India will host an international conference of green hydrogen, organized by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, in Delhi from July 5 to 7, 2023. The aim of the conference is to explore how to establish a green hydrogen ecosystem and foster a systemic approach for meeting global goals for decarbonization through green hydrogen.
Jun 29, 2023
The central government is set to organize an international conference on Green Hydrogen in Delhi from July 5 to 7, 2023. As per a statement by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, the event is being organized with an aim to bring the global scientific and industrial communities together, to discuss recent advances and emerging technologies in the entire green hydrogen value chain. The conference is being organized by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, in partnership with the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and the office of principal scientific advisor to the government of India. Mr. BS Bhalla, Secretary, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) said, “The fundamental aim of the conference is to explore how we can establish a green hydrogen ecosystem and foster a systemic approach for meeting the global goals for decarbonization through green hydrogen.”
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Mr. Bhalla shared that the conference will also discuss green financing, human resource upskilling and startup initiatives in this area. “Electrolyzer production capacity in the world is very limited, this capacity has to come up in India. And for this, it is important that we learn and adopt the appropriate technology for electrolyzer manufacturing as well as for various individual components of the manufacturing process. Through this process, we are creating a platform where experts can talk about various steps of the value chain so that we can learn from others; this would comprise not only production but also marketing and collaborations,” he shared. As stated by Mr. Bhalla, nearly 48 projects on green hydrogen or green ammonia have been publicly announced in India. “A lot of them are talking about green ammonia, which totals to the production of around 3.5 million metric tonnes per annum of green hydrogen. There is a lot of traction from the industry, as far as green hydrogen opportunity is concerned,” he said.
