Adani Group ties up with Ballard to manufacture hydrogen fuel cells in India

Adani Enterprises’ newly formed arm Adani New Industries Limited will be home to the group’s green hydrogen initiatives.

 The Adani Group, led through billionaire Gautam Adani, has signed a non-binding settlement with Nasdaq-indexed Ballard Power Systems to assess a joint task for funding in industrial manufacturing of hydrogen gasoline cells for numerous mobility and business packages in India.

  According to the memorandum of understanding, both parties are reviewing various options for cooperation, including possible collaboration, for the manufacture of fuel cells in India.  Adani Enterprises’ newly formed arm Adani New Industries Limited (ANIL) will be home to the group’s green hydrogen initiatives.

  “Our capability to make a world- class green hydrogen value chain is critical to grease energy conversion and we’re excited to mate with Ballard, a global leader in energy cell technology, to produce a participating energy cell ecosystem in India.  With energy, we deploy innovative use cases across our businesses, ”said Vineet S Jain, director of Adani New Industries Limited (ANIL).

  Last week, the Ministry of Power announced the first part of the National Hydrogen Mission policy on green hydrogen and green ammonia, aimed at increasing production.  Green hydrogen could potentially enable a global transition towards sustainable energy with net-zero emission economies.

  Green hydrogen refers to the hydrogen produced by the electrolysis of water when the entire process runs on renewable energy.

  Even before the government announced the first phase of the national hydrogen mission, Adani Group said it hoped to become one of the world’s largest green hydrogen producers, which would eventually help India emerge as the world’s cheapest hydrogen producer.

  The group is investing $ 20 billion in renewable energy generation over the next decade and is eager to use its production to produce green hydrogen.

  Zero emissions fuel cell vehicles will positively change the lives of the next generation.  By relentlessly developing and improving Ballard technology, it makes a real difference.  This makes us very proud

  Randy McEwen, president and chief executive officer of Ballard, said his company is excited to partner with Adani Group, which has “highly complementary assets” across the group’s portfolio.  “India represents a new growth opportunity for Ballard and we look ahead to working out with the Adani Group to endorse and quicken their energy transition and decarbonization pretensions,”he said.

  Ballard’s zero-emission proton-exchange membrane fuel technology at Canada’s headquarters enables mobility electrification, including buses, commercial trucks, trains, ocean ships, passenger cars and forklift trucks.

  Technology Solutions, Ballard’s focus, enables customers to address their technical and business challenges and accelerate their fuel cell programs by delivering customised, high-value, bundled technology solutions.

  Ballard Mission:

  They use fuel cell expertise to deliver valuable and innovative solutions to customers globally, create profitable opportunities, provide exceptional value to shareholders and energise the hydrogen society.

  Indian energy majors like Reliance Industries, Adani Group, NTPC, BPCL, GAIL India have welcomed the announcement of the first instalment of the government, but are expecting more concrete measures in the second instalment to promote green hydrogen development and production locally.

FAQ

What is a hydrogen fuel cell and how does it work?

Hydrogen fuel cells generate electricity by combining hydrogen and oxygen atoms.  Hydrogen reacts with oxygen throughout the electrochemical cell like a battery to generate electricity, water and a small amount of heat.  A wide variety of fuel cells are available for a wide range of applications

What does Ballard Power do?

Ballard Power Systems Inc.  Developer and Manufacturer of Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell products for markets such as Heavy-Duty Motive (includes bus and tram applications), Portable Power, Material Handling and Engineering Services.

What are the products of Adani Group?

Adani Enterprises.  Solar production.

Adani Green Energy Renewable Power Generation.

Adani Ports & SEZ.  Agri Logistics.

Adani Propagation.  Power Transmission.

Adani total gas distribution.

Adani Power.  Thermal power generation.

Adani Wilmer.  Edible oils and food.

Others.  Edible oils and food.

What does the Adani Company do?

The group’s diverse businesses include port management, power generation and transmission, renewable energy, mining, airport operations, natural gas, food processing and infrastructure.  The Group has annual revenues of US $ 15 billion with operations in 70 locations in 50 countries

What are hydrogen fuel cells used for?

Fuel cells can be used in a wide range of applications including transportation, material handling and stationary, portable and emergency backup power.  Hydrogen can be used in fuel cells to produce energy using a chemical reaction rather than combustion, producing only water and heat as byproducts

Why don’t we use hydrogen fuel cells?

Hydrogen fuel cell technology is full of complications.  Hydrogen is difficult to extract.  It does not exist on its own and must be extracted from water using electrolysis, which in itself is a complex process.  … The storage of hydrogen fuel cells is more complex and expensive than other fuel types

How long does a hydrogen fuel cell last?

Fuel cell stacks are designed to last about 150,000–200,000 miles over the life of the vehicle.  At the end of its life, the fuel cell is disassembled and the materials are recycled, what happens with vehicle components today.  The fuel cell stack is the size of a roll-overboard suitcase

What is the main drawback of hydrogen fuel?

Due to the high cost of catalysts (platinum), it is expensive to manufacture and lack of infrastructure to support hydrogen delivery.  Most of the currently available fuel cell technology is under prototype and has not been validated yet

How to make hydrogen fuel cells?

There are several ways to produce hydrogen: Natural gas Improvement / gasification: Synthesis Gas – Hydrogen, carbon monoxide and a small amount of carbon dioxide – created by reacting natural gas with a high-temperature steam.  

Who makes the best fuel cells?

The main points.  Hyundai and Toyota are powerful players in the Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle market.  Two companies are investing in developing fuel cell technology.

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