Minister of State for MNRE inaugurates 1st International Conference on Hydrogen Energy
CPIB organizes two day event for deliberations on Hydrogen Energy
The Conference aims to bring key stakeholders on the same platform to discuss
all facets of Hydrogen Energy in India
The 1st International Conference on Hydrogen Energy - Policies,
Infrastructure Development and Challenges is being organized by Central Board
of Irrigation and Power (CBIP) with the support of Ministry of New &
Renewable Energy, Central Electricity Authority and NTPC on
24th -25th November 2021, here.
Bhagwanth Khuba, Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy,
Chemicals and Fertilizers inaugurated the event. In his inaugural address he
said that Prime Minister has emphasized his conviction for decarbonisation of
India in COP26. By 2030, India has target of 500 GW of RE and India has aimed
for net zero emissions by 2070 for which we are continuously
moving forward. He inspired technologists from IITs and other organizations for
maximum research for Hydrogen Energy to culminate the challenge of reducing
cost of production for eletrolysers.
He informed that MNRE is coming out with scheme for the same. He said
that India has to work towards production of Hydrogen Energy so that apart from
our consumption we may also be able to export to rest of the world. He hoped
that this conference will be able to deliberate future challenges for Hydrogen
Energy and find solutions.
CMD NTPC Gurdeep Singh, CMD POSOCO KVS Baba, also gave inaugural
addresses at the event. Director CPIB GB Patel delivered vote of thanks.
This conference is being organized with the aim to bring all the key
stakeholders on the same platform to discuss all facets of Hydrogen Energy in
India.
The conference involves experts from MNRE; DST, CEA, SECI;
IOCL; NTPC; BARC, TCE; Reliance Industries; Steel Industry; Leading Academic
Institutions, State Power Organization; Consultants, experts from Private
sector organizations; Speakers from Germany ; Japan and Sweden for the
conference. Almost all aspects of the Hydrogen Policy, Road Map for adoption,
Technologies, Applications, Issues & Challenges, and Research &
Innovations, are to be deliberated during the Conference.
The conference aims to move a step ahead towards achieving the
following five point agenda presented by the Prime Minister at COP-26
conference in Glasgow, Scotland, while delivering the ‘National Statement’ in
the midst of this global brainstorming on climate change :
To raise the non-fossil fuel based energy capacity of the country to 500
GW by 2030
By 2030, 50% of the country’s energy requirements
would be met using renewable energy sources.
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The country will reduce the total projected carbon emission by one
billion tonnes between now and the year 2030.
·
The carbon intensity of the economy would be reduced to less than 45% by
2030, the country would become carbon neutral and achieve net zero
emissions by the year 2070.
About 200 participants from 60 organizations from India and three
international experts from Germany; Japan and Sweden are going to participate
in the Conference. The deliberations of this Conference are going to be
spread over in five Technical Sessions during the two days. The conference
would highlight the vast developments that have taken place in the country over
the last few years in the field of Hydrogen.
The technical committee of the conference selected 29 papers including 3
papers from foreign authors which will be discussed during these two days
deliberations. The conference would culminate into recommendations to
impart additional momentum to the development of Hydrogen Energy in the
country.
The conference has been sponsored by NHPC and SJVNL as Platinum Sponsor
and by Powergrid and THDC as Silver Sponsors.