Technology to combat harmful emissions from DG sets
New Delhi, Jan 14 (India Science Wire): The air pollution picture of Delhi is quite gloomy. In a bid to
combat this, a group of researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) has
developed a technology to reduce the harmful exhaust fume emitted from the Diesel Generators
(DG) sets.
The team developed ‘Chakr Shield’, a Retrofit Emission Control Device for DG sets and patented it.
They have collaborated with Select CITYWALK mall in Delhi and installed the equipment there. “The
installation of the Chakr Shield will help in reducing 80% of pollution from the DG set while saving
about 1260 billion litres of air from getting polluted”, said Khushboo Gulati, General Manager Sales
and Marketing for Chakr Innovation. The device has been installed just adjacent to the ...