NEW DELHI: State-run Oil India Ltd has become the latest entity to join the green hydrogen rush by initiating the process of setting up a 100 kw green hydrogen plant at its pumping station No. 3 in Jorhat district of Assam.
Though a small pilot as compared to more ambitious projects planned by its oil sector siblings, OIL’s proposed plant is significant as it will deploy AEM technology for the first time in the country and will be first such project in the northeast.
Electrolysers based on AEM technology provide a compact and affordable solution for producing high-quality hydrogen for running backups etc. These electrolysers are compact and can be stacked for higher capacity needed for running pumping stations, petrol pumps or blending with natural gas to make the fuel cleaner.
A company statement quoted director (projects) Pankaj Kumar Goswami saying the project will help OIL understand the effects of hydrogen blending of natural on the company’s existing infrastructure.
The statement said the project is part of a plan to strengthen its bouquet of clean energy offerings to become an integrated energy company.
