Welspun Corp and Tata Steel have signed an agreement to develop the framework and manufacture pipes for the transportation of pure hydrogen and natural-gas blended hydrogen, Kallanish notes.

"We are working towards strengthening its expanding product portfolio both in India and globally while focusing on building a future-ready world,” says Welspun ceo Vipul Mathur.

According to Welspun, this partnership with Tata Steel will assess the suitability of a variety of pipes manufactured by WCL for the transportation of the fuel of the future. It will enhance the general understanding and knowledge of the transportation of hydrogen globally.

"The partnership is an important step in our journey towards sustainability,” says Tata Steel vice president Rajeev Singhal. "This will enable us to jointly develop steel for safe transportation of hydrogen gas which is a critical requirement for adoption of hydrogen fuel in line with the government's National Hydrogen Mission."

In October 2021, Welspun joined the H2Pipe Joint Industry Project on hydrogen pipelines launched by leading industrial certification body DNV AS Energy Systems Pipeline Technology. It was a global industry project to develop the "world's first guideline" for the transportation of hydrogen gas in existing and new offshore pipelines.