GreenH Electrolysis, a joint venture between H2B2 Electrolysis Technologies and GR Promoter Group, today announced it has entered into a contract with Hyderabad-based Medha Servo Drives to build a Hydrogen production and refueling station in Jind, Haryana, to supply Hydrogen for India’s first Hydrogen train for Indian Railways.
Indian Railways plans to operate thirty-five hydrogen trains as part of the “Hydrogen for Heritage” initiative. The first of these hydrogen-fueled trains will run between Jind and Sonipat and will be flagged off next year, marking India’s entry into the league of countries that are actively investing in cutting-edge technologies to transform the transport sector.
Indian Railways has awarded a contract to Medha for a pilot project to retrofit Diesel Electric Multiple Unit rake, on the Sonipat-Jind section, from diesel to a hydrogen-powered train, as a first step to achieving India Railways’ net zero emissions goal. In turn, Medha has contracted GreenH to provide the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) of a Hydrogen production and refueling station for the project.
“GreenH will provide the necessary equipment from its newly constructed PEM electrolyzer manufacturing plant in Jhajjar District, Haryana. The Hydrogen production and refueling station is expected to deploy a comprehensive system to both produce Hydrogen and refuel the trains on a daily basis,” the company said in a statement.
To achieve the first stage, a 1 MW electrolyzer, supplied by GreenH, will operate round the clock with an expected capacity of 420 kg/day of hydrogen. The refueling infrastructure is expected to integrate 3,000 kg hydrogen storage, hydrogen compressors, and two hydrogen dispensers with pre-cooler integration, allowing for quick refueling of the trains, being adapted to their daily routes.
The Hydrogen production and refueling station is expected to be a turn-key solution, comprising the technical disciplines (process, electrical, instrumentation and control, safety, etc.), and providing full support to the end user through a Long-term Service Agreement for operation and maintenance purposes.
Dhiman Roy, CEO and Director, GreenH Electrolysis said: “We are delighted to be a part of this prestigious Indian Railways project that has the potential to revolutionize our country’s lifeline and decarbonise the transport sector.”
