A ROADMAP FOR HYDROGEN ENERGY

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A ROADMAP FORHYDROGEN ENERGY
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GAILs MAJOR BUSINESS ACTIVITIES

• NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTATION AND DISTRIBUTION
  (Over 4500 kms of gas pipelines , 90 Market
  Share).
• NATURAL GAS PROCESSING (7 Plants in 6 locations
  producing over 1.3 million TPA of Liquid
  Hydrocarbons i.e LPG, Propane, Pentane SBPS).
• PETROCHEMICALS ( 3 00,000 TPA ethylene along
  with Downstream units LLDPE/HDPE)
• LPG TRANSPORTATION (2300 km of pipelines).
• TELECOM (Bandwidth Provider - 1650 kms of OFC
  based DWDM).
• EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION ( Blocks 11 in India
  one in Myanmar).
• RETAIL MARKETING (CNG and City gas distribution).

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HYDROGEN PRODUCTION AT GAIL Pata
Natural gas
CO2
C2, C3 Cracking Compression
Gas Sweetening
De-Ethanizer C2
De-Methanizer
Feed Gas Compression and Drying
Residue gas CH4/H2
Feed Gas Chilling and Separation
PSA Unit
Fuel gas
C2/ C3
Hydrogen Capacity 150 kg/hr Purity 99.9985
Vol
LPG Pentane, SBPS
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CURRENT APPLICATION OF HYDROGEN AT GAIL, Pata

• C2 Hydrogenation Unit
• C3 Hydrogenation Unit
• C4 Hydrogenation Unit
• HDPE Unit
• LLDPE /HDPE Swing Unit
• LLDPE /HDPE Swing Unit (New)

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HYDROGEN PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES

• Commercially available in India
• Natural gas reforming
• Naphtha reforming
• Cracking (Petroleum/ Petrochemical Industries)
• Electrolysis (Chlor Alkali Industry)
• Development Stage
• Biomass
• Renewable sources (Solar, Wind )

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TARGETTED HYDROGEN APPLICATIONS

• CNG-H2 combined dispensing in IC engines
  (Automobiles). (In association with reputed RD
  and automobile agencies)
• Study effective composition for economic and
  environmental benefits.
• Demo project for Dispensing to Three wheelers.
• Hydrogen dispensing in IC engines (Generators).
• Hydrogen for Fuel cell based Distributed Power.

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50 KW Fuel Cell Stack with Reformer
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Fuel Cell Vehicles
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Fuel Cell Power Systems
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A Typical Renewable Regenerative Fuel Cell
utilising Solar Energy
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