Key Enablers to accelerate hydrogen adaptability in India

Nitika Sharma, VP- Corporate Strategy & New Business, of Eninrac Consulting says “To encourage PPP for boosting hydrogen ecosystem in India, developing hydrogen model cities could be one such opportunity. A “hydrogen city creation” project can be announced by the government with PPP development. The government could encourage investments through PPP route for establishing pilot H2 cities by developing green/blue hydrogen development across ports, fuel cell powering buildings , dedicated hydrogen pipelines, filling stations & public vehicles. This project can be in extension to the smart cities or cities have given the status of a smart city/likely to be developed as a smart city should be targeted first. The central aim of the Hydrogen City Creation Project is to enable H2 to be used in daily life, such as in housing and transport etc. Depending upon the feasibility analysis , the plan should include construction of facilities such as – installation of fuel cells in public housing, public offices, and sports and cultural centers, along with H2 filling stations, buses/public transport, cleaning vehicles and pipelines — along with new waste-to-hydrogen and biogas-based H2 production plants etc. For the coastal cities, the plan can include port-based development of hydrogen infra such as construction of a new hydrogen port, blue hydrogen production complexes with  H2 pipelines connecting the plant with the port, transport bases and fuel cells that would provide heat and power to port apartment blocks and commercial facilities.”