Biofuel

• Compulsory Biogas Blending in CNG, PNG Will Help Create Better Biofuel Ecosystem, Says Industry Leaders

  The oil ministry has mandated a 1% blend of compressed biogas in compressed natural gas and piped natural gas by the financial year 2025-26.…

• Global Biofuels Alliance Gains Momentum with India's Innovative Biofuel Solutions

  PM Narendra Modi’s effort will definitely reduce the dependence on petrol and diesel across the world, says Hardeep Singh Puri.…

• World Biofuel Day 2023: The Essential Solution for Today's Energy Demands

  Every year on August 10, the annual event called World Biofuel Day takes place. Its purpose is to raise awareness about the utilization of alternative fuel sources in place of fossil fuels. The Government of India has been observing this event since 2015.…

• Coal Washeries Capacity Needs to be Enhanced to Reduce Coal Import: Coal Secretary Amrit Lal Meena

  India reaffirms its commitment to cleaner, higher-quality coal production and technological advancements in the sector, aiming to reduce reliance on coal imports and promote domestic beneficiation for economic growth and environmental sustainability.…

• Nitin Gadkari Affirms Indian Farmers as 'Urjadata' and 'Annadata' in Pioneering Vision

  Gadkari proposed that by cultivating energy-producing crops suitable for ethanol production, farmers have the potential to redirect the current import value of Rs 16 lakh crores towards their households.…

• CEF Group to Invest Rs 650 crore in UP for Biofuel Production

  CEF Group, an energy solutions company, has signed an agreement with the government of Uttar Pradesh to establish multiple waste processing plants in various locations throughout the state to address waste mismanagement and increase bio-fuel production.…

• PM Modi Launches 20% Ethanol-Blended Petrol in 11 States/UTs to Reduce Carbon Emissions

  Petrol containing 20% ethanol was rolled out on February 6, 2023, at selected petrol pumps in 11 states and union territories as part of a programme to increase the use of biofuels in order to reduce emissions and reliance on foreign exchange-draining imports.…

• MNRE Supports New Age Digital Marketplace for Bioenergy and Encourages Entrepreneurial Model for FPOs & Farmers

  BiofuelCircle- a digital marketplace for biomass and biofuels, is developing a digital enterprise for FPOs and farmers. Under the guidance of MNRE and GIZ, it has partnered with BAIF to set up 20 such enterprises in Maharashtra. A workshop was organized in Pune to showcase…

• UP Govt Plans to Set Up Cow Dung Gas Plant in Bareilly

  Stray cattle emerged as a major election issue in the UP-Assembly election, with opposition parties sharply criticizing the Yogi government on the issue.…

• IIT-Delhi Researchers Developed Flex-Fuel Engine Technology; Make Use of Eco-Friendly Dimethyl Ether

  IIT Delhi developed the flex-fuel engine technology for use with DME, and IOC R&D conducted endurance and field trials tests and developed the dedicated engine oil with Ashok Leyland's technical assistance. Developed Research Test Set-up at Department of Energy Science and Engineering (DESE), IIT Delhi…

• Six Important Biofuel Crops for Fuel Production

  Biofuel crops may be nature's way of freeing us from our need on fossil fuels.…

• Buyofuel on Course To Capture India's Biofuels and Wastes Market

  Buyofuel has India's largest buyer base of biofuels and wastes with a buying capacity of about 600000 MT/ month and Buyofuel also has India's highest seller base of biofuels and wastes with a selling capacity of more than 200000 MT/ month.…

• KPIT Collaborates with OEMs to Generate Hydrogen from Biomass

  India generates around 200 million tonnes of bio waste, excluding earth waste, according to the technology provider, and has the potential to meet its clean fuel needs.…

• How can a Biofuel Crop Help to Combat Climate Change?

  Bruno Basso, an MSU Foundation Professor in the departments of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, and the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, led the team. Rafael Martinez-Feria, a postdoctoral researcher in Basso's laboratory, and Seungdo Kim, an associate research professor in the…

• Bioethanol can Transform the Face of Rural India, says Nitin Gadkari

  After the development of flexi engines, the current production of 400 crore litres of bioethanol is expected to increase to 4,000 litres. Gadkari sees bioethanol made from molasses, sugarcane juice, rice, and corn as a less expensive and more sustainable alternative.…

• Bioenergy Researchers Discover a Genetic Pathway for Improved Biofuel Processing

  The researchers concentrated on C-lignin, a polymer found in the seed coats of some exotic plants. Lignin, the polymer that gives plants their rigidity, is an excellent source of the building blocks and aromatic chemical compounds required for the production of clean bio-based fuels. However,…

• More than 20,000 MT of Biomass Used in 7 NCR Thermal Plants

  One technique to reduce stubble burning is to use paddy straw in power plants. CAQM member secretary Arvind Nautiyal said the commission had issued statutory directives to 11 thermal power plants within a 300-kilometer radius of Delhi to mandate the co-firing of biomass with coal…

• Numaligarh Refinery To Generate Ethanol From Bamboo

  The firm is attempting to transition away from captive power generation and onto the grid, for which it has entered into a power purchase agreement with a green power producer.…

• Biofuel: Nafed Signs Deal With IOC to Curb Carbon Emissions

  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.…

• Gobar Dhan: PM Modi to Virtually Inaugurate Asia's Largest Bio-CNG Plant in Indore Today

  PM Modi recently launched the Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0, with the overall vision of creating "Garbage Free Cities".…

• IIT-Madras Researchers Use AI to Study Biomass Fuel Production

  Researchers from all over the world were working to develop methods for extracting fuel from biomass such as wood, grass, and waste organic matter.…

• Bio-Energy Crops Have a Cooling Effect on Cultivated Areas: Research

  According to a new study, converting annual crops to permanent bio-energy crops can result in a cooling effect in the areas where they’re grown. Bio-energy crop cultivation covers just 3.8- 0.5 percent of the global total land area, but it has a significant regional biophysical…

• India Set to Overtake China as the Third Largest Ethanol Consumer by 2026

  According to a recent International Energy Agency (IEA) research, India is on track to be the world's third-largest ethanol market after the United States and Brazil by 2026. This comes after India increased ethanol use to a projected 3 billion liters between 2017 and 2021.…

• Rotten Vegetables are Transformed to Electricity in this Indian Market

  Every day, tonnes of food goes unsold in markets worldwide and this food ends up as waste in landfills. In India itself, 6.87 crore tonnes of food are wasted each year. On a global scale, this amount transforms into a gargantuan 130 crore tonnes of…

• Chicken Slaughter Waste: A Possible Raw Source for Bio-diesel Production

  After seven and a half years of research for his doctoral thesis, John Abraham, an associate professor at Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University in Wayanad, has secured a patent for biodiesel generation from rendered chicken oil.…

• Are Tuber Crops the Next Generation Bio-fuels?

  Tapioca holds great promise as a bio fuel.…

• Vegetable Waste for the Bio Fuel

  India is the second largest producer of Fruits and Vegetables. We produce more and waste more. The shelf life of these F&V is very small. Due to lack of refrigerated trucks and transportation, the F&V gets rotten quickly and becomes waste. This waste vegetables create…