NEW DELHI: India’s third largest refiner Bharat Petroleum Corp said on Monday it has tied up with the country’s nuclear research institute for an electrolyser technology for green hydrogen as it seeks to achieve net zero emissions by 2040.
India, the world’s third biggest greenhouse gas emitter, is aiming to reach net zero emissions by 2070 and wants to raise the share of renewables in its energy mix to 50% by 2030 from 38% currently.
BPCL’s chairman AK Singh said the refiner plans to scale up indigenous alkaline electrolyser technology for use in refineries via collaboration with the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre.
An electrolyser splits water into hydrogen and oxygen using electricity. For green hydrogen, renewable energy is used for electrolysis. At present Indian companies import electrolyser plants.
