Hydrogen News

MNRE’s second R&D call (due August 21, 2025) under the ₹4 billion Green Hydrogen Mission invites academia-industry proposals targeting TRL 7+, covering production, storage, transport, applications, and safety.

NTPC Green extends India’s first green hydrogen bus network in Leh with new routes to culturally significant sites Pather Sahib and Magnetic Hill, enhancing sustainable tourism.

Ocior Energy won a bid to supply 5,000 tonnes per annum of green hydrogen to HPCL's Visakhapatnam refinery. This deal strengthens Ocior's position in India's green hydrogen economy and supports HPCL's decarbonization efforts.

Sterlite Technologies partners with Hygenco to build Maharashtra’s first green hydrogen plant for optical fiber, enabling 100% green hydrogen use and aiming for Net Zero by 2030.

University of Johannesberg researchers have simulated a cleaner, high-yield method to produce green hydrogen from sugar cane waste, offering lower emissions and costs compared to traditional biomass gasification processes.

The World Bank's backing of Ceará's CIPP green hydrogen plan will fund infrastructure development, aiming to establish Brazil as a leading clean energy center and create employment opportunities.

Environmental experts urge relocating Kazakhstan’s €50 billion Hyrasia One green hydrogen project to protect biodiversity, citing threats to endangered species and fragile ecosystems in the Mangystau region.

Assam has paused its flagship green hydrogen policy, prompting investors like NTPC Green, L&T, and Sembcorp to reassess project plans amid regulatory uncertainty.

HIF Global is significantly scaling down its $6 billion green hydrogen and e-fuels project in Uruguay, cutting land use by 35% and impact on native forests by 70% to meet environmental and community standards.

IESA projects India's hydrogen demand growing at a 3% CAGR to 8.8 MTPA by 2032, yet only a few announced green hydrogen projects have reached investment or offtake stages.