Bloom Energy announced Dec. 20 plans to provide power for NTPC Limited to support India’s first green hydrogen microgrid.
The collaboration between Bloom and India’s largest energy conglomerate under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Power will help the country reach total carbon neutrality by 2070, according to Business Wire.
“Reducing carbon emissions is the No. 1 priority in the fight against climate change, and green hydrogen will be critical to India’s decarbonization objectives,” said Venkat Venkataraman, executive vice president and chief technology officer at Bloom Energy, according to Business Wire.
NTPC Limited is India's largest energy conglomerate, and its collaboration with Bloom Energy India will serve as the foundation for future clean energy in the country, Business Wire reported.
“Bloom’s technology is well-positioned to help India transition to a net-zero, hydrogen-powered economy, and we are excited to collaborate with NTPC to bring the country’s first green hydrogen microgrid to life," Venkataraman said. "The powerful combination of Bloom’s high-efficiency electrolyzers, and fuel cells enables the highest possible round-trip efficiency with green hydrogen for energy storage.”
Through the utilization of Bloom Energy’s solid oxide, high-temperature electrolyzer, the two companies will be able to generate green hydrogen from renewable electricity produced at a nearby floating solar farm. Then, the hydrogen that is produced will be converted into carbon-neutral electricity without combustion through Bloom Energy’s hydrogen fuel cells, according to Business Wire.
The energy produced through this process may be enough to provide long-term clean energy storage and resilient power for businesses, residential neighborhoods, dense urban areas, as well as remote and island communities.
The green hydrogen project is expected to begin production in 2022 in Simhadri, Visakhapatnam, India, Business Wire reported.