The new method removes heat from batteries more efficiently, while also reducing the overall weight of battery packs.

Research at the Battery Prototyping Lab at IIT Bombay is prototyping and scaling up of energy storage technologies.

With swelling competition and reducing profits, staying environmentally responsible can be extremely challenging for any organization. There is therefore need to develop efficient systems that have minimum environmental impact, said Prof. Saptarshi Basu.

He was speaking at the 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Challenges (SEEC-2018) from 31st December 31 to January 3, 2018.