<p>India and the United States have agreed to revamp their strategic energy partnership with a greater focus on cleaner energy sectors, an official statement said.</p>.<p>Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday held an "introductory meeting" with US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm.</p>.<p>The two leaders reviewed the India-US Strategic Energy Cooperation (SEP).</p>.<p>The two nations will intensify efforts to take advantage of advanced US technologies and India's rapidly growing energy market, the statement said.</p>.<p>"Both leaders agreed to revamp the India-US SEP to reflect the new priorities of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden with focus on promoting clean energy with low-carbon pathways and accelerating green energy cooperation," it said.</p>.<p>They agreed to prioritise greater collaboration in the cleaner energy sectors of biofuels, CCUS (carbon capture, utilisation and storage), hydrogen production and carbon sequestration through technology exchange, joint R&D through Partnership to Advance Clean Energy Research (PACE-R), among other initiatives.</p>.<p>"Both sides agreed to convene the third meeting of a revamped India-US Strategic Energy Partnership at an early date," the statement said. "They decided to intensify the efforts to take advantage of the complementarities of both the countries - advanced US technologies and rapidly growing India’s energy market, for a win-win situation through a cleaner energy route with low carbon pathways."</p>.<p>Granholm became US Secretary of Energy in February this year. </p>
<p>India and the United States have agreed to revamp their strategic energy partnership with a greater focus on cleaner energy sectors, an official statement said.</p>.<p>Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday held an "introductory meeting" with US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm.</p>.<p>The two leaders reviewed the India-US Strategic Energy Cooperation (SEP).</p>.<p>The two nations will intensify efforts to take advantage of advanced US technologies and India's rapidly growing energy market, the statement said.</p>.<p>"Both leaders agreed to revamp the India-US SEP to reflect the new priorities of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden with focus on promoting clean energy with low-carbon pathways and accelerating green energy cooperation," it said.</p>.<p>They agreed to prioritise greater collaboration in the cleaner energy sectors of biofuels, CCUS (carbon capture, utilisation and storage), hydrogen production and carbon sequestration through technology exchange, joint R&D through Partnership to Advance Clean Energy Research (PACE-R), among other initiatives.</p>.<p>"Both sides agreed to convene the third meeting of a revamped India-US Strategic Energy Partnership at an early date," the statement said. "They decided to intensify the efforts to take advantage of the complementarities of both the countries - advanced US technologies and rapidly growing India’s energy market, for a win-win situation through a cleaner energy route with low carbon pathways."</p>.<p>Granholm became US Secretary of Energy in February this year. </p>