An Indo-German Green Hydrogen Task Force on the anvil
India looks forward to working with Germany on various aspects of Green Hydrogen to realize its true potential for energy security, Minister of State for Heavy Industries Krishan Pal Gurjar has told a visiting German delegation.
He stressed that the collaboration between both the Nations is crucial particularly in the area of Green Hydrogen for which India is seeking technologies and investments.
Gurjar held a bilatereal meeting with the delegation led by Wolfgang Tiefensee, the Minister of Economic Affairs, Science and Digital Society of the Free State of Thuringia.
The meeting assumes significance as India and Germany are working to strengthen their cooperation in the areas of research and development mainly in exploring alternate EV Battery Chemistries such as Sodium Ion, Aluminium-Air, etc and creating a robust supply chain of rare earth mineral such as nickel, cobalt.
Both the nations also seek to establish an Indo-German Green Hydrogen Task Force to strengthen mutual cooperation in production, utilization, storage and distribution of green hydrogen through building enabling frameworks for projects, regulations and standards, trade and joint research and development (R&D) projects, the Ministry of Heavy Industries said in a release on 20 Sept 2022. fiinews.com
