Reliance to produce blue hydrogen from syngas
Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries (RIL) on February 11 said it plans to produce blue hydrogen as it repurposes its gasification assets.
“Syngas has potential to produce H2 at a competitive cost of about $1.2-$1.5/kg,” the company said in a corporate presentation.
RIL had set up gasification assets at its Jamnagar refinery complex in western India to produce syngas for the energy needs of the complex. Jamnagar energy demand is currently met through fossil fuels including syngas from the gasifiers.
In the interim, till the cost of green hydrogen comes down, RIL can establish a hydrogen ecosystem, "with minimal incremental investment", in India, the company said. “Subsequently, as hydrogen from syngas is replaced by green hydrogen, the entire syngas will be converted to chemicals,” it added.
RIL has announced plans to become net-zero carbon emissions by 2035.