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(Austrade/Mirage) Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and poor seasonal conditions in North America in 2022 have created spikes in world prices for grain and oilseed (See Figure 1). However, 2 long-term factors are likely to increase global demand for grains and oilseeds over the next decade. These are: demand for animal feed,
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September 30, 2022
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(Channel News Asia/Reuters) India’s HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd will start up a bio-ethanol plant at its Bathinda refinery in northern India in 2023 as part of measures to reduce its carbon emissions, a company official said on Wednesday. “Our company is in the process of constructing 100,000 tonnes per annum ethanol plant
September 29, 2022
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(Autocar India) Union Minister Nitin Gadkari will unveil the Toyota Corolla flex-fuel model at an event in Delhi. — Toyota will showcase the first flex-fuel-powered car in India on September 28. The car that will be unveiled at this event will be a Toyota Corolla hybrid, which is currently on sale
September 28, 2022
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Tata Group Airlines Sign Agreement with CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum to Explore SAF Technology
(Air India/Biobased Diesel Daily) The airline companies of the Tata group—Air India, AirAsia India and Vistara (Tata SIA Airlines)—have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Petroleum Sept. 22 to collaborate and work together on the research, development and deployment of sustainable
September 28, 2022
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by Kishan Karunakaran (Buyofuel/Financial Express) The Indian government is supporting swift transformation of conventional, fossil fuel-based transportation to electric vehicles with policy support, schemes like FAME, financing options and subsidies. … The Indian government is supporting swift transformation of conventional, fossil fuel-based transportation to electric vehicles with policy support, schemes
September 26, 2022
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by Rahul Jain (Down to Earth) … It can synthesise large volumes of oil (20 times more than that of mustard per acre), grow fast (10 times quicker than terrestrial plants) and capture carbon dioxide (CO2). Since then, big industries and startups around the globe have been working to commercialise algae-based
September 25, 2022
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(India Education Diary) Science and Technology Minister Dr Jitendra Singh has said that sustainable biofuels play a key role in reducing Green House Gas emissions from the transport sector and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been consistently encouraging and monitoring Net Zero endeavours. He was addressing the Main Stage Summit
September 25, 2022
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by Jonathan Gleave (Argus Media) A better traceability of imported feedstocks used to produced advanced biofuels, particularly those derived from the palm oil sector, is essential for both the reputation of the market and the EU but the block’s recent drive for better certification falls short, according to Portugal’s association of
September 23, 2022
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(Hindustan Times) The new policy is also to encourage the farmers to cut, bale and store paddy straw produced in their fields and facilitate them to sell it for use in various projects — The Haryana government will soon implement a policy aimed at curbing incidents of crop residue burning and
September 23, 2022
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by Rituraj Baruah (Live Mint) The alliance would initially focus on knowledge sharing and transfer of technology on production of biofuel from feedstock and 2G and 3G biofuels, rather than trade — In a bid to counter OPEC, India is looking at creating an alliance of biofuel producing countries, with biofuel
September 20, 2022
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(Punjab News Express) Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Mann led Punjab Government has constituted a task force to discuss and create enabling mechanism for off-take of Fermented Organic Manure (FOM) generated from Compressed Biogas (CBG) projects based on agro-residue in the State, said Mr. Aman Arora, Minister for New and Renewable Energy
September 19, 2022
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The World Hydrogen Energy Summit is the Energy And Environment Foundation’s global event offering a unique platform for hydrogen leaders to explore new energy futures. The theme of the summit is “Green Hydrogen: Cleaner and Zero Emission Fuel for a Sustainable Green Economy”. Green Hydrogen is expected to emerge as a
September 14, 2022
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(LastLY) If India achieves the target of blending 20 per cent ethanol with petrol by 2025, it will save around Rs 1 lakh crore of foreign exchange, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday. READ MORE
September 14, 2022
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(The Tribune) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a joint committee comprising representatives of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), State Pollution Control Board (PCB) and Ferozepur Deputy Commissioner to look into the alleged contamination of groundwater due to the discharge from an ethanol plant at Mansurdeva village in Zira sub-division.
September 9, 2022
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by Elza Turner (S&P Global) … Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries will convert its conventional hydrogen capacity to renewable hydrogen by 2025, Chairman & Managing Director Mukesh Ambani said Aug. 29. “We aim to progressively commence transition from gray hydrogen to green hydrogen by 2025, after proving our cost and performance targets,”
September 8, 2022
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(Projects Today) Krishak Bharati Cooperative (Kribhco) is in the process of setting up three greenfield grain-based ethanol manufacturing plants in the states of Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The plants will be set up in next three years at an estimated cost of Rs 1,000 crore. Kribhco Green Energy, a special purpose
September 7, 2022
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(Research & Markets/PR Newswire) The “Transportation Grade Bioethanol Market – A Global and Regional Analysis: Focus on Raw Material, Fuel Blend, End Use, and Region – Analysis and Forecast, 2022-2031” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The transportation grade bioethanol market is expected to grow at a healthy growth rate, as many countries have
September 6, 2022
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Conference & Expo Objectives Expand technical know-how of Green & Sustainable Chemistry vis-a-vis its potential in reducing effluent load at the source of its generation. Facilitate learning from technical experts, best practices, and successful case-studies. Facilitate cross-sector learnings on innovations and advancements in implementing Green & Sustainable chemistry. Introduce emerging
September 5, 2022
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by R Krishna Das (Business Standard) The establishment of an ethanol plant will generate direct and indirect employment opportunities in the region and boost economic prosperity in the region. Chhattisgarh’s first ethanol plant will be constructed near Bhoramdev Cooperative Sugar Factory in Kabirdham district. The district administration has identified 35 acres of
September 5, 2022
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This week on ABLC CONNECT, we looked at the world of Advanced ethanol – markets, players, technologies, policy. 2G ethanol, sugarcane, ethanol as an intermediate, and advanced yield opportunities. We were fortunate to be joined by two leaders in the field, Dave Rubenstein, CEO of
September 5, 2022
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(Bioenergy Insight) The City Armed Reserve (CAR) campus in Adugodi has become the first in the city’s police department to have a waste management facility, according to the New Indian Express. The biogas generated through wet waste will soon be used to cook food for its huge dog squad here. Hasiru
August 31, 2022
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(Aemetis) India plant expected to deliver 8 million gallons of biodiesel in two months; Plant expected to reach 100% capacity due to strong domestic demand — Aemetis, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMTX) announced today that its Universal Biofuels subsidiary in India, owner and operator of a biodiesel plant located near the Port of
August 30, 2022
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(Antara News) State-Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir has urged state companies to explore the potential of ethanol as a substitute for fossil fuels in Indonesia, as done by India and Brazil. “We are encouraging PTPN Holdings (state-owned plantation company Perkebunan Nusantara) to increase and allocate (their products) for sugar and
August 25, 2022
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by Brajendra K Parashar (Lucknow News/Hindustan Times) Currently, the retail sale of biodiesel directly to consumers is not permitted in UP though no additional permission or licence is required to be obtained for production and storage of such fuel in the state — Uttar Pradesh government’s new bioenergy policy is expected
August 24, 2022
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by Somit Sen (Times of India/Net4News) BEST has proposed to convert 220 diesel buses of Mumbai to ones running on “green hydrogen” with a pilot project planned with the Union transport ministry, announced BEST general manager Lokesh Chandra. It is a cheaper fuel and pollution free. The idea stems from Union
August 24, 2022
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(IREDA) Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA) today, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bank of India (BoI) for co-lending, co-origination, and loan syndication for Renewable Energy projects. The MoU was signed at the Bank of India headquarters in Mumbai in the distinguished presence of Shri Pradip Kumar
August 23, 2022
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by P C Thomas (News Track Live) Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh has directed concerned officials to prepare a bioenergy policy that will promote biofuel production in the state. The Chief Minister said that efforts to promote bioenergy projects including compressed biogas (CBG), biocoal, ethanol, and biodiesel have
August 22, 2022
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World Renewable Energy Technology Congress & Expo — August 24-25, 2022 — New Delhi, India and ONLINE
World Renewable Energy Technology Congress & Expo an International Annual Conference & Exhibition organizing from 24th to 25th August every year (on same dates) at New Delhi, India. WRETC & Expo is visualized and planned as an event in the backdrop of India’s vision on achieving “Energy Independence and Power for all
August 22, 2022
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(Reuters/Financial Express) On the occasion of World Biofuel day, Nexgen Energia, India’s fastest-growing clean fuel energy company announces its expansion plan to enter the Ethanol segment and set up plants across the country. The company plans to invest around Rs 300 crore into its upcoming projects in the coming fiscal year.
August 18, 2022
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by Sergius Barretto (Autocar India) Maruti is also exploring the use of bio-CNG to add to its portfolio of alternative fuel engines — Maruti Suzuki has begun work on an E85 capable (85 percent ethanol) engine, according to the company, though no details about its market introduction were revealed. The carmaker’s model
August 17, 2022
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by Shishir Joshipura (Times of India) … Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) derived from bio-based resources is a low carbon aviation fuel that has been successfully tested on the pilot scale. Bio-based sugary, starchy, and lignocellulosic feedstocks undergo biochemical and biothermal processing in advanced bio-refinery to produce sustainable aviation fuel. Being low
August 17, 2022
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(GMR Hyderabad International Airport) Strengthening its efforts towards eco-friendly operations, GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd. (GHIAL) recently launched two sustainable initiatives, an EV (Electric Vehicle) charging station at Main Car Park and a Bio-Diesel Filling station at the Public Transportation Center (PTC). Inculcating the use of sustainable resources, the initiatives are significant steps
August 16, 2022
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the country’s first 2G cellulosic ethanol biorefinery, the Indian Oil project at Panipat, Haryana. This 100 KLPD Project is based on Praj’s proprietary technology processing Rice Straw as feedstock for production of Ethanol. Praj is the Technology Licensor and
August 12, 2022
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(Express Mobility) The seminar aimed to disseminate knowledge, experience, and learning on biofuels ecosystem, especially Ethanol. The conference deliberated various aspects of ethanol production and use including shared industry best practices and understanding of the concept of ‘decarbonisation’ of the automotive sector. The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) today
August 11, 2022
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(New Indian Express/PTI) Modi said the ethanol plant worth Rs 900 crore will provide a permanent solution to the problem of stubble burning in farms. — Dedicating the second-generation ethanol plant of India Oil Corporation to the nation here, Modi said that the same amount of Rs 50,000 crore has gone
August 10, 2022
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(Manufacturing Today) World Biofuel Day is observed every year on 10th August to create awareness about the importance of non-fossil fuels as an alternative to conventional fossil fuels. Bharat Petroleum on the occasion of World Biofuel day reiterates the strategic importance of biofuels in India. Biofuels in India will assist in
August 10, 2022
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(PTI/Devdiscourse) Rs. 30K Cr Annually Mumbai, Maharashtra, India NewsVoir Bharat Petroleum, the second largest Indian Oil Marketing Company and one of the premier integrated energy companies in India, has reiterated the strategic importance of biofuels in India, on occasion of World Biofuel Day. World Biofuel Day is observed every year on
August 9, 2022
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(Business Today India/PTI) Piloting the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022, Power Minister R K Singh said “this is the bill for the future” and added that the renewable energy capacity addition in the country was the fastest in the world. Lok Sabha on Monday passed a bill seeking to promote the
August 9, 2022
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(Press Trust of India/Republic World) PM Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation on Wednesday via video conferencing a second generation (2G) ethanol plant built at an estimated cost of Rs 900 crore in Haryana’s Panipat. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the Nation on Wednesday via video conferencing a
August 8, 2022
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(Projects Today) Fylfot Geoworks is planning to set up ethanol unit with at Patvi in Ambala district of Haryana. The proposed unit will have a capacity of 100 klpd and will spread over 25 acres land parcel. The project will also include installation of 4 MW rice-husk based captive power
August 5, 2022
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by Anusha Krishnan (Mongabay/Genetic Literacy Project) The main advantages of biofuels over conventional fossil fuels is that the world is unlikely to deplete its sources of biofuels, as they are renewable. In addition, most biofuels have lower greenhouse gas emissions than fossil fuels. For many countries such as India, domestic
August 2, 2022
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(Cranfield University) Multi-million-pound investment needed in technologies such as direct air capture; Some airports could become green energy ‘power stations’ to fuel the aircraft they serve; Carbon capture technology should be integrated alongside other transport policies as part of Government’s Net Zero 2050 roadmap Multi-million-pound investment is urgently needed in technologies including direct
August 2, 2022
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by Deepa Jainani (Financial Express) India’s sugar production in 2022-23 season is likely to fall 1.4% from the current season despite an increase in acreage as mills are likely to divert more cane for ethanol production, industry body Indian Sugar Mills Association said in a statement on Friday. Based on
July 27, 2022
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(Praj) An international alliance, ‘Mission Possible Partnership’ (MPP) in a landmark development released a report, “Making Net-Zero Aviation possible: An industry-backed, 1.5°C aligned Transition Strategy” on Thursday, July 14, 2022. The report outlines the transition strategy for the aviation sector to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Praj, with its groundbreaking Sustainable
July 22, 2022
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(PSU Connect) Till February 28, 2022, Oil PSUs have released Letter of Intent (LoIs) for the establishment of 3160 CBG plants for procurement of CBG. — The Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Rameswar Teli in a written reply today in Lok Sabha informed that the Government is
July 22, 2022
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by Will Mathis, Laura Hurst and Francois De Beaupuy (Bloomberg News) … BP Plc is taking the lead in the $36 billion Asian Renewable Energy Hub, a project that aims to install 26 gigawatts of solar and wind farms over a vast 6,500-square-kilometer (2,500 square-mile) stretch of Western Australia’s Pilbara region, and
July 20, 2022
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Earnings season calls, and one of the bioeconomy’s most dynamic and innovative public companies has an updated presentation out — all the markets, technologies, sources of revenues, trends, lines of business — biogas/RNG, advanced fuels, conventional fuels and more. READ MORE The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide
July 20, 2022
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(Bioenergy Insight) Koodugal, which is an Indian NGO, has started helping villages in India install biogas plants and achieve energy self-sufficiency. As a result, villages including Chaparthi and Thaliyur, Kaveripattinam block in Krishnagiri district, now have biogas plants that have been operating for a few months. Koodugal Trust along with
July 19, 2022
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by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) … Biodiesel producers, for instance, have lost market share and feedstock to renewable diesel, not necessarily because renewable diesel is a better fuel. Sometimes policy distortions are the reason the market plays out the way it does. But one man, Karl W. Feilder—a biodiesel producer
July 18, 2022
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(Bioenergy Insight) Adnan Wanii of Ola Mobility Insitute says extracting clean energy from Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) can potentially solve the dual challenge of disposing of India’s ever-growing mounds of garbage and reducing dependence on fossil fuels. He says: “The demand from energy-guzzling sectors like transportation, and commitments to decarbonising
July 18, 2022
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by Rajesh Ayyappasur (GPS Renewables/Express Mobility) … While the electric mobility industry is doing quite a commendable job of ushering in a new age of green transportation and its widespread implementation, there is no hiding from the fact that the source still has a large carbon footprint. In other words,
July 11, 2022
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Shell’s focus on low carbon fuels for aviation is apparent and progress is being made towards more sustainable skies as Shell reaches key milestones and has plans for even bigger ones by 2030. Find out how Shell is investing in technology and innovation to produce
July 11, 2022
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by Ragini Saxena (Bloomberg/Yahoo!) Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., the automaker that sells every other car on the nation’s roads, believes electric vehicles aren’t the answer to reducing carbon emissions in the world’s third-biggest releaser of greenhouse gases — at least not in the immediate future. India’s largest automaker reckons that
July 7, 2022
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by Nidhi Verma and Aftab Ahmed (Reuters) India has expanded the excise duty exemption for biofuels to encourage the blending of higher proportions of ethanol and components of vegetable oil with gasoline and diesel, a government order said. … The tax exemption will be applicable to an ethanol portion of
July 5, 2022
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by Chuck Abbott (Successful Farming) Corn will become less important and sugarcane will become the dominant feedstock for making ethanol in the coming decade, said an agricultural outlook published jointly by the OECD and FAO on Wednesday. The report forecast a relatively slow growth rate for biofuels, averaging 0.6% a year
July 1, 2022
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … Praj, India’s most accomplished industrial biotechnology company driven by innovation, integration, and delivery capabilities. Over the past four decades, Praj has focused on the environment, energy, and agri-process industry, with over 1000++ customer references spanning 100+ countries across 5 continents. With sustainability at its core
July 1, 2022
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by Ragini Saxena (Bloomberg) Natural gas, biofuels a better answer for India currently; Maruti to launch hybrid car under Toyota pact within 12 months — Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., the automaker that sells every other car on the nation’s roads, believes electric vehicles aren’t the answer to reducing carbon emissions in
June 27, 2022
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(Navhind Times) … India needs a massive investment to the tune of $225 billion to $250 billion over the next few years to meet its remit in this regard. It is germane to note that the private sector has paved the path in investing in renewable energy, having contributed over 90%
June 20, 2022
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by Indronil Roychowdhury (Financial Express) India’s target for biodiesel production was 200 million litre in 2021, Garg said. But a steady supply of biodiesel conforming to global standards required for heavy off-highway machines was currently a challenge as only a few sellers operated in the segment, he added. … Komatsu
June 20, 2022
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by Pooja Yadav (India Times) PM Modi informed that India has achieved the target of 10% ethanol blending, 5 months ahead of schedule. In 2014, ethanol blending was at 1.5 per cent. Talking about its benefit, he said, “First, it has led to a reduction of 27 lakh tonnes of carbon
June 20, 2022
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(AWAZ The Voice) … However, right now, the main worry for the government planners is its cost to make it commercially viable. The International Solar Alliance (ISA) and the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) are working on an innovative concept, which, as and when materialises, will not just bring down
June 17, 2022
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(Adani) Adani New Industries Ltd to invest USD 50 Bn in green hydrogen; This is India’s largest commitment to green hydrogen by a company — Adani, India’s fastest-growing diversified business portfolio, and energy supermajor TotalEnergies of France, have entered into a new partnership to jointly create the world’s largest green hydrogen
June 15, 2022
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by Mehak Agarwal (Business Today India) The company’s Instagram handle shared a 51-second-long video clip of the same and wrote, “Fuel from algae? You heard that right! Our scientists have developed cutting-edge innovative capabilities for algae strain development, cultivation, and harvesting.” — Mumbai-headquartered energy to telecom bellwether Reliance Industries (RIL) announced
June 14, 2022
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by Nidhi Verma and Rajendra Jadhav (Reuters) Indian state fuel retailers have agreed to provide monetary relief to sugar mills and other producers of ethanol to compensate for high energy costs to boost biofuel production, according to a letter written by the companies to manufacturers. India, the world’s third biggest oil
June 10, 2022
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(Economic Times) Prime Minister Narendra Modi had mentioned on June 5 during a programme to celebrate World Environment Day that India has reached its goal of blending 10% ethanol in petrol and this was done five months before schedule. — The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar has reached out to the
June 10, 2022
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by Munawar Hasan (The News International) Pakistan should focus on introducing use of biofuel in the domestic market in financial year 2022-23 to save nearly a billion dollars coupled with slashing petrol price by 10 to 20 percent. Despite immense potential, the agriculture sector of the country is completely devoid of
June 8, 2022
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(Press Trust of India/India Standard) Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday stressed on the need to switch to alternative fuel like ethanol and said efforts are on to introduce ethanol in construction and agriculture equipment. The Union road transport and highways minister said the country imports petroleum products worth Rs 10 lakh crore to meet the requirements
June 8, 2022
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) If you missed ABLC in Washington, D.C. this spring, check out Dr. Pramod Chaudhari’s William C. Holmberg Award acceptance address here and now with this slide guide. Covering Praj’s partnerships to accelerate bioeconomy advancements, their latest initiatives like Bio-Mobility and Bio-Prism, how they are decarbonizing
June 8, 2022
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(U.S. Grains Council) Delegations from Japan, South Korea, India and Indonesia traveled to the United States last week to take part in the Indianapolis 500. Hosted by the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) in collaboration with the Indiana Corn Marketing Council, the group was able to see firsthand the role ethanol plays
June 7, 2022
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by Santosh Singh (Indian Express) … About 200 km to the east, a former brick-kiln owner is juggling “at least 200 calls every day”, from farmers, traders, suppliers and job-seekers ready to sign up for the new ethanol plant he is promoting in Purnia. “This is just the beginning,” says Bihar’s Industry
June 6, 2022
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(The Statesman) … For the past two decades, India has been making progress towards putting in place an ecosystem to increase the quantities of fuel-grade ethanol blended into petrol under the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) program for its use in vehicles, particularly two and four-wheelers. This effort has ramped up
June 6, 2022
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(India Express News Service) Speaking on World Environment Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that while the global average for carbon emissions per person is four tonnes, for Indians it is only around half a tonne per year. — India has achieved the target of blending 10 per cent ethanol in
June 6, 2022
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(Express Mobility) Unblended biodiesel (B100) is 100 percent Biodiesel and is manufactured from various feed stocks including soyabean oil, used cooking oil, animal tallow and plant seeds in India. Volvo CE India has announced that its customers across the country will have access to select biodiesel blends to run their Volvo
June 1, 2022
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by Shailesh Menon (Economic Times) The government’s roadmap for blending ethanol with petrol has cheered sugar manufacturers and could trim oil import bills. But its role in a renewable energy future needs more clarity. There are several challenges and questions. … Early this year, Triveni Engineering switched its focus yet
May 31, 2022
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(Bioenergy Insight) Indian Railways is taking a big step towards the conservation of energy. According to the Railway Ministry, a biogas plant has been set up by the Southeast Central Railway zone at Electric Loco Training Centre at Uslapur Adarsh railway station in the state of Chhattisgarh. Food is being
May 31, 2022
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by Kelly Davis (Renewable Fuels Association) On May 24, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee (REEEAC) held its last Charter 6 meeting. REEEAC advises the Secretary of Commerce regarding the development and administration of programs and policies that expand the competitiveness of U.S. exports of renewable energy
May 31, 2022
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(Express Mobility) … The new products launched include cranes, piling rigs, excavators, ripper arms, pile breakers, drill attachments, motor graders, mining trucks, milling machines, forklifts, and reach stackers amongst others. … He (Deepak Garg, Managing Director of Sany and South Asia) said that, with a steep hike in diesel prices,
May 28, 2022
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(Indian Chemical News/Great Eastern Shipping Company) The sustainable biofuels can be used as a marine ‘drop-in fuel’ to help reduce carbon emissions in shipping. — The Great Eastern Shipping Company Limited with support from the Director General of shipping, India & Indian Registry of Shipping have successfully completed India’s first trials
May 27, 2022
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(Worley) Worley has been awarded a contract by Heartwell Renewables LLC (Heartwell), a joint venture between The Love’s Family of Companies and Cargill, for the detailed and field engineering services for a greenfield renewable diesel plant in Hastings, Nebraska. The new plant will produce an estimated 302 million litres of
May 27, 2022
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(LastLY) A Hyderabad based bio-ethanol startup, has developed a disruptive technology for ‘inline’ sterilization of liquid raw materials. This could be of significant importance to the ethanol industry, especially while handling the inventories of perishable materials for a longer period. READ MORE
May 20, 2022
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by P. C. Thomas (News Track Live) Union Cabinet chaired by Pm Modi adopted revisions to the National Policy on Biofuels 2018 on Wednesday. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas notified the ‘National Policy on Biofuels 2018’ on June 4, 2018, superseding the National Policy on Biofuels promulgated by the
May 18, 2022
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by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Aemetis Inc. released first quarter 2022 financial results on May 12, confirming that the company’s corn ethanol plant in Keyes, California, is operating at near capacity and discussing progress with the company’s biogas, renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and carbon capture projects. Andy Foster,
May 17, 2022
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by Sanjay Dutta (Times of India/MSN) India has achieved nearly 10% ethanol blending of petrol months ahead of the target, a move that will spare consumers an additional Rs 2 per litre tax from October. The budget had proposed the additional tax on unblended petrol from October to speed up adoption
May 13, 2022
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(Swarajya) The state-run Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) – Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) – have entered into a long-term purchase agreement (LTPA) for upcoming dedicated ethanol plants across India. The first set of Tripartite-cum-Escrow Agreement (TPA) was signed among OMCs,
May 11, 2022
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(Equity Bulls) Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited (GACL) and GAIL (India) Limited (GAIL) have joined hands to set-up a Bioethanol plant of 500 KLD capacity. A Term Sheet for setting up a Bioethanol plant in Gujarat was signed by Shri Harshad R Patel, IAS, Managing Director of GACL and Shri
May 11, 2022
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by Tanvi Deshpande (IndiaSpend.com/Scroll.in) Achieving the target won’t drastically reduce emissions nor will India achieve energy security because of it. — For India to meet its target of 20% ethanol blended in petrol by the year 2025 (commonly known as the E20 target), it will have to bring in more land
May 10, 2022
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(ENS Economic Bureau/Indian Express) The ethanol blending programme is aimed at reducing the country’s dependence on crude oil imports, cutting carbon emissions and boosting farmers’ incomes. The level of ethanol blending in petrol in India has reached 9.99 per cent, Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Monday. India had
May 10, 2022
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by Chintu Das (Krishi Jagran) Biofuels and biofuel crops have long been used as a fossil fuel replacement. Biofuel is a low-carbon fuel that is made from biomass rather than the extremely slow geological processes that generate fossil fuels. Biofuel demand is predicted to increase in the next several years, possibly
May 6, 2022
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(Deccan Herald/PTI) … The Ukraine crisis, along with the situation in Afghanistan, developments in the Indo-Pacific and pressing global challenges, figured prominently in the talks between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his visiting Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio on Friday. In the discussions, the two foreign ministers agreed to
May 6, 2022
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by Daniela Castim (Bio Market Insights) In Uttar Padresh, India, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is set to present a plan to tackle the stray cattle problem. The plan includes providing shelters within 100 days to accommodate up to 50,000 stray cattle, with the goal to increase that to 100,000 in six
May 4, 2022
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by Rakesh Mohan Chaturvedi (Economic Times) The ethanol plant has been built using the latest technology and will not discharge any waste, making it a zero-liquid discharge plant that is completely environment friendly. It was commissioned under the Government of India and the Bihar dispensation’s ethanol promotion policies announced in
May 4, 2022
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(News 18) Nitin Gadkari on Friday said his dream as Transport Minister is diversification of the automobile industry towards ethanol, methanol, green hydrogen and others. — Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Friday said his dream as Transport Minister is diversification of automobile industry towards ethanol,
May 2, 2022
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(India.com) India’s First Greenfield Grain-Based Ethanol plant has been built by Eastern India Biofuels Private Limited on around 15 acres of land at a cost of Rs 105 crore. — The nation on April 30 got its greenfield grain-based ethanol plant at Ganeshpur near Parora in Bihar’s Purnia district. Inaugurating the ethanol
May 2, 2022
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by Shivam Dwivedi (Krishi Jagran) CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) held a webinar titled “Ethanol Roadmap for 2025” on April 22, 2022, and GPS Renewables sponsored the webinar. The ‘Ethanol Roadmap for 2025’ webinar highlighted the market opportunity of 1G Ethanol projects to meet India’s target of 20% ethanol blending with
April 26, 2022
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(The Sangai Express/e-pao.net) Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) organised a biofuel exhibition at IOCL Imphal Depot, Malom today (April 25, 2022) as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebration. The event was inaugurated by Robertson Asem, Director (CAF & PD) and Stephen C Guite, Chief Depot Manager, Imphal Depot. Many
April 26, 2022
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(PTI/The Economic Times) The government is implementing a scheme since 2018 to offer soft loans to sugar mills and distilleries with an aim to increase ethanol output and its supply under Ethanol Blended with Petrol (EBP) Programme, especially during the surplus season and thereby improving the liquidity position of the sugar
April 26, 2022
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April 23, 2022
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(Proteum Energy/Business Wire) Proteum Energy, LLC is adding to its intellectual property portfolio with the grant of a new patent by the Indian Patent Office on March 31, 2022. The new patent issued for “refining assemblies and methods for rich natural gas” supports the company’s proprietary steam non-methane reforming (SnMR™) technology
April 21, 2022
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(Economic Times Energy World) Brazil’s experience of creating an ethanol economy has the potential to support others in developing their strategies and selecting the best pathways. … Biofuels have been a part of Brazil’s National Energy policies for nearly half a century. As a result, the country’s experience of creating
April 20, 2022
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(Economic Times) Already in its final stages, the ethanol plant is expected to start production in the year 2023. — On a recent visit to London, Anuj Kumar Agarwal, promoter of Hydrise Group and Trade Commissioner of Tanzania, got funding of Rs 50 crore from Athena Capitals to set up
April 19, 2022
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(PTI/The Week Magazine) By making biofuel accessible and connecting raw materials aggregators, manufacturers, consumers and waste materials in an all-in-one app, Buyofuel is empowering the biofuel industry with its online green fuel marketplace. Taking a leap towards a sustainable future, the company is envisioning to create a platform for trading
April 19, 2022
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(The Print/PTI) A team of the Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested the Chief Executive Officer of Biofuel Authority here along with a contract worker for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 5 lakh, officials said. The accused Surendra Singh Rathore had demanded Rs 20 lakh bribe from the complainant in lieu of allowing
April 12, 2022
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by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) In India, The Hindu Business Line reports that Praj Industries Ltd. is in collaboration with the Pune-based Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), and is developing a binder that will help blend ethanol with diesel, the company’s top official has said. According to The Hindu Business Line,
April 11, 2022
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(Times of India) The anti-corruption bureau (ACB) on Thursday arrested the chief executive officer (CE0) cum project director of Biofuel Authority and a contract worker under him from Yojana Bhawan for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 5 lakh. … “It was alleged that he was demanding Rs 20 lakh from a complainant in lieu of
April 8, 2022
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(Triveni Engineering) The new distillery will increase TEIL’s production capacity from the current 320 KLPD to 480 KLPD; The expansion plan is in line with the Government’s vision of achieving 20% ethanol blended petrol by 2025 — Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd. (TEIL), one of the largest integrated sugar producers
April 7, 2022
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(News On Air) Alternative fuels are non-conventional and advanced fuels, which can be used in place of existing fossil fuels like petroleum products, coal, natural gas and others. They are preferred across the globe over conventional fuels because of their obvious advantages like relatively low cost, environmental and emission benefits,
April 6, 2022
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by Mark Peplow (Nature) Companies are scrambling to turn the greenhouse gas into useful products — but will that slow climate change? — Tongyezhen is a town with coal in its bones. … But later this year, a chemical plant here is set to become the world’s largest facility for
April 6, 2022
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(GTI) GTI Senior Institute Engineer and Bioenergy Initiatives Manager, Terry Marker, will be presented with the prestigious 2022 Don Klass Award for Excellence in Thermochemical Conversion Science on April 20th at tcbiomass2022, being held in Denver, Colorado and co-hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
April 5, 2022
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(India Education Diary) The Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Rameswar Teli in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today informed that the Government is promoting Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme with broader objectives of providing boost to domestic agriculture sector, environment benefits,
April 5, 2022
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by Ragini Saxena (Bloomberg) India is banking on sustainable fuel-powered airlines and increased digitization in airports to clean up aviation as the nation prepares for a net carbon zero future by 2070. India will have 96 airports that will be carbon neutral and run on renewable energy by 2024, Civil Aviation
March 30, 2022
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(Axens) Airport operators Groupe ADP and GMR Airports together with Airbus, Axens and Safran have signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to conduct a joint study on Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) and their potential in India. The objective of the study, conducted under the lead and coordination of Groupe
March 28, 2022
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RNG, Renewable Fuels from Solar, Waste Wood & Carbon: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Aemetis
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Third generation tech is what Aemetis calls it – using renewable fuels for carbon capture & sequestration siphons carbon from the atmosphere into crops which are converted into renewable fuels, then the solar energy is released as transportation energy while the CO2 from biofuels production
March 28, 2022
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(Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis) War in Ukraine threatens global grain supply as well as oil, making India’s wise use of arable land an imperative — India’s 2025 target for 20% ethanol blending in petrol requires large increases in ethanol from sugar and grains. A new report by the Institute for Energy
March 24, 2022
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) On Day 2 of ABLC in Washington, DC, The Digest announced the 50 Hottest Projects in the Advanced Bioeconomy 2022. This year, the focus was on advanced bioeconomy manufacturing sites, completed or in development, at pilot, demonstration or commercial scale for intermediates or finished products, rather
March 18, 2022
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by Rajkamal Narayanan (Financial Express) Come March 16, and Japanese carmaker Toyota will launch a green hydrogen-based project in India, a step towards introducing an alternative fuel car, the Centre is agressively looking for. “There will be a pilot project on March 16, in New Delhi where a Toyoto car, manufactured
March 15, 2022
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(Jakarta News) Ganesh Benzoplast Limited along with Singapore based Golden Agri International Enterprises Pte. Ltd., KN Agri Resources Ltd and other investors, through- Bluebrahma Clean Energy Solutions Pvt Ltd. – has ventured into production of Ethanol and Extra Neutral Alcohol (ENA) by acquiring 100 per cent shareholding in an ongoing
March 13, 2022
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) How does Praj do simultaneous production of 2G ethanol and RNG from bagasse? What made the 3 cellulosic ethanol for Oil Marketing Cosin India successful? Where do Praj’s Celluniti and enfinity platforms fit in for woody biomass conversion for ethanol and sugars? Who are they
March 10, 2022
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by Nidhi Verma and Sudarshan Vardhan (Reuters/Yahoo!) India’s state-run fuel retailers are increasing their ethanol storage capacity by 51% as the nation targets to double the biofuel’s blending with gasoline to 20% by 2025, a director at the country’s top refiner Indian Oil Corp said on Friday. India is the world’s
March 9, 2022
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by Promit Mookherjee (Observer Research Foundation) Transport activity in India has increased more than sevenfold over the last two decades, its gasoline-fuelled pathway leading to a rapid rise in negative environmental externalities. To decouple the sector’s growth from high emissions, policymakers are scaling up efforts to deploy cleaner fuels for
March 8, 2022
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(Jatropha JOil Singapore Pte Limited/PR Newswire) NGO-backed Gold Standard certification obtained for Ghana plantation; JOil’s proprietary Jatropha varieties a highly productive non-food crop for multiple sustainable industrial applications including biofuel; Second certification following ISCC certification since 2019 Singapore-based Jatropha JOil Singapore Pte Limited (JOil) has become the first corporate to
March 8, 2022
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by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Nova Pangaea Technologies, the UK cleantech company at the heart of the drive to Net Zero, started the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) study for its first commercial plant in the UK. Aemetis, Gevo, USA BioEnergy, DG Fuels and others have also announced feedstock deals, loans,
March 7, 2022
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by Alberto Alerigi Jr. and Peter Frontini (Reuters) Stellantis (STLA.MI) is considering the production and sale of a hybrid vehicle powered by electricity and ethanol in Brazil by 2025, and plans to launch a new brand in the country this year, the company’s chief operating officer for South America said on Friday.
March 7, 2022
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by Sean Goulding Carroll (EURACTIV) EU proposals aimed at cutting transport emissions risk boosting the amount of fraudulent used cooking oil (UCO) imported into the EU, according to a new study by the International Council for Clean Transportation (ICCT), a US-based non-profit organisation. The study, published on Tuesday (22 February), compares UCO collection
February 28, 2022
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) National Renewable Energy Laboratory’sstudy looks at the impact of ethanol-blended fuel at various blending levels (10%, 15%, and 20% vol.) on “in-operation” vehicles built to differing emissions and manufacturing standards around the world – focusing on vehicles used in Canada, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, South
February 24, 2022
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by Chintu Das (Krishi Jagran) Last week, agro co-op giant NAFED inked an MoU with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) in order to increase biofuel production in the country in order to reduce carbon emissions, among other things. The event was attended by senior officials from Nafed and the IOC. … “IOCL is taking the lead
February 23, 2022
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … Big players with access to affordable capital, too — making the limiting barriers more about affordable feedstock and a drive to squeeze every point out of the Carbon Intensity by strategic siting of projects. Netse and Itochu in Japan From Japan, news arrived that Neste
February 18, 2022
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by Rhiannon Branch (Brownfield Ag News) … Mark Wilson, Chairman of the Illinois Corn Marketing Board, tells Brownfield their prime target is our neighbor to the north. “Look at Canada, right next door to us. They are trying to get up to E10 fuel and right now they are at E5
February 17, 2022
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(Aemetis) India biodiesel plant adds pre-treatment facility to convert crude tallow into refined tallow for biodiesel production and export of feedstock to California — Aemetis, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMTX), a renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products, announced today that the Universal Biofuels subsidiary of Aemetis in Kakinada, India has agreed
February 16, 2022
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by Chintu Das (Krishi Jagran) The Centre, in collaboration with the Karnataka government, has distributed newly developed pongamia (karanj) pod decorticators and oil extraction machines to farmers to improve biofuel production in the country, in order to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s target of producing 175 GW of non-fossil fuel. According to a Science
February 10, 2022
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(Renewable Fuels Association) According to a pair of new statistical reports released today by the Renewable Fuels Association, U.S. exports of ethanol and distillers grains showed resilience in 2021 as the global economy continued to confront the COVID pandemic and supply chain challenges. The annual reports—now in their eighth year—provide industry advocates, policymakers, news media
February 9, 2022
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Florida, The Daily Digest announced that Praj Industries Executive Chairman Pramod Chaudhari will receive the 2022 William C. Holmberg Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Advanced Bioeconomy, and will give the Holmberg Memorial Address at ABLC 2022, the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference, on March 17, 2022. Dr. Chaudhari becomes the
February 9, 2022
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(UkrAgroConsult) Rice stock with FCI was at 53.89 mt as on Jan 1 — more than 7-times the stocking norm of 7.61 mt … As the Centre has approved about 860 crore litres capacity of grain-based ethanol plants, taking the total capacity of grain-based units to about 1,100 crore litres
February 3, 2022
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(Diamondo Earthrounding/Biobased Diesel Daily) Diamondo Earthrounding, a nonprofit initiative, driven by a team of nine young aviators, departed Zurich, Switzerland, in a Diamond DA50 RG 5-seater aircraft Jan. 2, flying in an easterly direction to visit multiple airports, cities and sustainable initiatives with a mission to connect worldwide projects for sustainable
February 2, 2022
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(Free Press Journal) The Budget 2022 proposed to impose a differential excise duty of Rs 2 on unblended fuels from October 1, 2022. In her Budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman added that blending of fuel is a priority of the government and the move to impose the duty is towards encouraging
February 1, 2022
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by Pramod Kumbhar (Praj Industries/Biofuels Digest) … Bioplastics are a sustainable solution to the impending plastic pollution crisis. They are produced from sustainable feedstocks. Bioplastics like polylactic acid (PLA), polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are biodegradable. They can bring a significant reduction in carbon footprint as compared to traditional oil-based plastics. Among bioplastics, it
January 25, 2022
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(Growth Energy) Today, Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor outlined the top federal priorities of the U.S. biofuel industry, highlighting critical steps policymakers must take to achieve the nation’s energy and climate goals. “If we want to decarbonize the transportation sector, we must use all the tools in the toolbox –
January 21, 2022
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by Prabhudutta Mishra (The Hindu Business Line) To achieve 25 per cent blending with petrol by 2024-25, the country needs 1,288 crore litres of ethanol — Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh have emerged as the top three destinations for grain-based ethanol plants attracting over 40 per cent of the total
January 20, 2022
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(Biofuels International) Sulzer technology is helping to convert bamboo into bioethanol in a pioneering Indian refinery. India’s national objective of achieving self-sufficiency in energy and reducing its fossil fuel footprint is being supported by Sulzer’s expertise in pump manufacturing and refinery processes. The country’s first biorefinery, Assam Bio Refinery, built
January 15, 2022
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(GrainNet) … U.S. ethanol exports for the first quarter of the 2021/2022 marketing year (MY) were 5% higher than the previous year, totaling 330 million gallons. Increased mobility and reduced COVID-19 restrictions have spurred a near global recovery in ethanol trade. Gains were seen in Brazil, and policy developments signal long-term
January 14, 2022
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by Bikash Singh (Economic Times) The blending of 10 % ethanol in Petrol in India is a practice which is nearly two decades old now and has been implemented across the country. Implementation in the North East was held up till now due to unavailability of sufficient quantity of Ethanol. Indian
January 13, 2022
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(Swarj Green Power & Fuel Limited) Swaraj Green Power & Fuel Limited (Swaraj) announced plans to set up the largest ethanol plant (1100 KLPD) in Maharashtra in two stages, first stage capacity of 500 kilo litres per day (KLPD) and in second stage capacity shall be enhanced to 1100 KLPD
January 13, 2022
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by Ghanshyam Deshpande (Praj Industries/Biofuels Digest) … In fact, there have been global shortages due to the huge demand and supply gap of pharma grade ethanol since the pandemic. To meet the demand posed by the pandemic, distilleries (ethanol plants) rose to the occasion by ramping up the production of ethanol.
January 11, 2022
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by Pramod Chaudhari, Amol Nisal, Sandip Bhadkamkar and Sonum Gayatri Malhotra (Praj Industries Ltd/Clean Skies India/World Economic Forum) – The aviation industry has committed to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) will play a major role in making this happen. -It can be produced using widely
January 11, 2022
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by Urmi Goswami and Sanjeev Choudhary (Economic Times) The panel will include representatives of all public-sector oil and gas companies and will reach out to other stakeholders in the sector. The government is planning to draw up an energy transition roadmap for the oil and gas sector that could prove
January 10, 2022
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Two very different companies but we’ve combined 2 short and sweet slide guides from Shell and Southwest Airlines as a double feature this Friday. An image is worth a thousand words and 2 slides highlighting Southwest Airlines’ 10 year Environmental Sustainability Plan proves that right.
January 7, 2022
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(The New Indian Express) The State Government will bring a separate ethanol policy to boost ethanol production in sugar factories, Sugar and Textiles Minister Shankar Patil Munenakoppa announced on Friday. As the Centre has set a target of reaching 20 per cent ethanol blending by 2025, enhancing ethanol production from
January 4, 2022
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(The Hindu Business Line) ln the sugar season 2020-21, 22 lakh tonnes (lt) of sugar has been diverted to ethanol. Sugar mills in the country earned a revenue of around ₹35,000 crore by selling ethanol to the oil marketing companies in the country in the last four sugar seasons. This
January 4, 2022
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