The carbon-free gas has the potential to help India achieve its net zero ambitions and the government is putting its might behind it with its National Green Hydrogen Mission. But how long before we see large-scale adoption?
An employee at a German plant prepares a test bench for end-of-line testing of a fuel cell drive system for generating electricity from hydrogen in vehicles. The so-called fuel cell power module (FCPM) is used primarily in commercial vehicles
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Just off Bhuvanappa Layout in Bengaluru, a little known hydrogen startup with just 20 employees is attracting attention from large corporations.
Ossus Biorenewables has devised a technique that uses proprietary bioreactors to convert the organic carbon content in industrial effluents to so-called “green” hydrogen—a light, colourless gas that doesn’t produce carbon dioxide when burnt.