NEW DELHI: Almost two decades after the Capital shifted to
compressed natural gas (CNG) as a 'clean' alternative fuel, Delhi could soon have an even cleaner variant with testing to begin on H-CNG (hydrogen-CNG) later this month.
Following a report submitted by the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) to the apex court, the Supreme Court had last month directed the Union government and
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd to look into hydrogen-CNG as an alternative fuel option after the report stated that it could result in reduction of CO and other emissions by as much as 70 per cent.
According to the Supreme Court's instructions, as many as 50 buses will be required to be tested based on H-CNG with a deadline of one year allotted to agencies to carry out testing. IOC officials say work on the fuel variant will be carried out in the city after they are allotted a bus depot later this month.
