L&T commissions green hydrogen plant in Indian state of Gujarat

Indian EPC major, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) commissions a green hydrogen plant at its AM Naik Heavy Engineering Complex in the country’s western state of Gujarat.

“The production of green hydrogen based on an alkaline electrolysis process has begun last week,” L&T wrote in a statement.

The plant will produce 45 Kg of green hydrogen on a daily basis, which will be used for captive consumption in the company’s Hazira manufacturing complex, the statement noted.

As per the company, the green hydrogen plant is designed for an electrolyser capacity of 800 KW comprising both alkaline (380 KW) and PEM (420 KW) technologies.

It will be powered by a rooftop solar plant of 990KW peak DC capacity and a 500KW per hour battery energy storage system (BESS). “The plant is spread across 3000 square metres, and the first phase of the project has been installed, tested, and commissioned,” the statement noted.

As per the company, the scope involves the generation of high purity green hydrogen (99.99%) and oxygen, and their captive consumption in the manufacturing shops.

As per the statement, a blend of 15% hydrogen with natural gas will be used as a fuel, and oxygen will supplement the existing usage in cutting and welding applications.

To ensure safe operation and production, the plant design incorporates both active and passive safety systems and will be operated through state-ofthe-art control systems with remote monitoring functionality, the company said. Moreover, an integrated data analytics platform designed by L&T will provide insights into the performance of the electrolysers and the overall plant.

As part of its ESG commitments, L&T has pledged to achieve water neutrality by 2035 and carbon neutrality by 2040 by making green hydrogen an integral part of its clean fuel adoption policy.