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France's TotalEnergies puts hydrogen partnership with Adani on hold

France's TotalEnergies, one of the largest foreign investors in billionare Gautam Adani's business empire, said it has put on hold participation in Indian conglomerate's USD 50 billion hydrogen project pending results of an audit launched following allegations by a US short-seller. While the partnership with Adani group was announced in June last year, TotalEnergies has not yet signed a contract, the French group's chief executive Patrick Pouyanne said at earnings call. As per the June 2022 announcement, TotalEnergies was to take 25 per cent equity in Adani New Industries Ltd (ANIL) - the Adani Group firm that is investing USD 50 billion over 10 years in green hydrogen ecosystem that includes an initial production capacity of 1 million tonnes before 2030. "Obviously, the hydrogen project will be put on hold until we have clarity," Pouyanne said. TotalEnergies, which has an exposure of USD 3.1 billion in Adani group, will wait for the result of an audit launched by the conglomerate

Reliance shows hydrogen-run truck at India Energy Week; emits water, oxygen

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries on Monday showcased a truck that runs on hydrogen, the cleanest known fuel whose tail emissions are only water and oxygen, at the India Energy Week here. The Ashok Leyland manufactured truck with two large hydrogen cylinders was put up at a hall adjacent to the main venue where Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the three-day event that is themed around 'Growth, Collaboration, Transition'. A display near the truck said this was "India's 1st H2ICE technology truck on road." The truck has "near-zero emissions" when it uses hydrogen as fuel in place of conventional diesel or even recently introduced liquefied natural gas (LNG). "H2ICE vehicle performance on-par with diesel ICE," it said. H2 is the formula for hydrogen and ICE stands for internal combustion engine. In a statement, Reliance said the truck it unveiled is india's first Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine technology solution for heavy duty trucks flagged off. "The Hy

Reliance showcases hydrogen-run truck at India Energy Week in Bengaluru

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries on Monday showcased a truck that runs on hydrogen, the cleanest known fuel whose tail emissions are only water and oxygen, at the India Energy Week here. The Ashok Leyland manufactured truck with two large hydrogen cylinders was put up at a hall adjacent to the main venue where Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the three-day event that is themed around 'Growth, Collaboration, Transition'. A display near the truck said this was "India's 1st H2ICE technology truck on road." The truck has "near-zero emissions" when it uses hydrogen as fuel in place of conventional diesel or even recently introduced liquefied natural gas (LNG). "H2ICE vehicle performance on-par with diesel ICE," it said. H2 is the formula for hydrogen and ICE stands for internal combustion engine. India is fast pushing for use of hydrogen, which can be produced by splitting water using electricity. Use of electricity generated from renewable sources such as solar

India sets target of 5 MMT annual green hydrogen production by 2030

The Finance Minister also proposed an allocation of Rs 35,000 crore for priority capital investments towards energy transition and net zero objectives, and energy security by the Ministry of Petroleum

Green hydrogen crucial for economic development, energy security: Survey

Green hydrogen will be crucial for India's economic development, energy security and achieving decarbonisation of harder to abate sectors, according to the Economic Survey 2022-23. The survey tabled in the Parliament on Tuesday stated that from the emerging global momentum on green hydrogen, India can situate this decarbonisation opportunity not just within the context of a low-carbon economy but also as an enabler of energy security and economic development for the nation. Green hydrogen will be crucial for achieving decarbonisation of harder-to-abate sectors such as fertilisers, refining, methanol, maritime shipping, iron & steel and long-haul transport, the survey said. Further, the survey said that green hydrogen is also an important element of India's Long Term Low Emissions Development Strategy (LT-LEDS). With a vision to make India an energy-independent nation, and to de-carbonise critical sectors, the government approved the National Green Hydrogen Mission on January 4, ...

Govt to extend export scheme benefits to green hydrogen fuel manufacturers

The country aims for annual production of 5 million tonnes of green hydrogen and hopes to provide at least 10% of global demand by 2030

TMS Ep350: SUVs, Indo-Pak talks, green hydrogen stocks, Char Dham Yatra

Why have SUVs become India's car of choice? How should India react to Pak PM's call for talks? Which green hydrogen stocks should you keep an eye on? What is the Char Dham Yatra? All answers here

Green hydrogen pilot to cover steel, transport and shipping sectors

The mission has proposed pilot projects for replacing fossil fuels and fossil fuel-based feedstocks with Green Hydrogen and its derivatives

Great opportunity to look at sectors like green hydrogen: G20 Sherpa Kant

Kant further said that there will be a renewed push for green development and climate finance, with the concept of Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE) woven in

India sets targets for green hydrogen consumption by some industries

Green hydrogen is a zero-carbon fuel made by electrolysis, using renewable power from wind and solar to split water into hydrogen and oxygen

Auto Expo 2023: MG Motor India unveils hydrogen fuel-cell powered 'Euniq 7'

In terms of technical specifications, the Prome P390 delivers 92 kW of power with a peak operating efficiency of 60%

Hydrogen as a fuel is for commercial vehicles, says Shailesh Chandra

"Our focus is on bringing all kinds of body styles and products at different accessibility points from the lowest possible to the highly aspirational"

TGBL joins hands with PMC to extract clean, green hydrogen from waste

In the meantime, the firm is also in talks with other state municipalities across India to implement and set up similar plants in the future

TMS Ep341: Auto exports, IPL valuation, car safety, green hydrogen

Is the jump in India's auto exports a flash in the pan? What explains the big jump in IPL's valuation? Will rising focus on car safety drive gains for airbag makers? What is green hydrogen? All answer

Govt to bring norms for making India global hub for hydrogen manufacturing

Union New and Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh on Thursday said his ministry will come out with detailed guidelines and standards for making India a global hub for hydrogen manufacturing. The comment comes a day after the Union Cabinet approved the National Green Hydrogen Mission with an outlay of Rs 19,744 crore. "We will come out with a detailed order after clearance by the Cabinet," Singh said during a media interaction. The Mission is expected to attract Rs 8 lakh crore of investment to produce 5 million tonnes of green hydrogen per annum in the next five years. The incentives provided under the Mission are aimed at bringing down the cost of green hydrogen. "We have decided that electrolysers can be made in India. So, we have worked out the PLI (production linked incentive) scheme for their domestic manufacturing that will cover manufacture of 15 gigawatts (GW) capacity. But we expect the capacity to be established to be almost in the region of 60 GW (by 2030)," he added.

NTPC starts India's first green hydrogen blending operation in PNG network

State-owned power giant NTPC on Tuesday said it has started India's first green hydrogen blending operation in the PNG (piped natural gas) network of its township in Kawas, Surat. "The project is a joint effort of NTPC and Gujarat Gas Limited (GGL). The first molecule of green hydrogen from the project was set in motion by P Ram Prasad, Head of Project, Kawas, in presence of other senior executives of NTPC Kawas and GGL," a company statement said. The green hydrogen blending has been started in the piped natural gas (PNG) network of NTPC Kawas township in Surat, it added. After the start of the blending operation, NTPC Kawas held awareness workshops for township residents with the help of GGL officials. NTPC and GGL have worked relentlessly towards achieving this milestone in record time after the foundation stone laying by the Prime Minister on July 30, 2022. This set-up is geared up to supply H2- NG (natural gas) to households of Kawas township at Adityanagar, Surat. Green hydro

Cummins Inc, Tata Motors team up to develop hydrogen-powered engines

India will be one of the first markets to receive Cummins' hydrogen engines, the company said

BEL to manufacture Hydrogen fuel cells with technology from US-based TEV

Navratna defence PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd has signed an MoU with US-based Triton Electric Vehicle for manufacturing Hydrogen fuel cells with technology transfer from the latter to meet the requirements of the Indian market and mutually agreed export markets. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aims at tapping the demand for clean energy solutions for various applications, including e- mobility, by leveraging central government's thrust for adoption of clean energy fuels for applications in transport and energy storage, the Bengaluru-headquartered company said in a statement. TEV has set up its R&D centre and manufacturing facility in India. It has recently forayed into Hydrogen-run vehicles and started the journey of manufacturing Hydrogen-run two-wheelers, three-wheelers and buses, according to the statement.

Truck laden with hydrogen cylinders overturns, catches fire in Nashik

A truck laden with hydrogen cylinders overturned and caught fire on Manmad-Malegaon road in Maharashtra's Nashik district on Saturday, police said. There were no casualties in the accident that took place near Manmad in the afternoon, an official said. One of the front tyres of the truck, which was carrying 200 hydrogen gas cylinders, burst near Kandagaon Phata. The driver lost control of the wheel and the vehicle turned turtle, he said. The cylinders in the truck caught fire and started exploding one after another. The vehicle was completely gutted, the official said. There was panic in the area as the cylinders started exploding. Teams from the police, fire brigade and other agencies reached the spot, but couldn't go near the vehicle because of the blasts, he said. The police stopped vehicular traffic on the road up to 2 km, the official said, adding that the blaze was doused after three to four hours.

Adani Group to invest $100 bn in a decade, focus on energy transition

Company in sight to become one of the least expensive producers of green electron and green hydrogen, says Gautam Adani