The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is implementing the Renewable Energy Research and Technology Development programme to support research in various aspects of renewable energy including hydrogen based transportation and fuel cell development. 

 

The Ministry is working with Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore; ARCI Center for Fuel Cell Technologies, Chennai; National Institute of Solar Energy, Gurgaon; and Dayalbagh Educational Institution for ongoing R&D projects on hydrogen and fuel cells. 

 

The Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore has established a production plant for high purity hydrogen generation through biomass gasification.

 

ARCI Centre for Fuel Cell Technologies, Chennai is setting up an integrated automated manufacturing line for producing 20 kW PEM Fuel Cell stacks.

 

Dayalbagh Educational Institution has developed novel materials for Hydrogen production through Photo electrochemical splitting of water. Two patents were granted for materials developed under the project in 2021.

 

National Institute of Solar Energy, Gurgaon, under the project to establish a Centre of Excellence on Hydrogen Energy, has procured electrolyzer and other equipment for augmenting the Green Hydrogen production capacity to demonstrate various applications including hydrogen fuelled vehicles.