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A ROADMAP FOR HYDROGEN ENERGY. GAIL’s MAJOR BUSINESS ACTIVITIES. NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTATION AND DISTRIBUTION (Over 4500 kms of gas pipelines , 90% Market Share).
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GAIL’s 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).
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
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)
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 )
TARGETTED HYDROGEN APPLICATIONS • CNG-H2 combined dispensing in IC engines (Automobiles). (In association with reputed R&D 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.
A Typical Renewable Regenerative Fuel Cell utilising Solar Energy