Hydrogen is a sustainable fuel with diverse applications in areas including mobility, domestic sector, and industries. As a fuel, it is superior to the traditional fossil-fuel route owing to its scalability and versatility. Despite the uncertainty in terms of storage, the adoption rate is expected to drive the green hydrogen market. CSTEP's research is focussed on the application of hydrogen as a blended fuel in mobility and city gas distribution networks - leapfrogging from a coal-based economy into a gas-based economy to realise and march beyond India's climate commitments.
OPINION: Is hydrogen the next state-of-the-art ancillary fuel in the server legion?
Over the past decade, digitalisation has been expedited across all industries. This has enabled businesses to store, manage, and remotely retrieve large amounts of both critical and non-critical data. In addition, improvements in the precision of global navigation systems, expansion of trade and commerce, increased access to quality education, and other data-intensive procedures have contributed to an elevated quality of life and heightened productivity.
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In India, a functioning hydrogen economy is expected to bolster the energy portfolio in a sustainable way with the support of conducive policies (National Green Hydrogen Mission) from the Government.
Is India ready for the switch to Green Hydrogen in passenger trains?
Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Minister of Railways, has announced that the country would have its first hydrogen-powered passenger train by December 2023. The train will run on the Sonipat–Jind route in Haryana, which is 89 km. The announcement has created a buzz among researchers in the country.
But are we ready for the switch to green hydrogen in our trains? Let’s assess the economic and technical feasibility of the switch from diesel to hydrogen in passenger trains.
How Green Hydrogen Policy Can Lead to India's Energy Import Independence
India has set ambitious medium- and long-term renewable energy targets to counteract the adverse effects of climate change, one of them being the commitment to increase the share of its renewable power capacity to 50% by 2030.
To summarise, it will take more than a shiny day and a multitude of arrayed solar panels for India to be energy-independent without compromising on the quality of life.