India’s first green hydrogen-run

• IndianOil has unveiled India’s first green hydrogen-run bus that emits just water.
• IOCL will produce close to 75 kg of hydrogen by splitting water using electricity from renewable sources.
• This hydrogen will be used to power two buses which will ply across the national capital region for trial runs.
• IOC’s R&D Centre at Faridabad is producing green hydrogen for the pilot run.
• Four cylinders with a capacity of 30 kg can run the buses for 350 km.
• It takes 10-12 minutes for the four tanks to fill.

HYDROGEN AS FUEL

• Hydrogen when burnt emits only water vapour as a by-product.
• With three times the energy density and the absence of harmful emissions, hydrogen shines as a cleaner, more efficient choice to meet the energy requirement.
• As much as 50 units of renewable electricity and 9 kg of deionized water are needed for the production of one kilo of green hydrogen.
• Hydrogen can be used as a fuel for fuel cells.
• The global demand for hydrogen is expected to increase by four to seven times to 500-800 tonne by 2050.