Accelera, GAIL Developing Green Hydrogen Technologies, Infrastructure in India

Cummins’ Accelera and GAIL signed an agreement to explore hydrogen production, blending, transportation, and storage opportunities, accelerating green hydrogen and zero-emissions technologies in India. Accelera will combine its hydrogen generation technology with GAIL's established natural gas infrastructure to evaluate and develop hydrogen projects across the transport, power, and steel industries.

"Accelera’s collaboration with a partner like GAIL demonstrates the potential of green hydrogen and the capability of large-scale electrolysis for diverse applications," said Alex Savelli, Global Commercial Leader – Electrolyzers for Accelera. "By combining our advanced electrolyzer technology with GAIL's extensive energy infrastructure and market presence, we are positioned to accelerate the adoption of green hydrogen across India."

The collaboration will also transfer knowledge regarding hydrogen-natural gas blending to develop industry standards and assess new applications for green hydrogen technology.

Previous Partnership

This partnership follows the commissioning of GAIL's green hydrogen plant in 2024, in which Accelera supplied a 10-MW proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer system comprised of two HyLYZER-1000 units. The system produced 4.3 tons of green hydrogen per day, which was then blended with natural gas to power GAIL’s on-site operations. Accelera’s technology also powers a 20-MW facility in Quebec, Canada, and a 25-MW system in Florida.

HyLYZER-1000 electrolyzer; image credit: Accelera

"Building upon the successful implementation of our Vijaipur project, this partnership with Accelera strengthens our commitment to India's National Green Hydrogen Mission,” said Rajeev Kumar Singhal, Director of Business Development, GAIL. “Together, we will work towards developing a hydrogen value chain that supports India's goal of producing 5 million tons of green hydrogen annually by 2030."

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