Harnessing Green Hydrogen

The report argues that green hydrogen is essential for India to decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors like refining and steel, potentially meeting 94% of its 2050 hydrogen demand. It projects that this transition could abate 3.6 gigatons of CO2 and save up to $358 billion in energy imports by 2050, provided that policy supports, industrial clusters, and export markets are developed.

• Green hydrogen is identified as a critical tool for decarbonizing India's hard-to-abate sectors, including refining, ammonia, steel, methanol, and long-haul trucking, and is essential for the country to reach its net-zero goal.
• India's total hydrogen demand is projected to grow from 6 million tons in 2020 to approximately 29 million tons by 2050, with green hydrogen potentially accounting for 94 percent of that demand.
• The successful penetration of green hydrogen could result in the abatement of 3.6 gigatons of CO2 and cumulative energy import savings between $246 billion and $358 billion over the next 30 years.
• Widespread adoption of green hydrogen requires specific enabling measures: policy support (such as tax cuts, mandates, and production linked incentives), the creation of industrial clusters to minimize transport costs, and the development of export markets for green steel and green ammonia.

APA

RMI (2022). Harnessing Green Hydrogen. https://rmi.org/resources/harnessing-green-hydrogen/

Chicago

RMI. Harnessing Green Hydrogen. 2022. https://rmi.org/resources/harnessing-green-hydrogen/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{rmi2022harnessing, author = {{RMI}}, title = {{Harnessing Green Hydrogen}}, institution = {RMI}, year = {2022}, month = jun, url = {https://rmi.org/resources/harnessing-green-hydrogen/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }