Alternative fuels for surface transportation
Updated: Aug 16, 2014 11:24:03am
New Delhi, Aug 16 (KNN) The Government is taking steps in coordination with academic institutions on development and promotion of cutting edge new and renewable energy technologies like fuel cell, hydrogen and alternative fuels for surface transportation.
This was stated by Minister of state for Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy, Piyush Goyal in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha recently.
The Minister further stated that the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy under its broad based research, development and demonstration programme has been supporting projects at academic institutions, research and development organizations and industry on hydrogen production, its storage and applications; fuel cell technologies; and alternative fuels for surface transportation.
Currently, a total of 40 research and development projects are under implementation in the areas of production of hydrogen by splitting of water using solar energy, through fermentation of biological wastes, gasification of biomass, decomposition of hydrogen sulphide and reformation of biomass derived glycerol; storage of hydrogen in hydrides, carbon materials and liquid organic hydrides; development and demonstration of engines/vehicles for use of hydrogen and hydrogen blended fuels; development of fuel cells including materials and components; development and demonstration of battery operated vehicles; and on different aspects of production of biofuels from the second generation feed-stocks such as ligno-cellulosic wastes and residues, Goyal said.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is providing various fiscal incentive such as generation based incentives, accelerated depreciation, concessional excise and customs duties for the promotion of renewable energy sources in the country.
Besides providing financial and fiscal incentives, a few other measures to promote renewable energy include: setting up of demonstration projects, preferential tariff for purchase of power generated from renewable sources, intensive resource assessment, development of power evacuation and testing facilities, introduction of Renewable Energy Certification and Renewable Purchase Obligation, etc, the Power Minister said.
The Minister further stated that Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency, a Central Public Sector Enterprise under this Ministry, also provides soft term loan for promotion of renewable energy projects. (KNN/ES)
This was stated by Minister of state for Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy, Piyush Goyal in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha recently.
The Minister further stated that the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy under its broad based research, development and demonstration programme has been supporting projects at academic institutions, research and development organizations and industry on hydrogen production, its storage and applications; fuel cell technologies; and alternative fuels for surface transportation.
Currently, a total of 40 research and development projects are under implementation in the areas of production of hydrogen by splitting of water using solar energy, through fermentation of biological wastes, gasification of biomass, decomposition of hydrogen sulphide and reformation of biomass derived glycerol; storage of hydrogen in hydrides, carbon materials and liquid organic hydrides; development and demonstration of engines/vehicles for use of hydrogen and hydrogen blended fuels; development of fuel cells including materials and components; development and demonstration of battery operated vehicles; and on different aspects of production of biofuels from the second generation feed-stocks such as ligno-cellulosic wastes and residues, Goyal said.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is providing various fiscal incentive such as generation based incentives, accelerated depreciation, concessional excise and customs duties for the promotion of renewable energy sources in the country.
Besides providing financial and fiscal incentives, a few other measures to promote renewable energy include: setting up of demonstration projects, preferential tariff for purchase of power generated from renewable sources, intensive resource assessment, development of power evacuation and testing facilities, introduction of Renewable Energy Certification and Renewable Purchase Obligation, etc, the Power Minister said.
The Minister further stated that Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency, a Central Public Sector Enterprise under this Ministry, also provides soft term loan for promotion of renewable energy projects. (KNN/ES)
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