Will a hydrogen fuel cell bus be successful in India?
It will take another 3-4 years to know if green hydrogen fuel cell buses will be successful or not. These type of busses has been rolled out in India and hence technology is available now. Storage and transportation of hydrogen issues will get resolved in due course. Only issue is the cost of green hydrogen production. If India can make it economically, there is a huge export potential. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) on Monday 25 September 2023 unveiled the nation's first green hydrogen-powered bus that emits just water as it takes the lead in bringing out unrivaled tools to replace fossil fuels. IOC will produce close to 75 kg of hydrogen by splitting water using electricity from renewable sources. This hydrogen will be used to power two buses which will ply across the NCR for trial runs. Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, flagging off the buses, said hydrogen will be India's transition fuel for moving away from fossil fuels. IOC's R&D Centre at Faridabad is producing gre