India & Germany strengthen their cooperation in the areas of research and development : KP Gurjar

Faridabad, 20 September,2022  ( Pushpendra Singh Rajput ) Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar held a bilateral meeting in Udyog Bhavan New Delhi with the German delegation led by Minister of Economic Affairs, Science and Digital Society of the Free State of Thuringia, Germany Mr. Wolfgang Tiefensee. Thuringia, located in central Germany has been at the forefront of research and development which has significantly contributed to Germany’s development over the years.

The meeting assumes significance as India & Germany strengthen their cooperation in the areas of research and development in following areas which include exploring alternate EV Battery Chemistries such as Sodium Ion, Aluminium-Air, etc, besides creating a robust Supply chain of rare earth minerals such as Nickel, cobalt.

The two nations also seek to establish an Indo-German Green Hydrogen Task Force to strengthen mutual cooperation in production, utilization, storage and distribution of green hydrogen through building enabling frameworks for projects, regulations and standards, trade and joint research and development (R&D) projects.

Shri Gurjar further said that Collaboration is crucial to the success of green hydrogen and we look forward to working with Germany on various aspects of green hydrogen to realize its potential for energy security.