Thursday, 18 December, 2025
ISA in partnership with ADB, under the G20 2023 India Presidency has created a virtual ‘Green Hydrogen Innovation Centre’ (https://isa-ghic.org/). This Centre of Excellence will support the production, utilization, and trade of green hydrogen (GH), besides providing a platform for knowledge sharing and building competency across the GH value chain. The GHIC will also provide opportunities to incubate Start-Ups, provide certified training, and host Expert Working Groups to support the scale-up of the GH ecosystem in member countries. The platform was launched at the Energy Transitions Ministerial Meeting (ETMM), and subsequently, was included in the G20 Leaders’ Summit Delhi Declaration in September 2023.
The challenge is being implemented by the International Solar Alliance (ISA), in collaboration with ICF Consulting India Private Limited, under the GHIC initiative. It aims to find and support green hydrogen and storage startups with innovative, scalable, and commercially viable solutions for storage and end-use applications. This platform will help these startups incubate and grow. The challenge welcomes applications from eligible startups at the ideation (pre-seed) and market validation (proof of concept or seed) stages. Selected startups will receive seed grants and potential strategic acceleration support.
The objective of the ‘Global Green Hydrogen Startup Challenge’ is to identify and support green hydrogen startups engaged in developing innovative, scalable and commercially viable solutions within the steel and transport sectors. This initiative will serve as a global platform for these start-ups to incubate and grow. The challenge will invite applications from eligible start-ups, and ~20 selected startups will receive seed grants along with strategic acceleration support. Click Here to Know More
