NTPC Invites Global Tenders For Hydrogen Fuel Cell-Based Projects

NTPC desires to ascertain its footprint within the subject of inexperienced gas know-how

National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has floated a worldwide expression of curiosity (EOI) to arrange two pilot initiatives, a stand-alone gas cell-based backup energy system and a stand-alone fuel-cell based mostly microgrid system with hydrogen manufacturing utilizing electrolyser.

According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Power, by way of these initiatives, NTPC goals to ascertain its footprint within the sphere of unpolluted gas. It will collaborate for implementation and additional commercialisation of the initiatives, each of which will likely be arrange in its premises.

Through these initiatives, NTPC is exploring use of hydrogen-based gas cells-electrolyser methods for backup energy requirement. Currently, the backup energy requirement and micro grid functions are being met from diesel-based energy mills.

The initiatives, official sources mentioned, are in step with NTPC's transfer in the direction of adopting hydrogen applied sciences, for which it has already began a pilot venture for making methanol by integrating carbon captured from energy plant gas fuel and hydrogen from electrolysis.

This, the ministry mentioned, is an answer in the direction of attaining the objectives of 'Aatma Nirbhar Bharat' within the subject of carbon seize and inexperienced hydrocarbon synthesis.