Nagaland University PhD Scholar gets Norwegian Embassy support for Battery innovation research

KOHIMA: Nagaland University Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Scholar Dipankar Hazarika has received support from the Norwegian Embassy in New Delhi for his groundbreaking research on battery technology.

“This innovation could play a critical role in enabling flexible, wearable, and sustainable electronic devices and support India’s goal for clean and safe energy storage technologies,” a release from the Nagaland University PRO read.

Working under the supervision of Dr Nurul Alam Choudhury, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Nagaland University, Dipankar Hazarika has been selected for the prestigious ‘Energy Innovation Fellowship Grant’ to accelerate community innovations in battery energy storage in India.

“Such indigenous innovative solutions that directly empower local communities in Battery and Energy Technologies are vital for India to achieve its commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2070,” the release read.

Out of over 100 proposals submitted from five regions across India, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, and the North East, only 13 innovators were selected. “Dipankar Hazarika was among the two selected fellows from the North East to move forward in Phase I of the program. His awarded project is titled ‘Sustainable Biopolymer-based Hydrogel Electrolytes for Next-generation Solid-state Energy Storage’,” the release read.

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