Adani Group’s natural gas-green hydrogen blending program launched

New Delhi| Adani Group has started the program of blending green hydrogen in natural gas. In some areas of Ahmedabad, the supply of gas mixed with green hydrogen in this natural gas has also started. Its objective is to achieve the target of emission reduction and net zero.

Adani Total Gas Limited, a joint venture between French energy company Total Energies and Adani’s City Gas, has started blending 2.2-2.3 percent green hydrogen in natural gas. This mixed gas is being supplied to houses in Shantigram area of Ahmedabad. The company has given this information in a post shared on LinkedIn. Cleanly produced hydrogen is injected into natural gas pipelines and the mixture is then used to generate heat and electricity with low emissions.

The company has started producing green hydrogen using renewable energy sources such as wind energy and solar energy. Under this, water is separated in the form of hydrogen and oxygen under the electrolysis process. The hydrogen obtained after this process is mixed with natural gas. Now this mixed gas is being supplied to homes as cooking gas. The company said that currently hydrogen mixed gas is being supplied to four thousand domestic and commercial consumers.

At present, natural gas mixed with hydrogen was being supplied to Kawas area of Surat by the government energy company NTPC. Besides, GAIL company is also supplying hydrogen mixed CNG in Indore. However, this project of Adani Group is the biggest project till date. The company plans to gradually take the mixture of green hydrogen in natural gas to five percent and then to eight percent. There is also a plan to start supply of this gas in other areas of Ahmedabad also.

This is an important step towards reducing carbon emissions and moving towards renewable energy sources. This will also reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase energy security. This will also promote sustainable development. Tests have shown that up to 10 percent green hydrogen can be added to natural gas and will not affect existing pipelines or equipment. At the same time, by changing the material of pipes, up to 30 percent green hydrogen can be added to natural gas. Hydrogen is being considered an important energy source to deal with climate change and reduce carbon emissions. However, the cost of its production is a big challenge.