Following the EU, India now also has a definition of renewable hydrogen

India wants to become a global hub for green hydrogen production and is aiming to produce 5 million tonnes of the fuel a year by 2030. This would cut CO2 emissions by approximately 50 million tonnes and save more than $12 billion on fossil fuel imports. India is now among the first countries in the world to define what green hydrogen should be. Euractiv reported.

The Indian government has set an emissions limit of two kilograms of carbon dioxide for every kilogram of hydrogen produced to qualify as “green” hydrogen from renewable sources, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said on Saturday. In a statement, it said the announcement would bring much-anticipated clarity to green hydrogen production in India.

“With this announcement, India becomes one of the first countries in the world to announce a definition of green hydrogen,” the ministry said in a statement, detailing which emissions will be counted.