GUWAHATI: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati has transferred to an industry partner, an energy-efficient and environment-friendly technology developed for cook-stoves by its researchers for commercialisation. This will ensure that the benefits of the research reach society at large and benefit the common man.
A research team headed by Prof P Muthukumar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Guwahati, have developed ‘Porous Radiant Burners’ for cook-stoves equipped, which can provide the fuel-saving in the range of 25 to 50 percent. It can be operated with Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), Biogas, and Kerosene.
This effort will be a major contribution of IIT Guwahati towards the Government of India’s efforts to enhance access to clean cooking energy by promoting LPG, biogas, and improved cook-stoves (ICS) through various policies and programs.
The IIT Guwahati research team believes that the commercialisation of Porous Radiant Burner (PRB)-based LPG cookstoves across India will provide a huge LPG saving of about 13 lakh domestic cylinders per day and also will have a global impact on the burner-based applications.
Speaking on the occasion of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signing, Prof T G Sitharam, Director of the Institute said that PRB-based cook-stove technology will play a key role in reducing the overall fuel consumption in the cooking sector, leading to a huge annual saving of about Rs 50,000 crore for the Government, thus reducing the financial burden significantly and conserving energy.
