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In April 2023, an Indian plant began converting 2,000 metric tons of cashew residues monthly into marine fuel. Now, the refined oil has passed real-world ocean trials, linking a village waste stream to global shippingA plant near Hebri, India, converts cashew processing waste into biofuel and biochar. This facility now processes nearly two thousand metri...
The ethanol story is changing. Is investing in the ecosystem the better way? 15 stocks across different market cap segmentsThe ethanol story started simply enough: Cut India's dependence on imported crude oil. It would save foreign exchange. Give farmers a new a...
Ethanol ecosystem: Judging fear by noise is not evidence; 15 stocks from the ecosystemSugar is one of the oldest distressed sectors in India. For decades it has swung between glut and shortage, carried heavy debt, was depende...
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas approves Rs150 Cr assistance for India's first private hybrid 2G ethanol project in UPThis initiative marks a significant stride towards India's circular bioeconomy, reducing reliance on food-based feedstocks and bolstering e...
Bio-energy emerging as key pillar of green growth strategy: TPCIIndia's really getting into bio-energy as a key player in its green growth and energy shift. The Trade Promotion Council of India (TPCI) is...
Indo-Danish firm turns agri waste into clean shipping fuel, promises to raise farm yieldsDecarbonising the highly polluting shipping sector has been a challenge. But now a company has successfully tested a technology that can ma...
Technology is key to boost efficiency and sustainability of biofuels sector, says Ashvin Patil, Biofuels JunctionThe director of the biofuel supply chain player, Ashvin Patil, says agriculture is spread across the country and reaching all farms on time...
Proposed 5 pc biogas blending with natural gas can cut LNG imports worth USD 1.17 billion: IBAThe proposed 5 per cent blending of biogas with natural gas supplies in the country can cut LNG imports worth USD 1.17 billion annually, sa...
PM Modi announces launch of Global Biofuel Alliance, invites other G20 leaders to join the initiativeIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Global Biofuel Alliance during the G20 Summit and invited world leaders to join. The allia...
Schneider Electric invests undisclosed amount in Biofuels JunctionSchneider Electric has invested in Biofuels Junction through its clean energy fund, Schneider Electric Energy Access (SEEAA). The Mumbai-ba...
Schneider Electric Energy Access Asia co-leads investment in Biofuels JunctionSEEAA is an impact fund dedicated to investing in clean energy start-ups that work towards increasing the quality of life and boosting econ...
Shortage of cooking oil looms as biofuels gain global appealFrom the US to Brazil and Indonesia, governments are embracing energy made from plants like soybeans or canola, or even animal fat, to move...
Steps being taken to combat Delhi, north pollution: JavadekarThe Union minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change was speaking online at the launch of the country's first demonstration plant ...
National Policy on Biofuels 2018: Here are key things you should knowAdopting biofuels as an alternative source of energy can significantly improve farmers’ income, generate employment opportunities, reduce i...
PM Modi targets Rs 12,000 crore saving in oil import bill from ethanol useThe world's third largest oil consumer is dependent on imports to meet 81 per cent of its needs.
India set to unveil new biofuel policy in bid to cut oil, gas, coal imports: MinisterNew Delhi also plans to lower its carbon footprint by raising the use of natural gas in its energy mix to 15 percent in the next three to f...
IIT Kharagpur researchers develop new technology to manufacture biofuelThe 'soil-to-soil' manufacturing technology developed at the P K Sinha Centre for bio-energy at IIT-KGP is in the process of being patented...
Wealth from waste: A novel Indian biotech solutionSharma even suggests rapidly the plant should be upgraded to manufacture butanol instead of ethanol, which is an even higher value product,...
Agricultural waste may power future carsResearchers estimated that more than 400 billion litres of bioethanol could be produced each year from crop wastage.
- New technology to convert waste into petroleum
A Mumbai-based company claimed to have developed a technology to convert waste into petroleum fuels in a cost-effective manner.