As world leaders gather in the UAE this week for COP28 to map out climate mitigation strategies, Adani Power announced that it has launched a pilot green ammonia combustion project at its Mundra plant.
As part of the project, the Mundra power plant, a major private sector power plant, will co-fire up to 20 percent green ammonia in the boiler of a 330 MW conventional coal-fired unit, the Adani Group said in a press release.
Green ammonia, produced from green hydrogen, which in turn is produced by electrolysis using renewable energy, could be a raw material for the boilers.
Because ammonia contains no carbon, there are no carbon dioxide emissions when burned, making it a long-term carbon-neutral alternative to fossil fuels.
Adani Power is working with IHI and Kowa-Japan to conduct the pilot and explore expansion to other Adani Power units and stations. Kowa is active in energy-saving and energy-creating products, while IHI is a heavy industry company with ammonia combustion technology.
Combustion tests at IHI’s factory in Japan have begun with a 20 percent ammonia mixture, simulating the Mundra Power Station equipment.
“The partners believe that the results will be encouraging enough to implement this solution at the Mundra power plant once economic parity between both raw materials is achieved. The Mundra plant is the first site outside Japan selected for this groundbreaking green initiative,” said the Adani Group press release.
The ambitious project has been initiated under the auspices of the Japan-India Clean Energy Partnership (CEP).
“Adani Power is fully committed to reducing its carbon footprint through the adoption of the latest technologies and proactive measures across our business value chain. To further this vision, we are pleased to partner with IHI and Kowa to blend green ammonia for our Mundra plant , which will reduce CO2 emissions. We will continue to integrate more advanced technologies to reduce emissions in the medium term,” said Anil Sardana, Managing Director of Adani Power.
In addition, the conglomerate’s Adani Total Gas announced a ‘green hydrogen production and blending pilot project’ on Tuesday. Adani Total Gas, a leading power and city gas distribution company, is co-promoted by Adani Group and TotalEnergies.
As part of the project, Adani Total Gas will use the latest technologies to blend green hydrogen (GH2) with natural gas for more than 4,000 residential and commercial customers in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, the Adani Group company said in a press release on Tuesday.
GH2 is produced by the electrolysis of water with electricity generated by renewable energy. Mixing hydrogen is less carbon intensive than burning gas, but has the same heating options.
The project is expected to be commissioned in the first quarter of 2024-2025 and the percentage of green hydrogen will be gradually increased to 8 percent or more, subject to regulatory approvals, the press release said.
After successful completion of the pilot, hydrogen-blended fuel will be gradually supplied to larger parts of the city and other permit areas.
Notably, in January this year, the central government approved the National Green Hydrogen Mission, which aims to make India a global hub for the production, use and export of such technologies. The green hydrogen mission will gradually lead to the decarbonization of the industrial, transport and energy sectors, among others, and a reduction in dependence on imported fossil fuels.
The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, commonly known as COP28, will be the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, to be held in Dubai from November 30 to December 12, 2023.
India, a developing country, has an ambition to be developed by 2047 and committed to an ambitious five-part ‘Pancham Ride’ pledge at the COP26 in 2021. This included reaching 500 GW of non-fossil electricity capacity, meeting half of all energy needs from renewables, to reduce emissions by 1 billion tonnes by 2030. India also aims to reduce emissions intensity of GDP by 45 percent. Finally, India is committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2070.
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