Government Releases Guidelines for Pilot Projects Utilizing Green Hydrogen in Transport Sector
With a total budgetary outlay of INR 496 crores until the financial year 2025-26, the initiative aims to establish a robust green hydrogen ecosystem in the transport sector.
February 15, 2024. By Abha Rustagi
With the declining costs of renewable energy and electrolyzers, the feasibility of vehicles powered by green hydrogen is expected to increase in the coming years. The initiative underlines a commitment to explore cleaner alternatives, aiming to reduce carbon emissions in the transport sector.
Under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, the MNRE will oversee pilot projects aimed at replacing fossil fuels with green hydrogen and its derivatives. These projects will be carried out in collaboration with the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Scheme Implementing Agencies (SIAs) nominated for this purpose.
The scheme will focus on developing technologies for utilizing green hydrogen as a fuel in buses, trucks, and 4-wheelers, employing both fuel cell-based and internal combustion engine-based propulsion technologies. Additionally, emphasis will be placed on infrastructure development, including hydrogen refueling stations.
Moreover, the scheme will support innovative approaches to reducing carbon emissions, such as blending methanol/ethanol based on green hydrogen and other synthetic fuels derived from it in automobile fuels.
With a total budgetary outlay of INR 496 crores until the financial year 2025-26, the initiative aims to establish a robust green hydrogen ecosystem in the transport sector. It is anticipated that as the production cost of green hydrogen decreases over time, its utilization in transportation will witness a significant surge.
The National Green Hydrogen Mission, launched on January 4, 2023, with an outlay of INR 19,744 crores up to FY 2029-30, reflects India's commitment to achieving self-reliance through clean energy.
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