LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR GREEN HYDROGEN IN INDIA
AUTHOR – MALINI MODI, STUDENT AT AMITY UNIVERSITY
BEST CITATION – MALINI MODI, LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR GREEN HYDROGEN IN INDIA, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 5 (12) OF 2025, PG. 285-295, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344.
1. Introduction to Green Hydrogen Technology
Green hydrogen is increasingly becoming the linchpin of the transition of the entire world towards a clean energy framework. It is produced through an electrolysis procedure where water (H₂O) is dissolved into hydrogen (H₂) and oxygen (O₂) through the assistance of electricity gained from renewable means such as solar, wind, or hydroelectricity. Blue or grey hydrogen differs from green hydrogen in that it emits no carbon and none of the greenhouse gases at any stage of its production. That makes it a very good fuel where the matter of curbing climate change as well as environmental conservation comes into play. Also, green hydrogen has exceptionally diverse uses and can be employed in a multitude of sectors: it can be applied directly as a fuel to fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), as an industrial feedstock for the manufacturing process of steel and cement, as an energy store, and as part of fertilizer production through the utilization of ammonia.[1]
[1] International Renewable Energy Agency, Green Hydrogen: A Guide to Policy Making, (IRENA 2020) p. 12.