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Science and Technology - Briefs

Science & Technology - Briefs

Budget 2023-24 live: Greening the economy is among top 7 priorities, says Nirmala Sitharaman in budget speech

Live updates from the budget speech February 1, 2023

Government releases guidelines, allocates Rs 455 crore for green hydrogen pilot projects in steel sector

Type of projects listed for support in the guidelines seem to include any innovation carried out at a plant of any scale

Green hydrogen could be a game changer by displacing fossil fuels — we just need the price to come down

The cost of electrolysers has roughly halved over the past five years. This trend is expected to continue

Researchers develop materials to detect hydrogen with high sensitivity

This is important because hydrogen gas is difficult to produce and it is hard to detect if it leaks

Nano-chip made from laboratory waste can help in diagnosis of diseases

Scientists from IIT Guwahati have fabricated a nano-chip from laboratory waste that can sense hydrogen peroxide, and thus may find use in …

From Petro to Electro: Why hydrogen could be the fuel of the future

Given the supply constraints of battery materials, hydrogen could play a key role in energy transition

Time for green hydrogen in India is now, says RK Singh; invites private players to invest

The prime minister had launched the National Hydrogen Mission August 15 last year, which aimed to make India a green hydrogen hub  

Germany’s emissions-free trains: Is hydrogen fuel really a better alternative for transport?

CO2 emitted by grey hydrogen is same as that emitted by petrol & 1,000 times more than natural gas burnt directly

How South Asia’s massive renewable energy potential can boost green hydrogen production

With nearly 350 GW of hydropower potential, South Asia region provides prospects for green hydrogen generation

Why is Europe’s great hydrogen plan not so green?

Green hydrogen is not the “holy grail of the energy transition”. A huge lobby linked to fossil fuels is pushing the hydrogen agenda, …

Fossil fuel lobby behind EU’s dash for not-so-green hydrogen: Report

Germany propelling hydrogen agenda, critical players are from or have links with fossil fuel and other polluting industries

Hydrogen costs to fall over 95% by 2050, predicts report

Green hydrogen technology will fill the gap between renewable energy and Net Zero carbon emissions.

Betting on green hydrogen to fulfil energy needs ‘risky’, finds study

EU target to replace natural gas, coal and oil in some sectors; But global electrolyser capacity needs to grow 6,000-8,000-fold by 2050&…

Union Budget 2021-22: India to launch Hydrogen Energy Mission

With the announcement, India has joined the race for producing the next big energy source

Private sector aggressively pursuing production of green hydrogen: Hardeep Singh Puri at G20 event

IEA Director Fatih Birol says the renewable energy sector is not limited to climate goals, is an integral part of the economy today  

Battery electric vehicles might beat hydrogen fuel in a cost-benefit analysis, at least for now

Currently in India, battery electric vehicles are more viable than green hydrogen & biofuels. But that may change as technologies are scaled up

Power-crazy

Clean and unlimited power from just a handful of hydrogen atoms. Physicists are busy working to make this dream real