PM congratulates CNR Rao for receiving int’l award in energy research
Prime minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Professor CNR Rao for receiving the International Eni Award 2020 for research in renewable energy sources and energy storage, the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) said on Tuesday.
Stating that the Eni Award is considered the Nobel Prize in energy research, the institute said that the award will be presented on October 14.
“Prof Rao has been working on hydrogen energy as the only energy source for the benefit of mankind.”
The highlights of his work are: hydrogen storage, photochemical and electrochemical production of hydrogen, solar production of hydrogen and non-metallic catalysis.
