Green hydrogen use likely to be tracked: RE Secy
The government is preparing a plan to track utilisation of
green hydrogen
and build global partnerships for exporting the fuel, the secretary to the new and renewable energy ministry
Santosh Kumar Sarangi
said on Thursday.
Speaking at the
CII International Business Conclave
on Green Hydrogen, he said traceability of green hydrogen utilisation is very important. He also said that concessions for
green hydrogen export
will be part of India's deliberations in trade agreements.
According to him, it is not currently possible to decipher whether steel was made using grey or green hydrogen once production is complete. "Having traceability and trackability (of green hydrogen utilisation) is important."
Steel is among the sectors where a push is being made for decarbonisation across the world since it accounts for about 10% of global emissions.
Sarangi said deliberations are under way with green hydrogen producers to finalise measures for identifying, tracing and tracking the final product made using green hydrogen.
These efforts are in line with
National Green Hydrogen Mission
launched in January 2023, with a ₹19,744 crore outlay. The overarching objective of the mission is to make India a global hub for production, usage and export of green hydrogen and its derivatives, by targeting 5 million tonnes production per annum by 2030.
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