CHENNAI : The production of what is said to be the country’s first indigenous technology-based Li-ion cells was inaugurated by Governor Banwarilal Purohit at the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) in Taramani on Tuesday. The CSIR-CECRI (Central Electro Chemical Research Institute) has been a pioneer in Li-ion battery research in India since the launch of Technology And Products with Sun Utilization Network (TAPSUN) by the CSIR under the National Solar Mission Programme in 2011, an official statement said.
These Li-ion cells used for solar lanterns and miner’s hats for lighting Indian villages were conceived through indigenous technology and have huge scale-up application potentials in defence, railways, space, coal mines,telecommunication, transportation etc.Kim Huumg Tae, Consul General of South Korea in Chennai, was the guest of honour and C Narasimhan, former MP and Chairman, Raasi Group, were also present at the event.