INOX Air Products (INOXAP) has commissioned a Green Hydrogen manufacturing plant at Asahi India Glass Limited’s (AIS) float glass facility in Soniyana, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan. Under a 20-year offtake agreement, the plant will supply Green Hydrogen to AIS’s operations, marking its introduction in the float glass manufacturing process.
The plant, powered by solar energy, has a total capacity of 190 tons per annum (TPA) of Green Hydrogen. In the first phase, 95 TPA will be supplied to AIS. The use of Green Hydrogen is expected to reduce carbon emissions at the facility by approximately 1,250 metric tons per year and 25,000 metric tons over the agreement period.
INOXAP is responsible for the design, engineering, installation, and operation of the plant, ensuring a continuous supply of Green Hydrogen to AIS. AIS has invested in the solar power infrastructure that provides renewable energy for hydrogen production.
“The commissioning of our first Green Hydrogen plant at AIS’s Soniyana facility marks an important step in our sustainability efforts. Green Hydrogen will play a key role in reducing emissions in industrial processes,” said Siddharth Jain, Managing Director of INOX Air Products.
AIS has developed its Chittorgarh facility as a greenfield project for manufacturing float glass for automotive and architectural applications. The agreement with INOXAP aligns with AIS’s sustainability initiatives, which include increasing the use of renewable energy sources. “With this initiative, we aim to meet 94% of our power requirements through green energy sources at our Soniyana facility,” said Rupinder Shelly, COO-Architectural Glass, Asahi India Glass Ltd.
The facility is part of AIS’s broader strategy to incorporate sustainable practices in its manufacturing processes, including investments in energy recovery from flue gases. The Green Hydrogen project represents a step towards reducing the carbon footprint in the glass production industry.