST

Eni International Award

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Bharat Ratna Professor Rao receives the Eni International Award for Research in Energy Frontiers

Highlights
  • The Awards will be presented on 14 October 2021, during an official ceremony held at the Quirinal Palace in Rome.
  • This is considered to be the Nobel Prize in Energy Research.
  • Professor Rao has been working on hydrogen energy as the only source of energy for the benefit of all mankind.
  • Hydrogen storage, photochemical and electrochemical production of hydrogen, solar production of hydrogen, and non-metallic catalysis were the highlights of his work.
  • The award, which has become internationally recognized over the years in the field of energy and environmental research, aims to promote better use of energy sources and encourage new generations of researchers in their work.
  • It bears witness to the importance that Eni places on scientific research and innovation.
Research
  • The Energy Frontiers award has been conferred for his work on metal oxides, carbon nanotubes, and other materials and two-dimensional systems, including graphene, boron-nitrogen-carbon hybrid materials, and molybdenum sulfide (Molybdenite - MoS2) for energy applications and green hydrogen production.
  • The latter can, in fact, be achieved through various processes, including the photodissociation of water, thermal dissociation, and electrolysis activated by electricity produced from solar or wind energy.
  • The same or related materials have also been shown to have beneficial properties for the construction of hydrogen storage systems and supercapacitors with high specific power and an increased number of charge-discharge cycles.
  • The latter are energy storage devices, similar to batteries, which will become an increasingly important part of the renewable energy sector.
Source: PIB

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