India’s Path to a Hydrogen-Powered Future
By: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
India accounts for 6.7% of global greenhouse gas emissions. High-cost-driven imports including crude oil, natural gas and coal comprise over 80% of its total energy mix. And liquefied natural gas imports are forecast to triple by 2040. While the government’s policy-backed clean energy ambitions promise to reduce India’s reliance on emissions-intensive sources, achieving them will take time.As gas and other fossil fuels continue to play a vital role in India's foreseeable future, interim transition technologies including upgrading for efficiency improvement and mix firing of carbon neutral biomass fuel with coal will help to limit emissions from traditional power sources, yielding progress while the country pursues its long-term target of achieving 450GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030.