6^th Floor, Core - 3, SCOPE Minar,
Laxmi Nagar, Delhi - 110 092
Ph.: 011 - 2240 6656
E-mail: ongcenergycentre@ongc.co.in
Website: https://ongcindia.com/web/eng/sustainability/energy-center/

~ Vision ~

“Harness science and technology to meet national energy needs of tomorrow in a clean and sustainable manner”

~ Mission ~

“With ingenuity and determination,
With respect and care for environment,
With regards for sustainability,
With focus on innovation and creativity

• To strive for clean, practical and affordable energy solutions through research & development as well as demonstration & commercialization
• To provide work bench for young, talented, innovative, restless minds for proving and actualizing worthy ideas
• Think, scan, network globally by spanning 360 degrees, while firmly rooted locally and committed to act with sense of urgency for suitable energy technologies to fulfill energy needs”

OEC at a glance

RD& D in clean and renewable energy

Organogram

ONGC Energy Centre Trust

ONGC Energy Centre Trust (OECT) was set up by ONGC to conduct research in alternate energy, specifically focusing on projects, which have the potential to make an impact on India’s Energy scenario. Since its inception under the Indian Trust Act, on 8 August 2005, OEC is engaged in Research, Development & Demonstration (RD&D) through own Scientists/Research Teams as well as Collaborative Partners.

The Chairperson & Managing Director of ONGC is the Chairperson of the ONGC Energy Centre Trust. The other Trustees include some of the full time Directors of ONGC, some of the Eminent Persons from the field of Science and Technology, and the Director General of the ONGC Energy Centre as ex-officio member of the Trust.

ONGC Energy Center is headed by Director-General and has a Technical Research Unit (TRU). This Unit is the key operational unit responsible for implementation and coordination of research projects. This unit is also responsible for Technology Scanning, generating new ideas, Economic Analysis & Feasibility, evaluation and selection of research projects, IPR related work, development of In-house research facilities and other work related to projects.

In-house R&D facilities

The Registered Office of ONGC Energy Centre Trust is at Deen Dayal Urja Bhawan, 5-A Nelson Mandela Marg, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi - 110 070.

In addition to the mentioned facilities, OEC is also receiving support for testing and characterization from various R&D Institutes and laboratories of ONGC (KDMIPE, GEOPIC, IRS, RGL Vadodara, etc.) and other national institutions.

OEC also has various field installations (capital equipment) at Mehsana Asset, Ankleshwar, Bokaro CBM Asset, etc. for project demonstration, testing, data collection and analysis. OEC has most of the Projects in lab batch scale and lab continuous scale after transitioning from proof-of-concept stage since its operationalization in the year 2007. A few projects are entering in to scale up, lab continuous integration, pilot plant and demonstration stage.

Notable achievements of OEC are: A total of 42 National and International Patents in countries such as USA, UK, China, Germany, Japan, South Korea have been granted.

In order to leapfrog for carrying out R&D (Research and Development), where in-house facilities are not fully developed or/and if required to supplement the in-house efforts, OEC follows two approaches (i) to directly interact with the academic/research institutions with known research base in the identified area of research or (ii) solicit collaborative proposals through open Call for Proposals.  Based on the requirement of OEC and interest of such institution, availability of essential research facilities for the proposed work at the institution and mutual agreement on broad approach for the research work, joint proposals are developed and mutually discussed to finalize the scope of the work, work methodology and deliverables, etc.

The output of such project implemented by OEC is also reported as joint publications and filing of patents, where ever feasible.

Research, Development & Demonstration (RD&D) Activities

ONGC Energy Centre is engaged in RD&D in various clean and renewable energy options since 2007-2008. The focus of RD&D efforts has been in certain key technology areas –

1. Geothermal Energy
2. Hydrogen Energy - focus on Hydrogen generation and supporting technology
3. Bio-technology based processes for energy & CO2 valorization
4. Ex-effluent Produced Water Treatment
5. Uranium Exploration, In-situ recovery of Uranium and Helium recovery
6. Solar/ Thermal Energy
7. Kinetic hydro power
8. Other areas like - energy efficiency in oil & gas sector, energy recovery from hydrocarbon waste, conversion of CO2 to value added products, etc.

Most of the projects in such areas have been taken up for the first time in the country and many of the projects are in advanced stages of implementation or recently completed the initial research to develop and demonstrate the process. Therefore, OEC is in the process of consolidation of on-going efforts and vertical integration of the activities.

As a result of efforts made since the inception of OEC, significant progress has been made in terms of

1. development of process and products,
2. development of indigenous equipment,
3. field testing of process,
4. identification of resources,
5. setting up of basic facilities for R&D, testing and characterization, etc. 

R&D projects of OEC are initiated through in-house technology scanning and assessment, preparation of technology status reports, organization and support for seminars, workshops, conferences, and also interactive meetings with Experts, Academic and Research organizations and other Stakeholders. OEC has collaborative RD&D work with some of the leading Academic and National Research Institutions for research, testing and characterization as well as intellectual support.

Composition of the Trust

Committee of Trustees

Expert Advisory Members