Through a trial hydrogen-based microgrid system created in collaboration with Electrolyser Company Ohmium, Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) is making a big step towards becoming a clean energy enabler in India. Although the project is still in its infancy, it believes this initiative might serve as a model for providing decentralized green electricity to energy-intensive or off-grid industrial operations.
The partnership looks at producing and using green hydrogen in a closed-loop energy system by fusing Toyota's globally proven fuel cell stack with Ohmium's modular PEM electrolyser technology. If this prototype is effective, it may lead to new industrial energy, and contributes significantly to energy efficiency, and use options, particularly in places where uninterrupted clean power is essential or where grid access is restricted.
“This is a seeding phase where innovation with Indian partners becomes vital to build a roadmap for larger-scale hydrogen deployment,” said Vikram Gulati, Country Head and Executive Vice President, TKM.
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“The input to the electrolyser is simply water and air — it outputs pure green hydrogen, which is then converted into clean electricity through our fuel cell stack. This offers a potentially complete microgrid solution for decentralised, off-grid power,” he added.
The project's goal, according to corporate officials, is to comprehend how two essential technologies, fuel cells and electrolysis, can be successfully combined and designed for Indian conditions.
“We see hydrogen as a clean energy carrier critical not just to mobility, but also to stationary applications,” said Sudeep Dalvi, Senior Vice President and Head of State Affairs, TKM. “This initiative could help us contribute to India’s energy self-reliance and sustainability goals in a demonstrable way.”
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