The government has notified the Green Hydrogen Standard for India. The standard issued by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India outlines the emission thresholds that must be met in order for hydrogen produced to be classified as ‘Green’, i.e., from renewable sources. The scope of the definition encompasses both electrolysis-based and biomass-based hydrogen production methods. After discussions with multiple stakeholders, the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy has decided to define Green Hydrogen as having a well-to-gate emission (i.e., including water treatment, electrolysis, gas purification, drying and compression of hydrogen) of not more than 2 kg CO2 equivalent / kg H2.
The notification specifies that a detailed methodology for measurement, reporting, monitoring, on-site verification, and certification of green hydrogen and its derivatives shall be specified by the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy.
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From Lexology post:
In U.S., as per the Clean Hydrogen Production Standard proposal, “clean hydrogen” is defined as hydrogen generated with a carbon intensity not exceeding 2 (two) kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalent emitted at the production site per kilogram of hydrogen produced. Although, for the purpose of tax incentives under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, “qualified clean hydrogen,” refers to hydrogen with a lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions rate no higher than 4 (four) kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalent emitted at the production site per kilogram of hydrogen.
In the EU, a much more liberal definition of green hydrogen has been adopted. The European Commission has set the fossil benchmark at 94 (ninety four) g carbon dioxide-equivalent per megajoule. For hydrogen, this translates to 3.38 (three point three eight) tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions at the production site per tonne of hydrogen produced. Notably, hydrogen and hydrogen-based fuels exceeding this limit are not automatically excluded as renewable fuels, yet they cannot contribute to the renewable energy targets of member States.
In the UK, to demonstrate compliance with the low carbon hydrogen standard, producers of low carbon hydrogen must be able to report a green-house gas emissions intensity of 20 (twenty) carbon dioxide equivalents per megajoule of produced hydrogen or less, which is equivalent to 2.4 (two point four) kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions at the production site per kilogram of hydrogen produced.
