Green Hydrogen

Green Hydrogen is a key industrial fuel that has a variety of applications including the production of ammonia(a key fertilizer),steel, refineries and electricity.

All of the hydrogen manufactured now is the so-called black or brown hydrogen because they are produced from coal.

Most abundant element in the universe but pure or the elemental hydrogen is very scare.it almost always exists in compounds like with oxygen to form water.

GH is produced by splitting water through electrolysis using an electrolyser that is powered by renewable energy.

Types:-

Grey Hydrogen:- Hydrogen is produced from fossil fuels(Bulk oh hydrogen generating today by this process)

Blue hydrogen:- Hydrogen generated from fossil fuels with carbon capture and storage options.

Green hydrogen:- hydrogen generated using electrolysers powered by renewable energy.

Advantage:-

1. It is a clean burning molecule which can de-carbonise sectors including iron and steel, chemicals and transportation, energy.

2. Renewable energy that cannot be stored or used by the grid can be channeled to produce it. 

3. Reducing dependence on imported fossil fuels and feedstock.

4. Developing indigenous manufacturing capabilities.

5. Creating employment opportunities.

6.Developing new technologies such as efficient fuel cells.

7. India has a favorable geographic location and abundance of sunlight and wind for the production of GH.

8.GH technologies are being promoted in sectors where direct electrification isn't feasible.

9.Heavy duty, long range transport ,some industrial sectors and long term storage in the power sector one some of these sectors

Aim:-

1. Make India energy independent and de-carbonise major sectors of the economy.

2. Make India global hub for production and export of green hydrogen and its derivatives.

3. provide incentives to promote the manufacturing of low cost green hydrogen in a bid to cut emissions.

Objective:-

1.Production capacity 5MMT/Annum(RE capacity of about 125GW in India/2030)

2.Total Investment 8Lakh crore, Job creation 6 lakh

3. Lead to a cumulative reduction in fossil fuel imports by over Rs-1 lakh crore

4.Nearly 50 MMT/Annum of CO2 emissions is also expected to be averted with this by 2030.

Responsible Ministry:-

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy through National Green Hydrogen Mission 

Program to incentivise the commercial production of GH and make India a net exporter of fuel.

Mission will facilitate demand creation ,production ,utilization and export of GH.

SIGHT( Strategic Interventions for green hydrogen transition program) will fund the domestic manufacturing of electrolysers and produce green hydrogen.

Green Hydrogen Hubs- States and regions capable of supporting large scale production and /or utilization of hydrogen will be identified and developed as green hydrogen hubs

Road Ahead:-

1. Need to announce incentives to convince enough users of industrial hydrogen to adopt green hydrogen.

2. India needs to develop supply chains in the form of pipelines, tankers, intermediate storage and last leg distribution networks as well as put in place an effective skill development program to ensure that lakhs of workers can be suitably trained to adopt to a viable green hydrogen economy.

3. India has the potential to bring down the cost of green hydrogen by using low cost renewable generating plants and costs curtailment experience gained through the solar and wind reverse auctions.

4. Huge market potential, owning to the young demography and thriving economy will be a long term benefit for the govt while pushing the application of hydrogen based technology.

Conclusion:- This will play a huge role in countering climate change in coming years and can create employment on large scale.