Hydrogen

Bloomberg NEF estimate it green hydrogen could be produced for between $0.80 (0.66 euros) and $1.6 a kilogram by 2050, comparable to natural gas. At present, about 95% of the hydrogen that is produced is derived from fossil fuels using various thermochemical processes which is grey. The project, called H2Teesside, could produce 5GW of low-carbon hydrogen production online and carbon capture rates from the proposed H2Teesside plant are as high as 98%.

National Hydrogen Energy Mission was announced in the Union Budget 2021-2022 by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Indian Oil has been experimenting with the use of Hydrogen as a fuel by mixing it with compressed natural gas (CNG) to make H-CNG. IIT (BHU) professor Dr. Rajesh Kumar Upadhyay has come up with membrane reformer Fuel cell to make pure hydrogen from methanol and produce electricity. A high level committee to fast track development and usage of hydrogen will be formed. India’s Acme has announced green hydrogen and ammonia project in Oman. Reliance and BGR are also focusing on hydrogen energy going forward.

Use of Hydrogen in air planes by Airbus and progress of fuel cell buses in India by NTPC. Hydrogen is widely used in making fertilizers.