India bets on green hydrogen for self-reliance
Govt issues guidelines for using Green Hydrogen as fuel in trucks, buses and 4-wheelers
The government on Wednesday issued guidelines for undertaking pilot projects for using Green Hydrogen as fuel in buses, trucks and 4-wheelers.
Under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) will implement pilot projects for replacing fossil fuels in the transport sector with Green Hydrogen and its derivatives.
Officials said that these pilot projects will be implemented through the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and the Scheme Implementing Agencies (SIAs) nominated under this scheme.
The scheme will support development of technologies for use of Green Hydrogen as a fuel in buses, trucks and 4-wheelers, based on fuel cell-based propulsion technology/internal combustion engine-based propulsion technology.
The other thrust area for the scheme is to support development of infrastructure such as hydrogen refuelling stations, the statement explained.
The use of Green Hydrogen in the transport sector, via the proposed pilot projects, will lead to development of necessary infrastructure including refuelling facilities and distribution infrastructure, resulting in establishment of a Green Hydrogen ecosystem in the transport sector. With the expected reduction in the Green Hydrogen production cost over the years, the utilisation in the transport sector is expected to increase.
