Hydrogen fuel for transport sector by 2020
India will be ready with Hydrogen fuel for its transport sector as a major alternative to fossil fuels by 2020, according to scientists.
By PTI |
MUMBAI: India will be ready with Hydrogen fuel for its transport sector as a major alternative to fossil fuels by 2020, according to scientists.
Hydrogen will be ready in terms of production, storage and supply chain to be used in the transport sector by the end of the next decade, they said.
Various laboratories in the country are developing different technologies of production, storage and transportation and "we are sure that by 2020, India can use hydrogen as an alternative fuel," Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) Director S Banerjee said.
BARC scientists are also optimistic that by 2017, they will be ready with design and materials required for a 600 MW high temperature nuclear reactor (thermal) for hydrogen production, while the experimental facility of the much hyped compact high temperature reactor (CHTR) for production of hydrogen and electricity, Banerjee told media.
These are in addition to already available hydrogen as by-products from various chemical industries, he said.
Hydrogen is environmentally benign, thereby provide clean energy security to India, Banerjee said.
"It can also be used in fuel cells to generate electricity for stationary, portable and transport applications," he said.
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy had recognised the importance of this energy two decades back and a National Hydrogen Energy Road Map (NHERM) was approved by the National Hydrogen Energy Board in 2006.
Hydrogen will be ready in terms of production, storage and supply chain to be used in the transport sector by the end of the next decade, they said.
Various laboratories in the country are developing different technologies of production, storage and transportation and "we are sure that by 2020, India can use hydrogen as an alternative fuel," Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) Director S Banerjee said.
BARC scientists are also optimistic that by 2017, they will be ready with design and materials required for a 600 MW high temperature nuclear reactor (thermal) for hydrogen production, while the experimental facility of the much hyped compact high temperature reactor (CHTR) for production of hydrogen and electricity, Banerjee told media.
These are in addition to already available hydrogen as by-products from various chemical industries, he said.
Hydrogen is environmentally benign, thereby provide clean energy security to India, Banerjee said.
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"It can also be used in fuel cells to generate electricity for stationary, portable and transport applications," he said.
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy had recognised the importance of this energy two decades back and a National Hydrogen Energy Road Map (NHERM) was approved by the National Hydrogen Energy Board in 2006.
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