Hydrogen

Tata Motors Bags Order of 15 H2-based Fuel Cell Buses From Indian Oil

Maharashtra-headquartered automobile manufacturing company Tata Motors Limited has announced that it has won a tender of 15 hydrogen-based proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell buses from the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL).

IOCL had invited bids for supply of PEM fuel cell buses in December 2020, and Tata Motors was selected as the winner following a diligent evaluation process. All 15 buses will be delivered within 144 weeks from the date of signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

In addition to supplying the buses to the Research & Development Centre of IOCL, Tata Motors will also collaborate with them to undertake R&D projects and collectively study further the potential of Fuel Cell technology for commercial vehicles. This will be done by jointly testing, maintaining and operating these buses for public transport in real-world conditions in DelhiNCR. The buses will be refuelled by hydrogen, generated and dispensed by IOCL.

Mr. S.M. Vaidya, Chairman, IndianOil, stated that IndianOil has been pioneering national efforts towards ushering in the hydrogen economy for various applications, including mobility. This 1st of its kind project in the country is bringing the country’s largest fuel supplier and largest commercial vehicle manufacturer on board to take the hydrogen & fuel cell technology to the next level, he said. This initiative would also act as a stepping stone for various other key programs of IndianOil, which proposes to introduce hydrogenbased mobility on different iconic routes and important sectors in the country. These futuristic steps are in the right direction for making hydrogen as the ultimate net-zero fuel, Vaidya added. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Girish Wagh, President, Commercial Vehicle Business Unit, Tata Motors said, “We have successfully supplied 215 EV buses under FAME I and won orders for 600 EV buses under FAME II. This order to supply PEM Fuel Cell buses from a company as respected as Indian Oil Corporation, further encourages our ongoing efforts on developing Indiafocused alternative sustainable fuels to transform the future of mobility in India,” he added. Further, IndianOil would be setting up ~1 ton per day hydrogen production pilot plants based on 4 innovative pathways besides collaborating with Tata Motors for fuel cell research.

NTPC Releases Tender to Deploy Hydrogen Fuel Cell Buses in Delhi, Leh

State-owned NTPC on Monday announced that its subsidiary NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd (NVVN) has floated a tender for deployment of hydrogen fuel cell buses in Delhi and Leh.

The bid document sale commenced on June 30, 2021, and the last date to submit the bids is July 16, 2021, NTPC said in a statement.

The e-buses would be zeroemission vehicles in true form as hydrogen would be generated from renewable energy, making it a pure green initiative.

Green hydrogen would be supplied to the buses by NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd. NVVN is providing comprehensive mobility solutions in all EV segments, targeting a reduction of carbon footprint and achieving energy security.

One of the two is a standalone Fuel-Cell based backup power system and the other is a standalone fuel-cellbased microgrid system with hydrogen production using an electrolyzer at NTPC premises.

NTPC is exploring the use of Hydrogen based Fuel CellsElectrolyser systems for backup power requirements. The company has also issued a tender for the installation of a 4 MW ground-mounted solar project with a 1 MW/1 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) and induction-based cooking system at its NTPC Energy Technology Research Alliance (NETRA) facility in Greater Noida.

World’s First Flying Hydrogen Boat is Ready for the World Championship

Ateam at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, The TU Delft Solar Boat Team is committed to a green future by building sustainably powered boats. This year, the 2021 team is moving into uncharted waters with the Hydro Motion project.

The TU Delft Solar Boat team consists of 21 students from eight different fields of study. In one year they go through the process of designing, producing, and finally racing a boat that sails on green energy. The solar boat team is fully committed every year to show the applications of their advanced technologies at spectacular races.

The team is building its first boat that runs on hydrogen. To show the potential and power of hydrogen, this flying hydrogen boat will race at the World Championships on the open sea in Monaco. Before making the switch to hydrogen, the solar boat team had a rich history, as they have built boats powered by solar energy i.e. solar boats, hence the team’s name.

The team will compete in the World Championship next week from 8 to 10 July 2021. The students will be going for the win of the challenging long-distance race, competing against other sustainably powered boats. The Hydro Motion boat is an impressive inspiration for the maritime sector. 21 students have made it possible, a seaworthy hydrogen boat, fully equipped with a hydrogen system and superFlying Hydrogen Boat strong hydrofoils under the boat. At a speed of 22 kilometers per hour, the hydrofoils make the boat, a trimaran weighing over 1000 kilograms, fly above the water. The hydrogen system is combined with wings that make it the world’s first flying hydrogen boat.

“For 15 years, we have inspired the maritime industry with our flying solar boats. This year, the 2021 team took the big step with the Hydro Motion project. We are developing our first flying boat that sails on hydrogen! We are moving from generating green energy to storing green energy starting this year,” says the Solar boat Team.

Using hydrogen as an energy source has the benefit that it doesn’t produce carbon oxide and is a clean fuel. On top of that, it has an energy density that is 235 times higher than lithium-ion batteries and is very lightweight compared to batteries. This means that energy can be stored more densely, which is a huge advantage.

NTPC Signs MoU with Ladakh For Country’s First Green Hydrogen Mobility Project

NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd. (REL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Union Territory of Ladakh to set up the country’s first Green Hydrogen Mobility project.

NTPC REL, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTPC, announced that this MoU will enable it to help Ladakh develop a carbonfree economy based on renewable sources and green hydrogen. This makes Leh the first-ever city in the country to have a green hydrogen-based mobility project. The MoU was signed in the presence of Governor R K Mathur, government dignitaries, officials, and public representatives. According to a statement, the occasion was also marked by the inauguration of NTPC’s first solar installations in Leh in the form of solar trees and a solar carport.