Reliance Industries to turn syngas into blue hydrogen

Reliance Industries wants to become one of the largest producers of blue hydrogen globally as part of its aggressive plans in green energy.

The company plans to produce blue hydrogen at a “competitive cost” of about $1.2-1.5 per kg as it repurposes its $4-billion gasification assets, the conglomerate said in a presentation.

Reliance has in the past year unveiled plans to reduce its dependence on its mainstay oil-to-chemicals business and invested in clean energy projects to burnish its green credentials.

Reliance will initially use syngas, produced by petcoke gasifiers, to make blue hydrogen for its Jamnagar complex in western Gujarat state, until green hydrogen’s cost comes down.