Virendra Kumar Vijay
Professor
Indian Institute of Technology
Delhi
Biography
He is working for a sustainable energy supply from locally available resources in villages to make villages self reliant in energy requirement. Prof. Vijay’s work on biogas technology, particularly biogas Upgradation is well recognized at global level. He is also the national coordinator of two major national programmes of the Govt. of India, one is Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (Movement for Progressive India ) of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt of India that aims to utilize knowledge institutions of the country to help villages in their development and second is Scientific Utilisation through Research Augmentation (SUTRA) – Prime products from Indigenous Cow (Panchgavya) of Ministry of Science Technology, GoI which will help in reinstating the cow based rural economy supported by critical scientific validation and research.
Research Interest
He has about above 150 publications in journals and conferences, 7 books and one lab manual to his credit. Prof. Vijay has successfully developed and patented Biogas Enrichment and bottling for Vehicular Application and transferred it to the industries and field. He is fellow and life Member of various scientific and professional societies/ bodies He is also Indian coordinator of Sustainable Energy and Environment Forum (SEE Forum) working in Asia with head quarter in Kyoto University Japan Japan and General Secretary of Biogas Forum (India). Prof. Vijay has received many awards and recognitions.