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    NATIONAL HYDROGEN MISSION &

    GREEN HYDROGEN
    Dr. Ravi Agrahari
    Ex-Scientist IIT Delhi, Author of
    Mc Graw Hill
    National Hydrogen Mission

    National Hydrogen Mission Energy transition is underway at an exceptional level


    and several countries are betting on hydrogen to emerge as the top clean fuel with
    its high energy density and versatility. Government of India’s (GOI) National
    Hydrogen Energy Mission (NHM) initiative will capitalise on this.

    Efforts in this Regard

    •• Recently, the Finance Minister in the Union budget for 2020–21 formally
    announced the NHM, which aims for generation of hydrogen from green power
    resources.

    •• The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has also disclosed that the
    draft regulations for NHM were to be finalised by the end of February 2021 and
    thereafter would proceed for approval of the Union Cabinet.

    Dr. Ravi P. Agrahari


    Challenges for India

    1. One of the colossal challenges faced by the industry for using hydrogen
    commercially is the economic sustainability of extracting green or blue hydrogen.

    2. The technology used in production and use of hydrogen like carbon capture
    and storage (CCS) and hydrogen fuel cell technology are at nascent stage and is
    expensive which in turn increases the cost of production of hydrogen.

    3. The maintenance costs for fuel cells post-completion of a plant can be costly, like in South
    Korea.

    4. The commercial usage of hydrogen as a fuel and in industries requires mammoth


    investment in R&D of such technology and infrastructure for production, storage,
    transportation and demand creation for hydrogen.

    Dr. Ravi P. Agrahari


    What is green hydrogen?

    Green Hydrogen: It is produced by splitting water by electrolysis. We can store or


    use the hydrogen and vent the oxygen (which is the byproduct) to the atmosphere with
    no negative impact.

    This process is powered by renewable energy sources, such as wind or solar (either
    solely or combination of such power sources) which makes it the cleanest option
    without CO2 as a by-product.

    • It has no carbon footprint.


    • The hydrogen that is in use today is produced through fossil fuels and biomass
    through chemical processes and emits no carbon to the atmosphere.

    Dr. Ravi P. Agrahari


    Significance of Green Hydrogen

    • Green hydrogen energy is essential for India to meet its Intended


    Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) Targets (33-35%
    reduction till 2030 of 2005 level) that ensures regional and national
    energy security, accessibility and availability.
    • Green Hydrogen can be used in railways, large ships, buses or trucks, etc.

    Applications of green hydrogen

    Green Hydrogen blending up to 10% may be adopted in City Gas


    Distribution (CGD) networks to gain widespread acceptance.

    Dr. Ravi P. Agrahari


    Benefit of using Green Hydrogen

    • It is a clean-burning molecule, which can decarbonize a range of sectors


    including iron and steel, chemicals, and transportation.

    • Renewable energy that cannot be stored or used by the grid can be


    channelled to produce hydrogen.

    Different types of Hydrogen

    Based on the process of production, hydrogen can be classified into Green


    Hydrogen, Blue Hydrogen, Pink Hydrogen, Grey Hydrogen and Yellow Hydrogen.

    Green Hydrogen: Discussed earlier

    Pink Hydrogen: Similar to green hydrogen, pink hydrogen is also made by splitting
    water by electrolysis, but using nuclear energy as its source of power.
    Dr. Ravi P. Agrahari
    Blue Hydrogen
    It is produced by splitting natural gas into hydrogen and CO2 either by
    Steam Methane Reforming (SMR) or Auto Thermal Reforming (ATR), but
    the CO2 is captured and then stored.

    SMR or ATR is use that how heat is provided to activate the endothermic
    steam reforming reaction.

    The ‘capturing’ is done through a process called Carbon Capture Usage and
    Storage (CCUS). As the greenhouse gasses are captured, this mitigates the
    environmental impacts on the planet.

    Dr. Ravi P. Agrahari


    Grey Hydrogen: This process is almost similar to that of blue hydrogen –
    SMR or ATR are used to split natural gas into Hydrogen and CO2. But the CO2
    is not being captured and is released into the atmosphere. This has
    been in practice for many years.

    Yellow Hydrogen: Similar to green hydrogen, yellow hydrogen is also made


    by splitting water by electrolysis achieved solely through solar power.

    Dr. Ravi P. Agrahari


    GREEN HYDROGEN

    Dr. Ravi P. Agrahari


    Steps taken by Government to emphasize on Green Hydrogen
    During the budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced
    the launch of the Hydrogen Energy Mission to produce hydrogen from
    renewable sources.

    Indian Oil Corporation has signed an agreement with Greenstat Norway


    for setting up a Centre of Excellence on Hydrogen (CoE-H) which will
    promote R&D projects for the production of green and blue hydrogen between
    Norwegian and Indian R&D institutions/universities.

    Recently, India and the US have set up a task force under the aegis of the
    Strategic Clean Energy Partnership (SCEP) to mobilise finance and speed
    up green energy development.

    Dr. Ravi P. Agrahari


    Steps taken by Private Sector

    Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) is investing Rs 75,000 crore in its


    new business focused on clean energy, which includes solar and green
    hydrogen.

    The company will build four giga factories focusing on solar,


    storage battery, green hydrogen and a fuel cell factory, which can
    convert hydrogen into mobile and stationary power.

    Dr. Ravi P. Agrahari


    THANK YOU

    Dr. Ravi P. Agrahari

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