Pune: The country’s first and completely indigenous bus running on Hydrogen has been completed in Pune. Hydrogen is considered a clean fuel. These buses are going to prove to be effective to avoid increasing pollution in the cities. This bus was demonstrated in the workshop of Hinjewadi Sent Lab. There are total 32 seats in this bus.
This bus has been made with the joint efforts of NCL and Central Electrochemical Research Institute. Senior scientist Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar, Director of NCL Dr. Ashish Lele, Chairman of Lab Ravi Pandit were present at the time of demonstration of this bus.
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This fuel is also effective for reducing pollution
At this time the scientist Dr. Mashelkar said that hydrogen is a sufficient fuel available. We will need it a lot in future. At the same time, this fuel is also effective in reducing pollution. India has huge potential to make progress in hydrogen fuel. For this the government needs to coordinate with industry and research institutions. Ravi Pandit said that it will probably be the world’s first vehicle made for long journey and running on hydrogen. All the parts of this bus have been developed in the laboratories of Pune and Bangalore. With this we will soon announce research into new alternatives to hydrogen fuel.
conversion of hydrogen fuel into electricity
In this lab, a plant named ‘Hydrogen Fuel Electricity Ghat’ has been prepared, which converts chemical energy directly into electrical energy in an unbroken manner. In this, hydrogen fuel is supplied to one electric front and an oxidizing substance like oxygen or air is supplied to the other. This generates electricity from electron-exchange, which provides energy to vehicles, according to the lab.
Features of ‘Hydrogen Depletion’
- no pollution
- pure water release
- Double energy generation as compared to petrol, diesel
- Several options for the manufacture of hydrogen
Features of Bus
- Indigenous production of all electronics parts
- All the plants are in the upper part of the bus thereby providing more safety.
- 600 km run
- One kilo of hydrogen has a capacity of 20 kilometers