Indigenisation of clean energy, including the manufacturing of solar panels and wind turbines, should be the priority to prevent emission of greenhouse gases and protect nature, N. Kalaiselvi, Director General, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), said on Saturday.Delivering her inaugural address at the 27 th National Conference on Internal Combustion Engines and Combustion, organised by the School of Mechanical Engineering at VIT in Vellore, she said rather than depending on other countries, production of clean energy, its commercial viability and storage facilities should be indigenous. At present, solar panels are being imported from other countries. “Commercial viability of hydrogen fuel and other clean energy sources should also be explored as the dependability on renewable energy will be 51% by 2030,” she said.Emphasising the need for a clean form of…
