Essar to invest Rs 30,000 cr in green hydrogen plant

Essar Group is set to make a significant stride in clean energy with a Rs 30,000 crore investment in a green hydrogen plant at Jamnagar, Gujarat. This ambitious project, to be developed over the next four years, marks the conglomerate’s commitment to green energy as a cornerstone of its growth strategy. The initiative includes decarbonizing

MECON seeks bids for use of green hydrogen for steel manufacturing

As part of the government’s move to replace fossil fuels with green hydrogen in steel manufacturing, MECON Limited has invited proposals from prospective bidders for use of Hydrogen in DRI Pilot Plant, in existing Blast Furnace and in existing DRI Vertical shaft. The request for Proposal (RfP) document has been uploaded in e-tender mode in

Cochin port likely to invite EoI to execute green hydrogen pilot

Cochin Port Authority is focussing on inviting Expressions of Interest shortly to execute a green hydrogen pilot project, which is expected to start production within a year. According to its Chairman B Kasiviswanathan, the port has already got existing capabilities and rich experience of handing liquid cargo, especially chemicals like ammonia. The port therefore will

JSW Energy to commission green hydrogen plant in March 2025

JSW Energy expects to commission its pilot green hydrogen project in the fourth quarter (March) of this fiscal. The pilot project has a capacity of 3,800 tonnes a year using 25MW of renewable electricity and the produced hydrogen gas will be supplied to JSW Steel’s manufacturing facilities through pipelines. As of now, the company said

NGH Mission advances with new RfS

India has taken a crucial step towards demand creation of Green Hydrogen and its derivatives in the country. Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued Request for Selection (RfS) for Selection of Green Ammonia Producers for the production of Green Ammonia in India through cost based competitive bidding under Mode 2A of Strategic Interventions

Steel ministry to explore green hydrogen usage

The steel ministry has roped in an in-house consultancy to explore the use of green hydrogen in the direct reduction of iron (DRI) and blast furnaces. Iron and steel is the most emissions-intensive industry and reducing its carbon footprint is vital to the government’s ambitious net zero target. A few months ago, the ministry of

Demand for clean ammonia will increase 3-fold by 2050: Study

Demand for clean ammonia as shipping fuel will increase rapidly between 2030 and 2050. Blue hydrogen will become dominant source by 2050 says an EU-funded study. According to the study, 76% of that clean ammonia will be produced from blue ammonia, and only 24% from green hydrogen by mid-century.  Th study says, 200 MTPA of

India gets major push with first multi-purpose Green Hydrogen project

In a significant development, India’s first Multi-purpose (Combined Heat & Power) Green Hydrogen Pilot Project was recently inaugurated by Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) at its 1,500 MW Nathpa Jhakri Hydro Power Station (NJHPS) in Jhakri, Himachal Pradesh. SJVN’s CMD Geeta Kapur said the project is “poised to accelerate development of green hydrogen production infrastructure

Industry leaders urge realism in green hydrogen push

Hydrogen and its derivatives will have a critically important role to play in accelerating the energy transition but policymakers need to be more realistic given that many of the technologies are still in their infancy, energy industry leaders from the Middle East and Europe said at a special meeting of the World Economic Forum in

ARAI receives 13 bids for green hydrogen projects

The Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) has received thirteen technical bids for pilot projects for the use of green hydrogen in the transport sector. ARAI, the implementing agency for these projects, is currently conducting a technical evaluation of the proposals. An allocation of Rs 496 crore has been made for green hydrogen and other