Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE), Visakhapatnam, in collaboration with Stony Brook University, New York, is set to host a pioneering Indo-US workshop on hydrogen and global decarbonisation, here from May 21 to 23, 2024.

Prof Shalivahan, Director, IIPE, said on Sunday that the forum is specifically designed for industry executives in the energy sector to discuss and exchange ideas on hydrogen as a crucial element in global decarbonisation efforts.

The three-day workshop includes comprehensive sessions on climate change, fossil fuels and decarbonisation. The event has a lineup of speakers including experts from academia, industry, and policymakers. Among others, Ujjwal Kanti Bhattacharya, ex-Director (Projects), NTPC; S K Sinha, Head of Projects, NTPC, Simhadri; Prof Devinder Mahajan from Stony Brook University, a leading expert in clean fuel production technologies and decarbonisation, and Prof Krishnasri V Kurada of IIPE Visakhapatnam will speak.