Blue Energy Motors gets 100 LNG-truck order from CONCOR

Blue Energy Motors has announced that it has secured an order from Container Corporation of India Ltd (CONCOR) for the supply of 100 LNG-powered trucks. A Navratna PSU under the Ministry of Railways, CONCOR is among India’s leading containerised multimodal logistics services companies and helps develop multimodal transport and logistics infrastructure to support India’s growing

IOC invites global tenders for first green hydrogen plant

The Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has begun the process to set up its first green hydrogen generation plant in Panipat at 10 KTA (thousands tonnes per annum) capacity. The big project will be coming up in the next 30 months. The IOCL on Monday invited global tenders for setting up the unit next to

RIL prepares roadmap for $1/kg green hydrogen production target

Nearly three years after Reliance Industries (RIL) announced its target to bring down the cost of green hydrogen production to $1 per kilogram in India, its chairman Mukesh Ambani on August 28 said the company has now chalked out a roadmap towards achieving the target. In September, 2021, Ambani, while addressing the International Climate Summit,

Hydrogen Vs battery electric buses

Italian researchers have compared the performance of hydrogen and electric buses in northern Italy, while DNV has released its guidelines to validate claims related to low-carbon renewable hydrogen and ammonia attributes. Eurac Research scientists have analyzed data from 21 fuel cell electric buses (FCEB) and battery electric buses (BEB) in Italy, comparing efficiency, consumption, temperature

BPCL in pact with BARC to accelerate green hydrogen capabilities

BPCL and Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) have joined hands to accelerate India’s green hydrogen capabilities. In the presence of Shri. G. Krishnakumar C&MD BPCL, Shri. Shelly Abraham (Head-Renewable Energy) and Dr. S. Adhikari, Associate Director, BARC, signed an MoU to develop an ecosystem to manufacture electrolyser technology in India. The partnership, stemming from a

EPS becomes manager first bulk carrier to complete LNG bunkering

Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) was recently featured on China Central TV (CCTV) for being the manager of the first bulk carrier to complete LNG bunkering operations at Zhoushan Anchorage, China. In partnership with PetroChina, M/V Mount Cook was supplied with 2200 MT of LNG. This is an important milestone for EPS and our industry, with

Indian Oil, L&T, ReNew form JV for green hydrogen projects

A joint venture of Indian Oil Corporation, L&T and ReNew to focus on green hydrogen projects has been incorporated with the three partners investing ₹1 crore each in its authorised capital. The JV company GH4India Private Ltd., incorporated on August 25, has been formed for the purpose of development of green hydrogen and its derivatives,

Odisha’s first green hydrogen plant to come up at Gopalpur

Renewable energy company ACME Cleantech Solutions Pvt. Ltd has signed MoU with the Tata Steel SEZ to set up a green hydrogen and green ammonia plant at Gopalpur in Ganjam. As per reports, the plant with a 1.3 million tonne capacity will be set up at a cost of Rs 58,000 crore. ACME Cleantech Solutions

Ampol to work with OneH2 to build hydrogen service stations

Australia is expected to get more hydrogen service stations after the country’s largest petrol retailer teamed with a US firm specialising in the alternative fuel. Ampol announced its partnership with OneH2, revealing the companies would work together to speed up the use of hydrogen in the Australian market and help to cut emissions from heavy

India’s city gas firms bet on CNG expansion

India’s decarbonisation drive has prompted its government to push for more compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles, which are expected to take over from gasoline and gasoil cars in the long run along with electric vehicles. City gas distribution companies are at the forefront of this initiative as they build CNG charging stations across the country,