Avaada, REC ink MoU for green hydrogen hub

Avaada Group has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with state-run REC for setting up a green hydrogen and green ammonia hub in Gopalpur, Odisha. The non-banking financial company (NBFC) in the power sector has entered into an agreement with the Avaada Group, pledging Rs 15,000 crore for an upcoming green hydrogen and ammonia facility

Road map for sustainable green hydrogen unveiled

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy unveils Rs 400 cr plan for the national green hydrogen mission. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has unveiled a comprehensive research and development (R&D) roadmap for the national green hydrogen mission. To facilitate the commercialization of green hydrogen, the Ministry has earmarked Rs 400 crore for

Hero Future Energies sets sights on green hydrogen

Hero Future Energies is enthused by the assurance of tenders by the government company, SECI, that ask for the supply of firm and dispatchable electricity with hydrogen as the means of backup storage. It is noteworthy that in July, Hero Future Energies signed MoUs with the government-owned financiers, PFC and REC, for raising ₹3,100 crore

India, Saudi Arabia sign MoU on green hydrogen

India and Saudi Arabia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for grid interconnections, green/clean hydrogen, and the supply chain for the same. The MoU was signed by the union minister for power and new & renewable energy, R K Singh, and the minister of energy, Government of Saudi Arabia, Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud on

INEOS becomes Europe’s first ISCC certified green hydrogen producer

INEOS Inovyn has achieved a new ISCC certification to become the ‘first’ European company to have its renewable hydrogen fully audited with greenhouse gas (GHG) gas data certification. Expected to be Europe’s largest operator of electrolysis technology in Europe, producing 60,000 tonnes of low-carbon hydrogen annually across its portfolio, the company will now provide added

MOL forges offshore wind and green hydrogen partnership

Japanese shipowner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has partnered up with EDF Renewables, a subsidiary of France’s utility EDF, to cooperate on the development of the offshore wind sector and to pursue opportunities in green hydrogen. MOL established its offshore wind business in 2021 and has since been growing its marine renewables footprint with a number

Kolkata Port, NTPC to work together to set up green hub

Syama Prasad Mookherjee Port (SMP), formerly known as Kolkata Port Trust, and NTPC Green Energy (NGEL), a subsidiary of NTPC Limited, will form a joint working group to set up a green hydrogen and ammonia hub at the port. The MoU between the two public sector entities was signed last week, aiming to explore opportunities

IOC unveils first green hydrogen-run bus

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri flagged off India’s first green hydrogen-powered bus that emits just water. The minister said hydrogen will be India’s transition fuel for moving away from fossil fuels. India’s top oil firm IOC unveiled the bus. IOC will produce close to 75 kg of hydrogen by splitting water using electricity from renewable

UP govt preparing green hydrogen policy

The Uttar Pradesh government plans to meet its green hydrogen production capacity of nearly half 500,000 tonnes per annum by 2028. This move would help the state expand its clean and renewable energy portfolio. The government is drafting its maiden Green Hydrogen Policy 2023 to ensure complete utilisation of domestic green hydrogen production. The sector

Honeywell in talks with Indian companies to supply tech for green hydrogen

American technology firm, Honeywell, has said it has ready-to-use catalyst-coated membranes for the production of Green Hydrogen in India. The company is presently in talks with an undisclosed list of manufacturers in India, to supply this chemistry technology for the electrolysis of green hydrogen. Honeywell’s interest in being a supplier is significant in light of