Green hydrogen (GH2 or GH 2 ) is hydrogen produced by the electrolysis of water, using renewable electricity.

What are the features?

• Will help in achieving decarbonisation of the economy,
• Reduced dependence on fossil fuel imports.
• Enable India to assume technology and market leadership in Green Hydrogen.
• Lack of standardisation is undermining efforts to accelerate the use of green hydrogen.

How differ from other hydrogen?

• Hydrogen is produced by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen using renewable electricity through a process called electrolysis.

What more needs to be known?

• India’s National Hydrogen Mission is a major policy enabler to make India reach its climate targets and become a hub for green hydrogen and green ammonia production.

Source: The Hindu