National hydrogen mission

PM Narendra Modi on August 15, 2021, launched the National Hydrogen Mission on India’s 75 th Independence Day. The Mission aims to aid the government in meeting its climate targets and making India a green hydrogen hub, said PM Modi during his Independence speech from the Red Fort. “India is not energy independent,” he added. Currently, India spends over Rs 12 lakh crore on importing energy. The government aims to make India an energy-independent country before 100 years of independence is completed. Given the favorable geographic landscape and availability of natural elements of India, the country has a huge edge in effectively integrating renewable energy sources into its energy mix. What is National Hydrogen Mission? •The National Hydrogen Mission proposal was announced in the Union Budget 2021-22 to harness the potential of hydrogen in the energy area and enable generating hydrogen from green power sources. •The mission will focus deeply on the generation of green hydrogen which is extracted from clean and green power sources and enable its commercial viability as a transportation fuel. •However, technology to produce hydrogen and using it commercially is one of the biggest challenges. The technology for producing green or blue hydrogen using hydrogen fuel cell technology and carbon capture and storage (CCS) is quite expensive. How can Hydrogen help India in becoming low-carbon economy? •Former Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan during the Hydrogen Round Table on ‘H...

The Union cabinet approved an initial outlay of Rs 19,744 crore for the National Hydrogen Mission, Union minister Anurag Thakur said on Wednesday. He added that incentives worth more than Rs 17,000 crore will be allotted for electrolyser and green hydrogen manufacturing in the country, while "Rs 400 crores will be spent on developing green hydrogen hubs in the country." Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the launch of National Hydrogen Mission during his Independence Day speech on August 15, 2021. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy had then accordingly prepared a draft Mission document. The proposal was passed by the Union cabinet on Wednesday, January 4. On February 17, 2022, the Ministry of Power’s orders said, "Manufacturers of Green Hydrogen / Green Ammonia shall be allowed to set up bunkers near Ports for storage of Green Ammonia for export / use by shipping. The land for the storage purpose shall be provided by the respective Port Authorities at applicable charges.” Hydrogen is classified into three categories — grey, blue and green — depending on the nature of the method of its extraction. "There is a growing focus on increasing production of green and blue hydrogen due to its no carbon emission and use of carbon offset technology, respectively," the government noted.

Centre clears ₹19,744-crore Green Hydrogen Mission Plan to make India energy-independent, decarbonise major sectors of the economy, and to turn the country into a global hub to produce, utilise and export the alternative fuel & its derivatives January 04, 2023 03:23 pm | Updated January 05, 2023 01:31 am IST The Union Cabinet on January 4 approved the National Green Hydrogen Mission, which is aimed at making India the global hub for the production of green hydrogen. The total outlay for the mission is ₹19,744 crore, out of which the government has allocated ₹17,490 crore for the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) programme, ₹1,466 crore for the upcoming pilot projects, ₹400 crore for R&D, and ₹388 crore towards other mission components. Also Read | “The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved National Green Hydrogen Mission,” Union Minister Anurag Thakur said while briefing reporters about the Cabinet decisions. Mission aims to make India a Global Hub for production, utilization and export of Green Hydrogen and its derivatives The National Hydrogen Mission was launched on August 15, 2021, with a view to cutting down carbon emissions and increasing the use of renewable sources of energy. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) will formulate the scheme guidelines for implementation. The mission seeks to promote the development of green hydrogen production capacity of at least 5 MMT (Million Metric Tonnes) per a...

From Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in an Independence Day speech on Sunday that the country is launching a new National Modi said green hydrogen will play a crucial role in helping the nation to mitigate climate change. He said India should become a global hub for green hydrogen production and exports. “This will not only help India to make new progress in the field of energy self-reliance but will also become a new inspiration for clean energy transition all over the world. New opportunities from green growth to the green job are opening up today for our start-ups and youth,” said Modi. The production and use of green hydrogen, produced from renewable electricity, will play a significant role in India’s energy transition as it strives to reduce carbon emissions. Hydrogen is already being explored in Manoj K Upadhyay, founder and chairman of Mass deployment of renewable energy in India helped us to produce electricity cheaper than any other sources of energy. Similarly, the deployment of green hydrogen at the lowest cost will help us in a cost leadership position not only to meet our green hydrogen and ammonia demand internally, but also to become a major exporter of green hydrogen.” According to a recent , hydrogen demand in India was close to 6 million ton per year in 2020, with most of the demand coming from ammonia production and refineries. Most hydrogen in the nation is produced using natural gas through steam methane (CH4) reforming and is used in the ref...