• This funding is for 52 projects across 24 States
• To accelerate breakthroughs in Clean Hydrogen Technology, Cutting Costs and supporting DOE’s Hydrogen Hubs and Other Large-Scale Deployments
• Further, to reinforce America’s global leadership in the growing clean hydrogen industry

Here are the details on the projects:

• Low-Cost, High-Throughput Electrolyzer Manufacturing (8 projects, $316 million): Projects to enable greater economies of scale through manufacturing innovations, including automated manufacturing processes, design for processability and scale-up, quality control methods, reduced critical mineral loadings, and design for end-of-life recovery and recyclability.
• Electrolyzer Component and Supply Chain Development (10 projects, $81 million): Projects will support the U.S. supply chain manufacturing and development needs of key electrolyzer components, including catalysts, membranes, and porous transport layers.
• Advanced Technology and Component Development (18 projects, $72 million): Projects will demonstrate novel materials, components, and designs for electrolyzers that meet performance, lifetime, and cost metrics to enable cost reductions and mitigate supply chain risks.
• Advanced Manufacturing of Fuel Cell Assemblies and Stacks (5 projects, $150 million): Projects will support high-throughput manufacturing of low-cost fuel cells in the U.S. by conducting RD&D that will enable diverse fuel cell manufacturer and supplier teams to flexibly address their greatest scale-up challenges and achieve economies of scale.
• Fuel Cell Supply Chain Development (10 projects, $82 million): Projects will conduct R&D to address critical deficiencies in the domestic supply chain for fuel cell materials and components and develop advanced technologies that reduce or eliminate the need for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), often referred to as “forever chemicals.”
• Recovery and Recycling Consortium (1 project, $50 million): This funding establishes a consortium of industry, academia, and national labs to develop innovative and practical approaches to enable the recovery, recycling, and reuse of clean hydrogen materials and components. It will establish a blueprint across the industry for recycling, securing long-term supply chain security and environmental sustainability.

This funding is part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda and is funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

Building a domestic, US Clean Hydrogen Industry:

• The funding will directly support more than 1,500 new jobs.
• To enable U.S. manufacturing capacity to produce 14 gigawatts of fuel cells per year, enough to power 15% of medium- and heavy-duty trucks sold each year, and 10 gigawatts of electrolyzers per year, enough to produce an additional 1.3 million tons of clean hydrogen per year.
• The funding is a crucial component of the Administration’s comprehensive approach to accelerating the widespread use of clean hydrogen and will play a vital role in achieving commercial-scale hydrogen deployment this decade.
• Clean hydrogen, produced with net-zero carbon emissions, is a key pillar in the emerging clean energy economy and will be essential for reaching the President’s goal of a 100% clean electrical grid by 2035 and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Source: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $750 Million to Support America’s Growing Hydrogen Industry as Part of Investing in America Agenda | Department of Energy

Key points:

• Location: Jindal Stainless, Hisar, Haryana, India
• Electrolyser: The alkaline bipolar electrolyser, which has a capacity of 350 Nm3/hr, guarantees on an average 90Nm3/hr round-the-clock supply of green hydrogen using dedicated solar energy and storage
• Manufacturer: Hygenco Green Energies Private Limited. Hygenco is operating the plant under Build-Own-Operate (BOO) model.
• Carbon removal: Co2: abating around 54,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions over 20 years and is based on a long-term off-take agreement.
• Plant monitoring: The state-of-the-art fully automated plant. The facility is controlled by an advanced energy management and control system. Has a comprehensive monitoring system to track hydrogen generation, renewable energy generation, states of charge, pressure, and temperature.
• Efficiency: It has the capability to make real-time decisions for achieving high efficiency. Hygenco’s technology augments hydrogen yield and deliver cost-competitive hydrogen.
• Renewable energy source: Solar powered by rooftop and floating solar

Green Hydrogen in Stainless Steel Industry: A Game-Changer for Sustainability

The integration of green hydrogen into stainless steel production marks a significant leap toward decarbonizing the industrial sector. Stainless steel manufacturing is traditionally a carbon-intensive process, with fossil fuels often used in annealing, heating, and power generation. By adopting green hydrogen, Jindal Stainless (JSL) has demonstrated a transformative approach to reducing its carbon footprint while enhancing efficiency.

Jindal Stainless has made notable strides in its decarbonisation efforts, as highlighted at the UN COP28 summit in Dubai, where the company showcased its initiatives at the India Pavilion at the invitation of the Ministry of Steel, Government of India. With a significant reduction of approximately 240,000 tonnes of CO2e over the past two fiscal years (FY22 and FY23), Jindal Stainless is well on its way to achieving its midterm goal of a 50% reduction in carbon emissions well ahead of the 2035 target year and Net Zero by 2050.

The commissioning was inaugurated by the Hon’ble Union Minister of Steel and Civil Aviation, Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia ji virtually from New Delhi, in the presence of the Secretary, Ministry of Steel, Shri Nagendra Nath Sinha, Managing Director, Jindal Stainless, Mr Abhyuday Jindal and CEO of the technology partner, Hygenco Green Energies, Mr Amit Bansal.

Source: Press release from Jindal Stainless

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Green ammonia, a derivative or byproduct of green hydrogen, is produced utilizing renewable energy sources, resulting in a significantly reduced, very low carbon footprint. It serves as an environmentally sustainable alternative to traditional ammonia (Grey ammonia).

Tuticorin Alkali Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited (TFL), situated in Tuticorin, Tamilnadu, is engaged in the production of all varieties of Soda Ash and concurrently manufactures Ammonium Chloride Fertiliser. The primary raw materials utilized in their processes include Ammonia, Carbon Dioxide, captured from the flue gas of the boiler and common Salt (Sodium Chloride) that is procured locally.

While it’s still under discussion and not ready across Grey Ammonia consuming industries, Green ammonia has been utilized for the first time in this industry, by TFL, who is recognized globally as one of the leading manufacturers of Soda Ash.

The green ammonia is imported from Egypt in the form of green ammonia containers via the VOC Port. This is used to manufacture its near-zero soda ash, also referred to as Green soda ash, on an experimental basis.

In addition to green ammonia, to manufacture eco-friendly green soda ash, TFL established a CO2 Recovery Plant. This plant captures carbon emitted from the coal that is utilized as fuel in its boiler for generating steam. This captured carbon is then transformed into biomass fuel, effectively eliminating the use of fossil fuels and thereby achieving a carbon neutral manufacturing process.

Source: www.tacfert.in and pib.gov.in

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The Government of India, under the National Green Hydrogen Mission has come out with guidelines for undertaking pilot projects for using Green Hydrogen in the transport sector. The “Scheme Guidelines for implementation of Pilot Projects for use of Green Hydrogen in the Transport Sector”, have been issued by the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) on February 14, 2024.

MNRE has issued scheme guidelines for the pilot projects under which the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) and the Scheme Implementing Agencies (SIAs) will be monitoring and implementing agencies for the trials. The Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), a scheme Implementation Agency (SIA) has published RFP.
https://cms.araiindia.com/MediaFiles/CallForProposalGreenHydrogen_REV1_11999.pdf

Key points: Green Hydrogen in Transport Sector:

• The Scheme is with a total budgetary outlay of Rs. 496 Crores till the financial year 2025-26
• The scheme will support development of technologies for use of Green Hydrogen as a fuel in heavy-duty, long-haul vehicles ( Buses, Trucks) and passenger cars (gross vehicle weight less than 3.5 tonnes). The vehicles sponsored are based on two types of technology – fuel cell based (FC) / internal combustion engine (ICE)
• The scheme will support development of infrastructure such as hydrogen refuelling stations
• The scheme will support any other innovative use of hydrogen for reducing carbon emissions in the transport sector, such as blending of methanol / ethanol based on green hydrogen and other synthetic fuels derived from green hydrogen fit for automobiles
• Expenses on account of hydrogen production, land, operations and maintenance cost, etc. will not be funded under this scheme

Objectives of this Scheme: To boost Green Hydrogen in transport sector:

• To support the deployment of Hydrogen as fuel in buses, trucks and passenger cars in
• a phased manner on a pilot basis.
• To validate the technical feasibility and performance of hydrogen vehicles under real-
• world operational conditions
• To evaluate the economic viability of hydrogen-based vehicles
• To assess the performance, effectiveness of hydrogen refueling station
• To evaluate the performance of hydrogen-based vehicles and identify the areas for
• improvement
• To demonstrate safe and secure operations of hydrogen-based vehicles and hydrogen
• refueling stations.

Hydrogen Highways!

(updated on 14 March 2025)

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) had previously issued guidelines for implementing pilot projects in the transport sector under this mission. Following this, proposals were invited for various hydrogen-based vehicles, routes, and hydrogen refueling stations.

After thorough evaluation, the MNRE has approved five pilot projects comprising a total of 37 vehicles, including buses and trucks, and nine hydrogen refueling stations. The project will include 15 hydrogen fuel cell-based vehicles and 22 hydrogen internal combustion engine-based vehicles. These vehicles will be tested on 10 routes across India, including:

• Greater Noida – Delhi – Agra
• Bhubaneshwar – Konark – Puri
• Ahmedabad – Vadodara – Surat
• Sahibabad – Faridabad – Delhi
• Pune – Mumbai
• Jamshedpur – Kalinga Nagar
• Thiruvananthapuram – Kochi
• Kochi – Edappally
• Jamnagar – Ahmedabad
• NH-16 Visakhapatnam – Bayyavaram

Major companies such as TATA Motors Ltd, Reliance Industries Limited, NTPC, ANERT, Ashok Leyland, HPCL, BPCL, and IOCL have been awarded these projects.

The Indian government will provide approximately Rs. 208 Crore in financial support for these selected projects. These pilot projects are expected to be commissioned within the next 18-24 months, which will help to scale up these technologies across India.

The necessary Green Hydrogen production projects, distribution infrastructure and refueling stations will be built along such highways. This will enable Hydrogen fueled inter-state buses and commercial vehicles to ply on such routes enabling Green Hydrogen Transport in India.

Press Release:Press Information Bureau

Source: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=2006052

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