## GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Program Name: Diploma Engineering Level: Diploma ## Branch: Chemical Engineering , Ceramic Technology Subject Code: DI05000291 Subject Name: Green Hydrogen Technology w. e. f. Academic Year: 2026-27 Semester: V Category of the Course: MOPEC Prerequisite: Students should have basic knowledge of Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and fundamentals of Materials Science to understand Green Hydrogen Production and Application Rationale: The course is designed to provide the fundamental concept of hydrogen and fuel cell and relevant engineering and technologies. Green Hydrogen Production Technology will prepare students for the global transition toward clean and sustainable energy systems. As a developing nation India need to work to reduce carbon emissions. Green hydrogen emerges as a key solution for decarbonizing transport, industry and power sectors. This course equips learners with foundational knowledge of hydrogen properties, advanced production technologies, safe storage - transportation methods and critical safety practices. Students also explore real-world applications and future trends shaping the hydrogen economy. The course will lead to develops skilled professionals capable of contributing to India's National Green Hydrogen Mission and global Clean- Entergy goals. ## Course Outcome: After Completion of the Course, Student will able to: | No | Course Outcomes | RBT Level | |------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------| | 01 | Explain the fundamental properties, behavior, and energy relevance of hydrogen, including its types and lifecycle impacts. | R,U | | 02 | Analyze and compare major green hydrogen production technologies based on principles, efficiency, and operational parameters. | R, U, A | | 03 | Evaluate hydrogen storage and transportation methods considering technical, material, and logistical challenges. | R, U, A | | 04 | Understand risk assessment and safety requirements for hydrogen handling and emergency response systems. | R, U | | 05 | Explain the techno-economic feasibility and sector-wise applications of green hydrogen in transport, industry, power systems and its future. | R,U | Page 1 of 8 ## GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Program Name: Diploma Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Chemical Engineering , Ceramic Technology Subject Code: DI05000291 Subject Name: Green Hydrogen Technology *Revised Bloom's Taxonomy (RBT) ## Teaching and Examination Scheme: | Teaching Scheme (in Hours) | Teaching Scheme (in Hours) | Teaching Scheme (in Hours) | Total Credits L+T+ (PR/2) | Total Credits L+T+ (PR/2) | Assessment Pattern and Marks | Assessment Pattern and Marks | Assessment Pattern and Marks | Total Marks | |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------| | L | T | PR | C | Theory | Theory | Tutorial / Practical | Tutorial / Practical | | | L | T | PR | C | ESE (E) | PA(M) | PA(I) | ESE (V) | | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 100 | ## Course Content: | Unit No. | Content | No. of Hours | % of Weightage | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------------|-------------------| | Unit-1: Fundamentals of Green Hydrogen (a) Hydrogen as an element (b) Natural occurrence and isotopes 1.2 Physical and Chemical Properties of Hydrogen (a) Flammability, energy content (b) Storage and safety characteristics 1.3 Types of Hydrogen (a) Green, Blue, Grey: Production methods & emissions (b) Lifecycle carbon analysis 1.4 Green Hydrogen as an Energy Carrier (a) Efficiency, conversion, and advantages (b) Integration into energy systems | 09 | 20 | | | Unit-2: Green Hydrogen Production Technologies 2.1. Principles of Water Electrolysis (a) Electrochemical reaction (b) Thermodynamics and energy requirements 2.2. Alkaline Electrolyzer (AE) Technology (a) Components, working, electrolyte systems (b) Merits and limitations 2.3. PEM and Solid Oxide Electrolyzer (SOEC) | 09 | | 20 | Page 2 of 8 ## GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Program Name: Diploma Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Chemical Engineering , Ceramic Technology Subject Code: DI05000291 Subject Name: Green Hydrogen Technology | | (b) SOEC: High-temperature operation 2.4. Emerging Technologies in Hydrogen Production (a) Photo electrochemical (PEC) water splitting (b) Thermochemical and biological methods 2.5. Operational Parameters and Optimization (a) Current density, pressure, temperature impact (b) System efficiency and energy consumption | | | |----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----|----| | Unit-3: Storage and Transportati on of Green Hydrogen | 3.1 Overview of Hydrogen Storage & Transport Needs (a) Role in hydrogen economy (b) Safety and technical challenges 3.2 Compressed Gas & Liquid Hydrogen Storage (a) High-pressure storage systems (350-700 bar) (b) Cryogenic storage and boil-off management 3.3 Hydrogen Transportation Methods (a) Pipeline systems and material selection (b) Compression and distribution stations 3.4 Mobile and Maritime Hydrogen Transport (a) Tube trailers, tankers, and shipping options (b) Logistics and cost considerations 3.5 Fuel Cell Technologies for Transport (a) PEMFC working principle and applications (b) Efficiency, types, and comparison with combustion engines | 09 | 20 | | Unit-4: Safety and Hazards Management in of Green Hydrogen | (b) Flammability, diffusivity, ignition energy, and explosive limits (c) Behavior of hydrogen leaks and dispersion characteristics (d) Real-world examples of hydrogen-related incidents 4.2 Risk Assessment and Hazard Analysis (a) Techniques: HAZOP, FMEA, What-If analysis (b) Failure mode identification and mitigation planning (c) Safety integration into hydrogen storage and transport systems | 09 | 20 | ## GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Program Name: Diploma Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Chemical Engineering , Ceramic Technology Subject Code: DI05000291 Subject Name: Green Hydrogen Technology | | (d) Case studies on risk and safety failures 4.3 Leak Detection and Safety Systems (a) Leak detection methods: electrochemical, ultrasonic, infrared (b) Ventilation, accumulation control, and flame behavior (c) Safety systems: fire suppression, alarms, isolation systems 4.4 Safety Standards and Regulatory Compliance (a) International codes: ISO, IEC, NFPA (b) Indian standards: BIS, PESO, OSHE regulations (c) Safety certification, inspection, and compliance requirements 4.5 Emergency Response and Best Practices (a) Emergency planning and incident response protocols (b) Safety training, PPE, signage, and regular audits (c) Drills, safety audits and organizational safety culture | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----|-----| | Unit-5: Utilization and Applications of Green Hydrogen | 5.1 Applications in Transport Sector (a) Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs) (b) Heavy-duty transport, buses, trains 5.2 Industrial Applications (a) Ammonia production, refineries, steel manufacturing (b) Hydrogen as a reducing agent 5.3 Power Sector Integration (a) Power-to-Gas and Power-to-X applications (b) Hydrogen turbines and hybrid systems 5.4 Residential and Commercial Uses (a) Hydrogen for heating and fuel blending (b) Hydrogen micro grids and back-up power 5.5 Future Technologies and Global Trends (c) Hydrogen blending in natural gas pipelines (d) Role in de carbonization pathways and international trade | 09 | 20 | | Total | Total | 45 | 100 | Page 4 of 8 ## GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY ## Program Name: Diploma Engineering Level: Diploma ## Branch: Chemical Engineering , Ceramic Technology Subject Code: DI05000291 Subject Name: Green Hydrogen Technology ## Suggested Specification Table with Marks (Theory): | Distribution of Theory Marks (in %) | Distribution of Theory Marks (in %) | Distribution of Theory Marks (in %) | Distribution of Theory Marks (in %) | Distribution of Theory Marks (in %) | Distribution of Theory Marks (in %) | |---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| | R Level | U Level | A Level | N Level | E Level | C Level | | 35% | 35% | 30% | --------- | ___________ | _________ | Where R: Remember; U: Understanding; A: Application, N: Analyze and E: Evaluate C: Create (as per Revised Bloom's Taxonomy) ## References/Suggested Learning Resources: ## (a) Books: | No. | Authors | Title | Publisher | ISBN | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------| | 1 Viswanathan, B.; M. Aulice Scibioh | Fuel Cells - Principles and Applications | Universities Press | 9788173715570 | 1 | | 2 Rebecca L. Busby | Hydrogen and Fuel Cells: A Comprehensive Guide | PennWell Corporation, Oklahoma | 9781593700430 | 2 | | 3 Bent Sorensen | Hydrogen and Fuel Cells: Emerging Technologies and Applications | Elsevier Academic Press, UK | 9780123877093 | 3 | | 4 Kordesch, K.; G. Simader | Fuel Cells and Their Applications | Wiley-VCH, Germany | 9783527285792 | 4 | | 5 Hart, A.B.; G.J. Womack | Fuel Cells: Theory and Application | Chapman & Hall | 9780412078606 | 5 | | 6 Jeremy Rifkin | The Hydrogen Economy | Penguin Group, USA | 9781585422548 | 6 | | Paramvir Singh; Avinash Kumar Agarwal; Anupma Thakur; R.K. Sinha (Eds.) | Challenges and Opportunities in Green Hydrogen Production | Springer (Energy, Environment & Sustainability Series) | 9819713412 | 7 | | Junbo Hou; Min Yang (Eds.) | Green Hydrogen Production by Water Electrolysis | CRC Press / Routledge | 9781032438108 | 8 | | Ashwani Kumar; Sivasakthivel Thangavel; Gaurav Dwivedi | Green Hydrogen Production: Storage, Transportation and Applications | Apple Academic Press | (ISBN not listed in snippet) | 9 | | Agata Godula-Jopek | Hydrogen Production: By Electrolysis | Wiley-VCH | 9783527333428 | 10 | Page 5 of 8 ## GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY ## Program Name: Diploma Engineering Level: Diploma ## Branch: Chemical Engineering , Ceramic Technology ## Subject Code: DI05000291 Subject Name: Green Hydrogen Technology | 11. | Keith Scott (Ed.) | Electrochemical Methods for Hydrogen Production (Chapter: Introduction to Electrolysis, Electrolysers and Hydrogen Production) | Royal Society of Chemistry | 9781788016032 | |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------| | 12. | Agata Godula-Jopek Electrolysis | (Google Books | John Wiley & Sons | | | 13. Jianxin Zou | Hydrogen Storage and Transportation | Springer | | 9789819628759 | | 14. Mohammad Reza Rahimpour; Mohammad Amin Makarem; Parvin Kiani (Eds.) | Hydrogen Transportation and Storage | | CRC Press | 9781003382553 | | 15. Raj Kumar Arya; Anurag Kumar Tiwari; George Verros; Prashant Malik; J. Paulo Davim | Production, Storage & Transportation | Sustainable Hydrogen Energy: | Walter de Gruyter GmbH | 9783110793018 | | 16. | Fotis Rigas | Hydrogen Safety | CRC Press / Green Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Series | 1138071749 | | 17. | Yiliu Liu; Nicola Paltrinieri (Eds.) | Safety Measures for Hydrogen Fueling Stations: A Multi-disciplinary Risk Management Approach | CRC Press | 9780367251548 (from listing) | | 18. | Solomon Asante-Okyere et al. | Risk and Safety Assessment of Hydrogen Pipelines and Storage Tanks (Frontiers Research Article) | Frontiers in Chemical Engineering | - (journal article) | | 19. | Bent Sørensen | Hydrogen and Fuel Cells: Emerging Technologies and Applications | Academic Press | 9780123877093 | | 20. | Rebecca L. Busby | Hydrogen and Fuel Cells: A Comprehensive Guide | PennWell | 9781593700430 | | 21. | Agata Godula-Jopek | Hydrogen Production & Applications | Wiley-VCH | 9783527333428 | ## GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Program Name: Diploma Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Chemical Engineering , Ceramic Technology Subject Code: DI05000291 Subject Name: Green Hydrogen Technology | 22. Michael Ball; Martin Wietschel (Eds.) | The Hydrogen Economy: Opportunities and Challenges | Cambridge University Press | 9780521882163 | |----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------| | 23. International Energy Agency (IEA) | The Future of Hydrogen | IEA | | - (b) Open-source software and website: ## Open-source software 1. H2Tools (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) Hydrogen properties calculator, safety data, leak behavior models. https://h2tools.org/ 2. NIST Chemistry WebBook Thermodynamic properties of hydrogen and isotopes. https://webbook.nist.gov/ 3. OpenModelica Models electrolysis systems, thermodynamics, and energy flows. https://openmodelica.org/ 4. PyBaMM (Python Battery & Electrochemical Modeling) Can be adapted for PEM electrolysis modeling. https://www.pybamm.org/ 5. Cantera Open-source chemical kinetics & electrochemistry simulation. https://cantera.org/ 6. HyRAM (Hydrogen Risk Assessment Model) Open-source tool for hydrogen safety, leaks, dispersion, and risk. https://hyram.github.io/ 7. OpenFOAM CFD simulation of hydrogen leaks, dispersion, and explosions. https://openfoam.org/ 8. SAM (System Advisor Model) For hydrogen-integrated renewable systems. https://sam.nrel.gov/ 9. OpenFTA Fault-tree analysis for hydrogen safety. https://openfta.sourceforge.net/ 10. HOMER Energy (Free Academic Version) Hydrogen microgrids, hybrid systems, backup power. https://www.homerenergy.com/ 11. EnergyPlus Hydrogen heating & building integration. https://energyplus.net/ 12. PyPSA (Python for Power System Analysis) Power-to-X, hydrogen turbines, grid integration. https://pypsa.org/ 13. OpenHPL (Hydrogen Pathway Library) Models hydrogen value chains. https://github.com/OpenEnergyPlatform/ontology 14. MATPOWER (for grid-integrated electrolysis) https://matpower.org/ ## Website - a. https://www.energy.gov/eere/fuelcells/hydrogen-and-fuel-cell-technologies-office - b. https://www.iea.org/reports/the-future-of-hydrogen - c. https://hydrogeneurope.org/ - d. https://www.energy.gov/eere/fuelcells/electrolyzer-technologies - e. https://www.fraunhofer.de/ - f. https://hysafe.info/ - g. https://ehb.eu/ - h. https://www.dnv.com/hydrogen/ - i. https://h2tools.org/ Page 7 of 8 ## GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Program Name: Diploma Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Chemical Engineering , Ceramic Technology Subject Code: DI05000291 Subject Name: Green Hydrogen Technology - j. https://www.nfpa.org/ - k. https://www.iso.org/ - l. https://peso.gov.in/ - m. https://bis.gov.in/ - n. https://www.iea.org/topics/hydrogen - o. https://www.fchea.org/ - p. https://www.ballard.com/ ## (c) Suggested Project List: - a. Build a Small-Scale Electrolyzer (Low-Voltage Demonstration) - b. Design a Green Hydrogen Production Plant (Mini-Scale) that includes: Solar sizing, Electrolyzer selection, Storage design, Safety systems, Cost analysis - c. Hydrogen-Based Rural Energy System A complete solution for a village that includes 4. (a) Solar + electrolyzer 5. (b) Hydrogen storage Fuel cell for night power 6. (c) Cost & feasibility study. ## (d) Suggested Activities for Students: - (a) Calculate hydrogen's thermodynamic properties - (b) Compare hydrogen vs methane vs gasoline - (c) Compare Grey vs Blue vs Green hydrogen - (d) Identify India's hydrogen potential - (e) Identify renewable hotspots in India - (f) Propose a green hydrogen corridor in India - (g) Prepare Emergency Response Plan for Evacuation and Fire suppression strategy in plant - (h) Prepare PPE requirements and Safety signage for Green Hydrogen Production Plant * * * * * * *