Interplay of Green Hydrogen Technology Innovation & Predictable Carbon-Cost Signals

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India’s growing interest in low-carbon hydrogen reflects a broader global trend: several industrial sectors are beginning to explore transition pathways where molecular fuels may play a long-term role. Electrolyser (technology required for producing hydrogen from renewable electricity) manufacturing capacity is expanding, and early pilots are emerging across green ammonia, mobility, and steel. As attention shifts from technical feasibility to commercial viability, a key strategic question emerges: what actually drives green hydrogen from early projects into large-scale market adoption?

Enabling India’s SAF Roadmap for Aviation Decarbonization via Hydrogen

India’s aviation sector has grown rapidly over the past decade, with domestic passenger numbers increasing from around 50 million in 2010 to approximately 230 million in 2024. India will require a rapid scale-up in SAF production, but the availability of sustainable feedstocks remains a critical bottleneck.

Green Ammonia Price Discovery in India: A Step Toward Sustainability

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In August 2025, the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) announced a record-low price of ₹49.75 per kg ($569 per MT) for green ammonia under the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) program, a significant drop from the 2024 H2Global auction’s ₹100.28 per kg ($1,153 per MT). This article examines the price discovery, auction winners, cost drivers, broader implications, including import substitution, export potential, market development, and associated risks and mitigants, along with a detailed table of the auction winners.

Green finance in the built environment: Mapping India’s opportunity

Build Ahead’s latest working paper explores how India’s green housing finance ecosystem can evolve to unlock sustainable growth in the built environment, and maps current financing instruments, assesses institutional readiness and identifies pathways to scale certified green lending through collaboration among financiers, developers and certification bodies. This marks the first step towards a shared roadmap for mainstreaming green capital in India’s construction and real estate sectors.

Decarbonising the built environment: Cement and concrete technology catalogue

India is entering one of the largest construction cycles in history—amid intensifying climate risks and a fast-approaching net-zero horizon. With embodied carbon already accounting for around 30% of built environment emissions—and set to reach 50% by 2050—there’s an urgent need to decarbonise the materials that shape our cities. Cement and concrete alone contribute roughly 45% of a building’s embodied carbon. …

Accelerating green hydrogen: Unlocking India’s technological prowess

India is at a pivotal moment in the green hydrogen transition. With world-class renewable resources, deep engineering capabilities, and a fast-maturing innovation ecosystem, the country can lead the next wave of clean industrial growth. The question is no longer “if” — it’s “how fast” we can move from promising prototypes to commercial deployment at scale.

Future of mobility: Beyond the blueprint, overcoming barriers to boost usage

As EV adoption surges, the true test of clean mobility is no longer vision—it’s usability. Are chargers installed on time? Do they work reliably? Can drivers pay easily, see real‑time availability, and trust support when something fails? Without a seamless installation and usage experience, networks risk low utilisation, higher costs, and stalled deployment.