Hitesh Patel, Executive Vice President, Kingfisher has signed a
memorandum of understating with Anna
University to develop
systems to reduce emission. Initially the facilities in Anna University
will be used for System Modeling, and biofuel would be used in the ground
equipment of the airline. Post its success it would be extended to the engines
of the aircrafts, for which Kingfisher would make arrangement with the Engine manufacturers.
Mannar Jawahar, Vice-Chancellor, Anna
University, Chennai, said
the Industrial Engineering department would be the nodal agency for the project.
Other departments including Automobile Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
were also involved in the multidisciplinary research, he said. The MOU is for a
period of four years.
