Clean Energy Research Laboratory (CERL)

The Clean Energy Research Laboratory (CERL) is one of the world-leading laboratories of excellence in the area of clean-energy research, innovation and commercialization, and in the development of tangible technological and innovative solutions for sustainable energy applications.

CERL is equipped with solar energy test facilities and hydrogen production laboratory, along with miscellaneous benchtop test facilities. It houses the world's first lab-scale demonstration of a fully integrated hydrogen production facility using copper-chlorine cycle for thermochemical water splitting.

The facility houses unique and highly recognized expertise on: Analysis of several cycles for nuclear and non-nuclear hydrogen production techniques and their configurations; Cogeneration using nuclear, renewable, and conventional energy systems, Integrated sustainable energy systems for multi-generation; Hybrid nuclear-renewable energy systems; Solar and photochemical hydrogen production; Heat pumps and heat engines; and Heat upgrade and reuse.