Green Hydrogen In India

Green Hydrogen In India

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Green hydrogen is hydrogen produced by splitting water by electrolysis. This produces only hydrogen and oxygen. We can use the hydrogen and vent the oxygen to the atmosphere with no negative impact. To achieve the electrolysis we need electricity, we need power.

Also called renewable hydrogen, green hydrogen is obtained by electrolysis of water. The most crucial thing is that this process is powered entirely by renewable energy, so it generates no polluting emissions into the atmosphere and is the cleanest and most sustainable hydrogen.

In addition, green hydrogen is a clean energy source that only emits water vapor and leaves no residue in the air, unlike coal and oil. Hydrogen has a long-standing relationship with industry. This gas has been used to fuel cars, airships ,and spaceships since the beginning of the 19th century.

For source material, green hydrogen today is typically generated from water through a process known as electrolysis, which uses an electric current to split water into its component molecules of hydrogen and oxygen.

Not only can a green hydrogen economy help drastically reduce these costs, but the adoption of green hydrogen can also enable India to abate 3.6 Giga tonnes of CO2 emissions cumulatively between now and 2050

To replace the dirty hydrogen used now in refineries, fertilizer, and chemical plants, almost double the electricity produced by every wind turbine and solar panel worldwide would be required – and that’s before green hydrogen is used for anything else, such as steelmaking, transport or heating, Cebon says.

 

Blog By: Trupti Thakur

 

State-owned GAIL (India) Ltd will build one of India’s largest proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer at Guna in Madhya Pradesh to produce green hydrogen by the end of 2023, as it looks to supplement ‎its natural gas business with carbon-free fuel.

 

Green hydrogen is a zero-carbon fuel made by electrolysis, using renewable power from wind and solar to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. India’s top refiner Indian Oil Corp (IOC. NS), top power utility NTPC Ltd (NTPC. NS), and conglomerates including Reliance (RELI).

On January 4, 2023, the central government approved Rs 19,744 crore for the National Green Hydrogen Mission to create export opportunities, decarbonise energy production and develop local manufacturing capabilities. The idea is to bring down the production cost from Rs 350-400 per kilogram to about Rs 100 per kg.