Funded by the European Union under grant agreement No. 101269621.
Renewable hydrogen from biogenic waste
BHARAT-EU develops innovative and sustainable pathways for converting agricultural, forestry, industrial and municipal biogenic residues into renewable hydrogen, ultrapure CO₂ and biogenic solid carbon.
A sustainable, safe and scalable renewable hydrogen solution
BHARAT-EU develops and demonstrates a novel waste-to-renewable-hydrogen process concept, combining mature and emerging biochemical and thermochemical technologies.
The project covers the entire value chain: from feedstock identification and preparation to hydrogen purification, carbon valorisation, safety assessment and industrial demonstration.
- Utilisation of non-recyclable biogenic waste streams
- High hydrogen yield and improved energy efficiency
- Valorisation of CO₂, solid carbon and all major side streams
- Compliance with hydrogen handling and safety standards
An integrated approach to renewable hydrogen production
The BHARAT-EU concept combines technology, sustainability, safety and industrial validation within a single flexible framework.
Hybrid conversion systems
Biological and thermochemical pathways are combined to maximise the potential of different biogenic waste streams.
Feedstock flexibility
The process is adaptable to municipal, agricultural, forestry and lignocellulosic biogenic residues.
Resource efficiency
All major process streams are reused or valorised to reduce energy demand, waste and environmental burden.
Reduced emissions
Renewable hydrogen and valuable biogenic co-products support a circular and low-carbon economy.
Safety by design
Inherently safer hydrogen production principles are embedded across process development, operation and training.
Industrial demonstration
Scalable pilot systems will be demonstrated under relevant industrial conditions at TRL 5.
Two complementary pathways, one integrated process concept
The European and Indian process branches examine different biogenic feedstocks and conversion technologies while operating within a unified waste-to-renewable-hydrogen framework.
Municipal biogenic waste to renewable hydrogen
The Indian pathway integrates biochemical and thermochemical processes to recover hydrogen, biomethane, CO₂ and solid carbon.
- Biogenic fraction of municipal waste
- Biomass pretreatment
- Dark fermentation and anaerobic digestion
- Biogas and biomethane processing
- Hydrogen purification and carbon recovery
Lignocellulosic biowaste to high-purity hydrogen
The European pathway combines gasification, syngas treatment, biomethanation and plasma-assisted methane pyrolysis.
- Lignocellulosic biogenic waste
- Autothermal gasification
- Syngas cooling, cleaning and CO₂ removal
- Syngas biomethanation
- Plasma pyrolysis and hydrogen purification
Advancing climate neutrality, energy security and sustainable growth
BHARAT-EU aims to deliver measurable environmental, economic, scientific and societal benefits across Europe and India.
Clean energy transition
Renewable hydrogen can serve as a clean fuel or as feedstock for sustainable fuels, supporting the decarbonisation of energy and transport.
Climate and environment
The project targets greenhouse gas emission reductions of up to 92% compared with conventional hydrogen production routes.
Economic value
The proposed pathway targets renewable hydrogen production costs of approximately €2.7/kg H₂, supported by additional co-product revenue.
EU–India cooperation
Joint research, training, researcher exchanges and open knowledge sharing will strengthen innovation capacity across both regions.
Eight interconnected work packages
The project links management, feedstock analysis, process development, modelling, safety, sustainability, demonstration and communication.
Management
Project coordination, governance, administration and intellectual property.
Feedstocks
Identification, assessment and selection of non-recyclable biogenic feedstocks.
Technology & modelling
Process development, optimisation, simulation and experimental validation.
Safety to impact
Safety, holistic assessment, industrial demonstration and dissemination.
A multidisciplinary European–Indian partnership
BHARAT-EU brings together universities, research organisations, industries and SMEs with complementary expertise across the entire waste-to-renewable-hydrogen value chain.
The consortium combines expertise in process engineering, waste treatment, hydrogen technologies, digitalisation, safety, sustainability assessment and industrial exploitation.
Research, knowledge and open project results
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Project news
BHARAT-EU project officially launched
European and Indian partners begin their joint work on advanced waste-to-renewable-hydrogen technologies.
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Meetings
BHARAT-EU General Assembly meeting
The consortium meets to coordinate the project’s technical, scientific and communication activities.
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Workshops
Renewable hydrogen safety workshop
Researchers and industrial partners share knowledge on safe hydrogen production, handling and storage.
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