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Mr Ratan Tata said that it would provide a clean, reliable, sustainable and alternative energy source for the growing energy needs of the country.

H2 ROADMAP: The Minister for Non-Conventional Energy Sources and Chairman, National Hydrogen Energy Board, Mr Vilas Muttemwar (right), with the NHEB Steering Group Chairman, Mr Ratan Tata, and the IOC Chairman, Mr Sarthak Behuria, in the Capital on Monday. - Kamal Narang

New Delhi , Nov. 21

THE Minister for Non-Conventional Energy Sources, Mr Vilas Muttemwar, has called upon all stakeholders to join hands with the Government in the implementation of the National Hydrogen Energy roadmap.

Soon after receiving the roadmap document prepared by the steering group on hydrogen energy under the chairmanship of Mr Ratan Tata, the Minister said that the roadmap would put India in the forefront of the new global hydrogen energy economy, and provide sustainable energy security to all citizens in the coming years. "The urgency of making the transition to the hydrogen energy economy from the present hydrocarbon energy economy has been recognised globally and large-scale efforts are in progress not only in the advanced countries but also in the developing countries such as India, China and Brazil," he said.

Presenting the roadmap, Mr Tata said that it would provide a clean, reliable, sustainable and alternative energy source for the growing energy needs of the country.

The roadmap discusses in depth different aspects of hydrogen energy, which include production, storage, transport, delivery, applications, safety, standards and codes, capacity building and awareness. It has highlighted hydrogen production as a key area of focus in addition to existing methods of hydrogen production based on steam methane reformation, production of hydrogen from coal gasification, nuclear energy, biomass, biological and renewable energy methods needs to be developed urgently.

In the area of hydrogen storage, which include gaseous, liquid and solid state storage, various goals concerning efficiency of storage, useful cycle life, compactness and cost to be achieved by 2020 have been identified in the roadmap.

Initiatives: The roadmap has proposed two major initiatives — green initiative for future transport (GIFT) and green initiative for power generation (GIP).

Moreover, the roadmap has projected that an estimated investment of about Rs 25,000 crore would be required for creating infrastructure for hydrogen production. Of this, about Rs 1,000 crore would be for research, development and demonstration and about Rs 24,000 crore for creating infrastructure for hydrogen production, its storage, transportation and distribution for meeting requirements of hydrogen under GIFT and GIP initiatives.

It has recommended strong public-private partnership covering the total hydrogen energy system for the implementation of its proposals.

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