Hydrogen Cell Tech to be viable for defence in 5 years : DRDO
Hydrogen Cell Technology will become a viable option for defence purpose in five years, a top Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) official said.
"It will be possible to use hydrogen cell technology for on-board and off board requirements in guns and other defence systems besides electricity requirements of the defence infrastructure," Dr V K Saraswat, Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister and DG, DRDO told reportere here.
While the cost of generation of electricity using hydrogen cell is around $3,000 per kilo watt, the cost using traditional fuels is just $30 per kilo watt," said Saraswat on the sidelines of International Symposium on Fuel Cell Technologies: Fucetech 2009.
However, the DRDO chief said the cost can be brought down by one tenth, when the production of electricity using hydrogen cell takes place at a mass level. Also, the role of Research & Development must be used to reduce the cost of electricity using hydrogen cell.
While, Dr K Kasturirangan, Member Planning Commission suggested, public-private partnership between the government research institutions and industry will help bring the technology to the market.
source : Zee News