Puri compliments Industry-Govt collaboration for cleaner technologies
Emerging fuels like hydrogen and bio-fuels shall account for 25% of global incremental energy demand growth over the next two decades with India becoming the global champion in production and exports for the green fuel, says Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri.
“With one of the largest synchronous grids in the world, we have achieved ‘One Nation-One Grid-One Frequency’, and would soon be global champion in production and exports of Hydrogen and is set to emerge as the Hub for green hydrogen,”
He complimented the Industry and Government’s collaboration in taking India on a global platform and ensuring that it becomes a global hub for cleaner technologies and achieving self-reliance in energy soon.
Puri pointed out, “We were privy to the launch of the world’s first BS 6 (Stage II) Electrified Flex Fuel vehicle prototype that encompasses both the flex fuel engine as well as an electric powertrain that offers higher use of ethanol combined with better fuel efficiencies.
‘Now with flagging-off the first two hydrogen cell buses, we have set the ball rolling and expect another 15 such buses to ply on Delhi NCR roads by the end of this year,” Puri said at the flagging-off 1st Green Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus from Kartavya Path, New Delhi, 25 Sept 2023.
Puri explained the concept of Hydrogen and the benefits of using it as the fuel for future, “The fuel cell utilizes Hydrogen and air to generate electricity to power the bus and the only by-product from the bus is water therefore making it possibly the most environmentally friendly mode of transportation as compared to conventional buses that run on diesel and petrol.
“With three times the energy density and the absence of harmful emissions, hydrogen shines as a cleaner, more efficient choice to meet the energy requirements.”
Additionally, the buses powered with hydrogen cells takes few minutes to fully charge itself, added Puri.
“Success of this project can catapult India from being net importer of fossil energy to becoming net exporter of clean hydrogen energy,” Puri underscored. Fiinews.com
