IROAF
ü Source: Click for IROAF Website
ü Stands for Indian Railways Organization for Alternate
Fuels
ü Hqrs: New Delhi
ü Headed by CAO – Chief Administrative
Officer (HAG Officer)
ü
Vision: To emerge as a world class organisation in setting
standards, development, research and execution in fuel and energy efficient and
eco-friendly technologies, primarily for assimilation in IR.
ü Main Object: Search for viable
alternatives to Fossil fuels.
ü
Indian Railways, being the
largest single entity, which buys and uses energy in various forms, has the
potential to become a leader in promoting the green economy and stimulate
growth in the alternate energy industry.
ü Nodal agency in India – Ministry of New and Renewable
Energy
ü Apart from
alternate fuels, it is being progressively realized that saving of
petroleum fuels is “another source” of fuel.
Missions of IROAF
1.
Bio
Diesel
2.
CNG
– Compressed Natural Gas
3.
LNG
– Liquefied Natural Gas
4.
Fuel
Cell - The first prototype small scale fuel cell is operational in an
ALCo locomotive in the TKD diesel shed. It is a 2KW system which provides
auxiliary power when the main engine of the locomotive is shut down. This is
the first ever initiative in Indian Railways
5.
Solar
energy
6.
Other
emerging technologies
Role of IROAF
ü Emerge
as a leader in introduction of Alternate Energy, Fuel efficient and emission
control technologies.
ü Function as single window entity for knowledge
and database on technologies, CDM – Clean Development Mechanism.
ü Set and review of Missions (as stated above) and
updated.
ü Create a Knowledge centre.
ü Tie up with leading institutions and coordinate
with concerned Ministries, Depts., Research laboratories, Universities and International
entities
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