Denmark Launches Green Fuels Alliance to Boost Sustainable Energy Partnerships with India

January 9, 2024

The Danish government has announced the launch of the Green Fuels Alliance India (GFAI), a strategic initiative aimed at advancing collaboration between Denmark and India in the sustainable energy solutions sector. This new partnership seeks to promote growth in green fuels like clean hydrogen while helping both countries progress their shared goal of reaching carbon neutrality.

Driving Forces Behind GFAI

The GFAI is led by the Danish Embassy and Consulate General in India. It aligns with sustainability objectives under the 2020 Green Strategic Partnership signed between the two nations.

The alliance also comes as India aggressively pursues its target of net-zero emissions by 2070. Denmark already leads the world in climate action and intends to achieve carbon neutrality even earlier by 2050.

By fostering greater business, research, policy and financial cooperation between Indian and Danish green energy industries, GFAI aims to spur innovation and deployment of technologies like green hydrogen and its derivatives.

Founding Industry Members

Nine pioneering Danish companies have already joined GFAI as founding members:

Maersk – Global shipping giant

Haldor Topsoe – Leader in high-efficiency fuels

Umwelt Energy – Waste-to-energy technology

European Sustainable Solutions – Clean fuels consulting

Novozymes – Bioinnovation leader

Danfoss – Climate solutions provider

Mash Makes – Hydrogen innovation start-up

Brdr. Christensen – Developer of hydrogen refueling stations

Hydrogen Denmark – National fuels cluster organization

The alliance also includes advisory board representation from the India Hydrogen Alliance, Energy Consortium at IIT Madras, Danish Energy Agency and State of Green nonprofit.

Green Fuels Critical for Decarbonization

Green hydrogen and its derivatives like ammonia and methanol are poised to play a pivotal role in reducing emissions from major carbon-intensive industries like transportation, steel and fertilizer production. But high costs and insufficient supply currently constrain adoption.

By combining Danish fuel technology leadership and renewable energy expertise with India’s market growth potential and push toward hydrogen hubs, GFAI aims to accelerate development of a thriving ecosystem for affordable clean fuels.

More broadly, the alliance exemplifies the multiplying effect international climate partnerships can have in urgently driving down global emissions by making game-changing solutions commercially viable. Denmark and India hope their joint efforts to unlock the promise of green hydrogen will inspire other nations to follow suit.

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