Danfoss partners with IIT Madras in water and energy sectors
Chennai: Energy efficiency solutions company, Danfoss has entered into an MoU with IIT Madras for promoting research in water and energy sectors.
Danfoss and IIT-M are collaborating to convert seawater into freshwater through a Seawater Reverse Osmosis process leveraging ocean waves as an energy source with Danfoss high-pressure pumps. A pilot desalination plant will be run for the purpose of supplying water to remote islands and coastal hamlets.
A statement here on Wednesday said, the exchange of agreements between Ravichandran Purushothaman, president, Danfoss India and Manu Santhanam, dean (IC&SR), IIT Madras happened here in the presence of the Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Denmark Frederik André Henrik Christian and Freddy Svane, ambassador of Denmark.
