India's top Industrialist Ratan Tata has funded a research project in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to use hydrogen from water as an alternative fuel to drive cars, an eminent scientist said on Friday.
"Tata has given $15 million to fund the research being conducted by MIT professor Daniel Nocera on using water as auto fuel. The project involves generating hydrogen by splitting water and storing it in a safe can to drive an automobile," noted scientist C N R Rao told reporters at a press meet here.
Tata and Nocera, who owns the patent, plan to set up a start-up for building a prototype can that can store hydrogen in a compressed form and fit it into a car for using as an alternative fuel cost-effectively.
"As it is Tata's dream to run his cars on water ultimately, he is funding the project so that he will have control on the innovative technology. He will also be associated with the start-up to develop the prototype, which will have a catalyst to warm up the water and create hydrogen as a fuel," Rao said on the eve of 2011 being celebrated as the International Year of Chemistry. The Pune-based Tata Motors Ltd is a leading Manufacturer of passenger vehicles in major segments, including India's least expensive car Nano.
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