India Launches Its First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus In Delhi

India Launches Its First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus In Delhi

Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri today flagged off India’s first Green Hydrogen Fuel Cell-based bus in the national capital. Puri said that the newly-launched bus posses the virtue of fast charging besides the benefit of being an environment-friendly mode of transport. 

“The fuel cell utilizes Hydrogen and air to generate electricity to power the bus and the only by-product from the bus is water therefore making it possibly the most environmentally friendly mode of transportation as compared to conventional buses that run on diesel and petrol. With three times the energy density and the absence of harmful emissions, hydrogen shines as a cleaner, more efficient choice to meet the energy requirements,” Puri said. Puri said that the emerging fuels like hydrogen and biofuels should account for 25 percent of the global incremental energy demand growth over the next two decades. 

“With one of the largest synchronous grids in the world, we have achieved ‘One Nation-One Grid-One Frequency’, and would soon be global champion in production and exports of Hydrogen and is set to emerge as the Hub for green hydrogen”, he added.

Puri said that the country also launched the world’s first BS 6 (Stage II) Electrified Flex Fuel vehicle prototype that encompasses both the flex fuel engine as well as an electric powertrain that offers higher use of ethanol combined with better fuel efficiencies. “Now with flagging-off the first two hydrogen cell buses, we have set the ball rolling and expect another 15 such buses to ply on Delhi NCR roads by the end of this year”, stated the Petroleum Minister.

Marking the green hydrogen powered buses as a game changer for the city transport in the Country, Puri complimented Indian Oil for undertaking this collaborative approach along with Tata Motors for development of indigenous solutions pertaining to Fuel Cell and hydrogen infrastructure in the country. 

“Success of this project can catapult India from being net importer of fossil energy to becoming net exporter of clean hydrogen energy”, added Shri Puri.