MoRTH INVITES PUBLIC SUGGESTIONS ON INCLUSION OF HYDROGEN ENRICHED CNG (WCNG) AS AUTOMOTIVE FUEL

MoRTH INVITES PUBLIC SUGGESTIONS ON INCLUSION OF HYDROGEN ENRICHED CNG (WCNG) AS AUTOMOTIVE FUEL 

• Ministry Of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH) step is aimed at the promotion of Green fuels for in the Country. 
• For this, amendments are to be made in Centra Motor Vehicle Rules 1979. 
• H-CNG is a blend of hydrogen and CNG, the idea of hydrogen concentration being 18% 
• CNC is natural gas. 
• As natural gas is mainly composed of methane, CNG emits fewer air pollutants — carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide. nitrogen oxides and particulate matter—than petro or diesel. 
• • Benefits Of H-CNG: 
• Compared to conventional CNG, Of H-CNG can reduce the emission of carbon monoxide up to 70%
• Safer than hydrogen due to its lower energy content. 
• Usable with existing CMG infrastructure, no major engine modifications are required. 
• Improves engine 
• Challenges Of using +CNG: determining optimized hydrogen/natural gas ratio, ack of storage and supply Infrastructure more expensive than CNG, 
• Other steps to promote green energy in the automobile sector: Inclusion of hybrid electric vehicles, battery electric vehicles, diesel vehicles, and vehicles using blends of biodiesel and ethanol fuel, etc,