Germany: Indian Envoy visits Biomass Research Centre

Harish Parvathaneni, India’s Ambassador to Germany came to the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research and the German Biomass Research Centre on Tuesday.

Throughout his visit, discussions revolved around the potential for enhanced cooperation between India and Germany in biomass research, as well as the implementation of cutting-edge bioenergy solutions in India.

In a post on X, the Embassy of India in Berlin stated, “#AmbHarishParvathaneni visited @UFZ_de Leipzig – Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research and @DBFZ_de – German Biomass Research Centre and discussed on exploring greater India-Germany cooperation on biomass research & application of the latest bioenergy solutions in India.”

He engaged in discussions with Rolf Altenburger, Daniela Thran, Michael Nelles, and their colleagues.

Taking to X, the Indian Embassy in Berlin stated, “He had engaging conversations with Dr. Rolf Altenburger & @daniela_thraen from @UFZ_de, Dr. Michael Nelles from @DBFZ_de, and their colleagues on current research in bioenergy.”

Significantly, India and Germany established a ‘Strategic Partnership’ in May 2000, further solidified by the inception of Intergovernmental Consultations (IGC) in 2011 at the head of government level, as outlined by the Indian Embassy in Germany. The bilateral relationship between the two countries is characterized by a strong economic and developmental partnership.

Previously in March, the German Ambassador to India, Philipp Ackermann, commended the discussions between New Delhi and Berlin concerning the Green and Sustainable Development Partnership (GSDP).

He mentioned that Germany has established a working group with India on green hydrogen, further suggesting that India could potentially export energy globally in the future. In an interview with ANI regarding the GSDP, Ackermann stated, “One element of this partnership is certainly looking to energy provision, which is ‘green’. Emission-free energy provision…India, in a couple of years, will be a very interesting country that provides green hydrogen to the rest of the world, so it might be energy exporting.”

“We (Germany) have set up with India together, a working group on green hydrogen, so at some stage Germany can benefit from this export from India,” he said.