In Bulgaria, Renewable Now reported that the Indian government has opened a $11.3 million call for proposals for pilot projects to develop new technologies for producing green hydrogen from biomass and waste materials.
The scheme will be implemented through the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) and will be open to industries, start-ups, and research institutions.
The report noted that the funding will be awarded on top of the funds already sanctioned for start-ups under India’s National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM). The goal will be to promote innovations and demonstrate new, cost-effective technologies that could speed up India’s hydrogen transition.
India introduced its NGHM in early 2023 to incentivize the production of green hydrogen and related research and development (R&D) activities. Incentives for 3,000 MW per year of domestic electrolyzer manufacturing capacity and 862,000 tons of green hydrogen production annually have been supported through the program, the government said.
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