IIT Kanpur — Green Hydrogen CoE

Centre

ECOGEN — Innovative and Integrated Ecosystem for Green Hydrogen

Established by IIT Kanpur under the UP Green Hydrogen Policy 2024.

Lead

Dr. Prabodh Bajpai

Approved By

• Government of Uttar Pradesh
• UPNEDA

Research Areas

Entire green-hydrogen value chain:

Generation → Storage → Distribution → Utilisation → System Integration

Green Hydrogen

Produced by splitting water through electrolysis using renewable electricity, such as solar or wind.

UPSC

GS-III: Green hydrogen + energy transition + renewable energy + decarbonisation.

Prelims Chain:
IIT Kanpur → ECOGEN → UP Green Hydrogen Policy 2024 → UPNEDA