In a hope to reduce emissions and meet net-zero targets, Adani group has started blending green hydrogen in natural gas that is supplied to households for cooking purposes in parts of Ahmedabad.
Adani Blending Green Energy With Cooking Gas
As we know that Adani has started generating green hydrogen with wind or solar power to produce hydrogen through electrolysis and blends the hydrogen in natural gas for cooking and industries.
While informing about this event Adani Total Gas Ltd said in a post on LinkedIn that the group’s city gas joint venture with French energy giant TotalEnergies has started blending 2.2-2.3 percent of green hydrogen in piped natural gas supplies in Shantigram in Ahmedabad.
In this process, Hydrogen produced through clean pathways is injected into natural gas pipelines.
The resulting blends are used to generate heat and power with lower emissions than using natural gas alone.
Earlier, the renewable energy firm started producing green hydrogen by using renewable energy sources like wind or solar power.
This splits water into hydrogen and oxygen through a process called electrolysis.
Moving ahead, this hydrogen is blended in natural gas that is currently piped to households for cooking purposes and industries.
Adani-Total Gas Ltd (ATGL) announced that “We are thrilled to announce the successful commissioning of our Hydrogen Blending System and in-situ Hydrogen Generation at Adani Shantigram, Ahmedabad,”.
Further adding, “This project will provide uninterrupted hydrogen-blended natural gas to 4,000 domestic and commercial consumers.”
Prior to this, only the state-owned power generator NTPC supplies green hydrogen blended natural gas to households in Kawas in Surat district, Gujarat.
In the meantime, the State-owned gas utility GAIL (India) Ltd is also doing a small pilot in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, to supply CNG that has been doped with gray hydrogen.
Notably, ATGL’s project is the biggest so far.
The energy firm plans to slowly increase the green hydrogen blend in natural gas to 5 percent and ultimately to 8 per cent.
Besides this they will also widen the supplies beyond Shantigram to other parts of Ahmedabad and eventually across other areas where it holds a city gas license.
A Significant Step Towards Reducing Carbon Footprint
This latest achievement by ATGL holds a great significance as it marks a significant step towards reducing our carbon footprint and transitioning to cleaner energy solutions.
ATGL further said, “By blending hydrogen with natural gas, we are lowering greenhouse gas emissions, enhancing energy security, and supporting sustainable development.”
Adding, “It reaffirms our commitment to sustainability. It paves the way for a cleaner, greener future, ensuring cleaner and healthier air for everyone.”
“A significant step towards decarbonising India’s energy landscape”, said the ATGL CEO Suresh P Manglani while talking about this pioneering initiative by the firm.
So far, the green hydrogen with nil carbon emissions is being talked about as the future fuel considering its tendency to corrode pipelines and equipment limits its usage.
But now, it’s a different game as the tests have established that up to 10 percent hydrogen can be blended in natural gas without any impact on pipelines or equipment.
Reportedly, ATGL is doing 2.2-2.3 percent blending and plans to slowly increase it to 5 percent and ultimately to 8 percent – the limit set by the regulators at present.
More than that a higher blend of up to 30 percent is possible but with a change in material grade and wall thickness of pipelines and equipment.
Here, Hydrogen energy is considered to be a key component of the global energy transition to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address climate change.
As we collect that the Hydrogen can be extracted from fossil fuels and biomass, from water or a mix of both.
But, its high cost of production creates another challenge.
