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21/08/22 12:40 PM IST

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus developed by KPIT-CSIR in Pune

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  • Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology;  Dr Jitendra Singh  launched India’s first truly indigenously developed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus developed by KPIT-CSIR in Pune.
Hydrogen Fuel Bus 
  • The fuel cell utilizes Hydrogen and Air to generate electricity to power the bus and the only effluent from   the bus is water, therefore making it possibly the most environmentally friendly mode of transportation.
  • For comparison, a single diesel bus plying on long distance routes typically emits 100 tons of CO2 annually and there are over a million such buses in India.
  • The high efficiency of fuel cell vehicles and the high energy density of hydrogen ensures that the operational costs in rupees per kilometre for fuel cell trucks and buses are lower than diesel powered vehicles and this can bring freight revolution in India.
  • Fuel Cell vehicles also give zero green-house gas emissions. 
About BPA 
  • Bisphenol-A (BPA) is an important feedstock for the production of epoxy resins, polycarbonate and other engineering plastics.
  • The global market for Bisphenol-A is projected to reach 7.1 Million Tons by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 2% over the analysis period 2020-2027.
  • The entire estimated annual demand of 1, 35,000 tons in India is imported today.
  • The Minister hoped that CSIR-NCL’s technology will enable import substitution of this important raw material and help in India’s Atmanirbhar initiative.
Benefits 
  • Green hydrogen enables deep decarbonization of difficult-to-abate emissions from the refining industry, fertiliser industry, steel industry, cement industry and also from the heavy commercial transportation sector.
  • Green hydrogen has significantly lower carbon emissions than grey hydrogen, which is produced by steam reforming of natural gas, which makes up the bulk of the hydrogen market.
Source- PIB 

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