{"id":7540,"date":"2022-08-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/current_affairs\/uncategorized\/23-08-2022\/indias-first-indigenously-hydrogen-fuel-cell-bus\/"},"modified":"2022-08-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T00:00:00","slug":"indias-first-indigenously-hydrogen-fuel-cell-bus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/23-08-2022\/indias-first-indigenously-hydrogen-fuel-cell-bus","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s First Indigenously Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size:13pt\"><span style=\"font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",serif\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>In Context<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Recently, India&#8217;s first indigenously developed<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong> Hydrogen Fuel Cell (HFC) Bus<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"> was launched in <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>Pune<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:13pt\"><span style=\"font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",serif\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>More about the news<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">About:<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:circle\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">The Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus is a product of the joint development efforts by <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>KPIT <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">and <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>CSIR-NCL<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"> (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Chemical Laboratory).<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:square\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">KPIT Technologies Limited:<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">It is a technology company headquartered in Pune, Maharashtra, India.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Downstream process technology:<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:circle\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">The uniqueness of the process developed by CSIR-NCL is a<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong> novel downstream process technology<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">, which makes this indigenous technology competitive with global benchmarks.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:circle\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">The process is ready for technology transfer and further co-development to commercial scale.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse:collapse; border:none; width:584px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #000000; border-left:1px solid #000000; border-right:1px solid #000000; border-top:1px solid #000000; vertical-align:top; width:584px\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size:13pt\"><span style=\"font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",serif\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>What is Hydrogen Fuel?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Hydrogen fuel is a<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong> zero-emission fuel <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">burned with <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>oxygen<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">It can be used in fuel cells or internal combustion engines.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">It is also used as a fuel for spacecraft propulsion.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">It can be manufactured by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:circle\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>Electrolysis of water<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"> by using direct current.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:circle\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Natural Gas Reforming\/Gasification:\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:square\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Natural Gas on reaction with steam produces Synthesis gas.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:square\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Synthetic gas is a mixture of hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and a small amount of carbon dioxide.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:circle\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Fermentation:\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:square\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Biomass is converted into sugar-rich feedstocks that can be fermented to produce hydrogen.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">It is then stored after mixing or converting to ammonia or synthetic gas for easy liquefaction and transport.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:13pt\"><span style=\"font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",serif\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>Types of Hydrogen Fuel<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Grey Hydrogen:\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:circle\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Manufactured using Natural Gas without carbon sequestration<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>Brown Hydrogen:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:circle\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Manufactured using Coal without carbon sequestration.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Blue Hydrogen:\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:circle\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Manufactured using Natural Gas with carbon sequestration.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>Green Hydrogen:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:circle\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Manufactured using Renewable Energy.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:13pt\"><span style=\"font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",serif\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>Significance<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>Green hydrogen:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:circle\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">It is an excellent clean energy vector that enables <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>deep decarbonization of difficult-to-abate emissions<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"> from the industries like\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:square\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Refining industry,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:square\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Fertiliser industry,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:square\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Steel industry,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:square\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Cement industry\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:square\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">And also from the heavy commercial transportation sector.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">The most environmentally friendly mode of transportation:<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:circle\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">The fuel cell utilizes <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>Hydrogen and Air<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"> to generate electricity to power the bus.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:circle\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">The <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>only effluent from the bus is water<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"> and could be the most environmentally friendly mode of transportation to date.<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:square\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Comparing with diesel-powered bus:<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">A single diesel bus plying on long-distance routes typically emits <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>100 tons of CO2 annually<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"> and there are <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>over a million such buses in India<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:circle\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Zero greenhouse gas emissions:<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:square\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Hydrogen fuelled vehicles provide an excellent means to eliminate the on-road emissions from the heavy commercial transportation sector.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:square\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">About <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>12-14% CO2 emissions<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"> and <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>particulate emissions <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">come from diesel powered heavy commercial vehicles and these are decentralised emissions and hence difficult to capture.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Efficiency and cost effectiveness:<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:circle\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">High efficiency of fuel cell vehicles and the high energy density of hydrogen ensures that the operational costs in rupees per kilometre for fuel cell trucks and buses are<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong> lower than diesel-powered vehicles<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:circle\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">This could also bring a freight<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong> revolution in India<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">India\u2019s role as an exporter:<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:circle\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">India can pole-vault from being a<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong> net importer of fossil energy to becoming a net exporter of clean hydrogen energy.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:circle\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">India thus, has a potential of providing <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>global leadership in hydrogen space<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"> by becoming a large green hydrogen producer and supplier of equipment for green hydrogen.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Better than electric vehicles:<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:circle\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">They enable a <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>refuelling time of just 5 minutes,<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"> compared to <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>30-45 minutes of charging <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">for a Battery operated Electric Vehicle.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:circle\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Also, cars get <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>better energy storage per unit volume<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"> and <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>weight<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">, freeing up a lot of space for other things.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:circle\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">It is also <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>effective <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">for <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>sectors that cannot be electrified <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">like <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>shipping and air travel<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse:collapse; border:none; width:583px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #000000; border-left:1px solid #000000; border-right:1px solid #000000; border-top:1px solid #000000; vertical-align:top; width:583px\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size:13pt\"><span style=\"font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",serif\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>About National Hydrogen Mission<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Aim:<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:circle\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">The government&#8217;s aim is to make<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong> India a global hub<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"> for the production and export of green hydrogen.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">About:<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:circle\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">It was proposed in the <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>Union Budget 2021<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:circle\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">It is a <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>clean-burning molecule<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">, which can decarbonise a range of sectors including<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong> iron and steel, chemicals, and transportation<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Potential:<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:circle\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">The initiative has the potential of transforming transportation.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:circle\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">This will help in meeting the<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong> target of production of 5 million tonnes of Green hydrogen by 2030<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"> and the related development of renewable energy capacity.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>Major Activities to be carried out under the Mission:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Creating volumes and infrastructure<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Demonstrations in niche applications\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Goal-oriented Research &#038; Development<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Facilitative policy support<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">A robust framework for standards and regulations for hydrogen technologies<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:13pt\"><span style=\"font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",serif\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>Significance for India in pursuing green hydrogen<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Under the <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>Paris Agreement of 2015<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">, India is <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>committed <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>by 33-35% from the 2005 levels.<\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:circle\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">It is a legally binding international treaty on climate change with the goal of limiting global warming to below 2\u00b0C compared to pre-industrial levels.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">At the<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong> 2021 Conference of Parties in Glasgow<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">, India reiterated its commitment to <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>move from a fossil and import-dependent economy<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"> to a <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>net-zero economy<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"> by 2070.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:circle\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>India\u2019s average annual energy import bill<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"> is more than $100 billion.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>The increased consumption of fossil fuel <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">has made the country a <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>high carbon dioxide (CO2) emitter,<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"> accounting for nearly<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong> 7% of the global CO2 burden.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">In order to become <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>energy independent by 2047,<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"> the government stressed the need to introduce<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong> green hydrogen as an alternative fuel <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">that can make India the global hub and a major exporter of hydrogen.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Hydrogen energy can provide impetus to<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong> India&#8217;s aim to decarbonise by 2050 <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">and attain <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>175 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2022<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",serif\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Source: TH<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Context Recently, India&#8217;s first indigenously developed Hydrogen Fuel Cell (HFC) Bus was launched in Pune. 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