We see hydrogen as future energy , says Dharmendra Pradhan ANI | Updated: Feb 19, 2021 00:00 IST
New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday witnessed the signing of a statement of intent between IndianOil Corp and Greenstat Hydrogen India for setting up of Centre of Excellence on Hydrogen.
Speaking on the occasion, the minister talked about the importance that the government is giving to the exploration of new and emerging forms of energy. We see hydrogen as the future energy, he said.
He also expressed happiness at the encouraging results shown by the pilot project under which 50 buses in Delhi are running on hydrogen-CNG fuel.
National Hydrogen Mission draft likely in the next two months: MNRE
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MNRE secretary Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi said that the mission will contain details about all aspects of hydrogen technology, including storage, R&D, and pilot projects.
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In the Union Budger speech last week, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had spoken about the plan, but had not specified any details.
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MUMBAI: A National Hydrogen Mission is in the works and a draft is expected in the next two months, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) said on Tuesday.
MNRE secretary Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi said that the mission will contain details about all aspects of hydrogen technology, including storage, R&D, and pilot projects.