The union minister for new and renewable energy RK Singh on Tuesday that India can become the refuelling destination for green ships run on green hydrogen.
Addressing a conference on green hydrogen pilots in India organized by NTPC, the minister said that many green hydrogen pilots are going on in India and across the world. We have pilots for green steel and in heavy duty transportation and global shipping will go green within the next 10 years.
India recently notified its ‘Green Hydrogen Standard’ which limits carbon dioxide missions to less than or equal to 2 kg per kg of hydrogen.
Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Bhupinder S. Bhalla said the research and development (R&D) roadmap for the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM) is almost finalised and will be released shortly.
Speaking at the event, secretary, ministry of new and renewable energy mentioned that government has already allocated ₹1,466 crore for pilot projects under the green hydrogen mission.
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