Green Hydrogen

Subject – Environment

Context – Green hydrogen is the ‘fuel of the future’, says Gadkari

Concept –

Green hydrogen is produced by splitting water using electricity generated from solar panels or through wind turbines. When produced using fossil fuels, it is not classified as green hydrogen.
Hydrogen is known to be the cleanest fuel used for powering vehicles as it has zero tailpipe emissions.
India has committed to spending $200 million over five to seven years to promote use of hydrogen, making it the government’s first concrete announcement since Union Budget 2021 that talked about the National Hydrogen Mission.
- Under NHM the government is working on Blue Hydrogen, Hydrogen CNG (H-CNG) and Green Hydrogen.
- H-CNG is the blending of hydrogen with CNG.
Hydrogen can be a practical option for long-distance vehicles because of its light weight and high energy. Hydrogen-powered vehicles have a higher drive range. They consume 50 percent less fuel than conventional fuels.

To know more about Green Hydrogen, please refer September 2021 DPN and December 2021 DPN.

To know about National Hydrogen Mission, please refer August 2021 DPN.