Heavy Water Board and BARC begin building Iodine-Sulphur process hydrogen demonstration plant in Mumbai
The Heavy Water Board, with BARC, held the groundbreaking of a demonstration plant to produce hydrogen by thermochemical splitting of water using the Iodine-Sulphur process at Chembur, Mumbai, on 3 March 2025.
Summary
The Heavy Water Board (HWB), in collaboration with the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), held the groundbreaking ceremony on 3 March 2025 for a demonstration plant that will produce hydrogen by thermochemical splitting of water using the Iodine-Sulphur (I-S) process. The plant is located at the Heavy Water Board Facilities in RCF, Chembur, Mumbai. The ceremony was attended by Dr Ajit Kumar Mohanty, Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy and Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission, BARC Director Vivek Bhasin and HWB Chairman S. Satyakumar. The I-S process splits water using heat in a chemical cycle and, when coupled with nuclear energy, offers an efficient route to clean hydrogen.
Key facts
- Date
- 3 March 2025 (groundbreaking)
- Agencies
- Heavy Water Board with BARC (DAE)
- Process
- Iodine-Sulphur thermochemical water splitting
- Location
- HWB Facilities, RCF, Chembur, Mumbai
- Present
- Ajit Kumar Mohanty, Secretary DAE & Chairman AEC
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The demonstration hydrogen plant whose groundbreaking was held at Chembur, Mumbai, on 3 March 2025 will use which process?
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Correct answer: B — Iodine-Sulphur thermochemical water splitting
The Heavy Water Board and BARC plant will produce hydrogen by thermochemical splitting of water based on the Iodine-Sulphur (I-S) process.
Which body, in collaboration with BARC, began construction of the Iodine-Sulphur process hydrogen demonstration plant in Mumbai on 3 March 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Heavy Water Board
The Heavy Water Board (HWB) started construction with BARC at its facilities in RCF, Chembur.