South Central Railway’s Bio-diesel blending initiative The South Central Railway is the first in the country to take to the blending of 5% bio-diesel to its high speed diesel for its locomotives. To meet this end it established two bio-diesel units at Kacheguda and at Sanatnagar in 2015. Recently, ratio-blending facility was also unveiled in […]
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Oil Marketing Companies cross 100 cr litres ethanol blending
Oil Marketing Companies cross 100 cr litres ethanol blending. Ethanol Blending Petrol (EBP) Programme launched by the government in 2003, expected 110 crore litres of petrol blending in this supply year. The programme has already crossed 100 crore litres mark by Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies. The programme was started to promote the use of […]
Indian Oil Corporation will invest Rs 500 crores for setting up Ethanol plant
Indian Oil Corporation will invest Rs 500 crores for setting up Ethanol plant. The plant will generate alternative fuel from agricultural waste in Panipat. The announcement was made by Union Minister of State for Petroleum and natural gas, Dharmendra Pradhan. The Minister also informed that in order to boost both the capacity and the quality of […]
Karnataka to get $50 million dollars for biofuel
In India the Karnataka States’ Biofuel Development Programme is set to get a boost in the form of $50 million dollars from International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD). The loan can be utilized in various activities such as plantation of biofuel crops and production. Biofuel Development Board of Karnataka has been active in promoting biofuels […]
Balrampur Chini Mills to boost ethanol production capacity
Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd, one of the largest integrated sugar manufacturers in India, is planning to invest Rs.200 crore ($31.2 million) to boost ethanol production capacity of its three distilleries. The plan is to set up or adopt incineration technology to enhance production of ethanol in Balrampur, Babhnan & Mankapur Distillery Units. Balrampur Chini Mills owns […]
Aemetis Inc. announced increase in the sales of biodiesel in India
Owing to deregulated diesel prices and Government’s decision taken a few months back in January of allowing the biodiesel manufacturers to sell it directly to the customers, the Aemetis Inc. announced steady increase in the sales of its biodiesel with the truck fleet operators of logistic industry in South and West part of India. Trucks alone […]
Dyadic Netherlands gets €1.0 million funding for advance biofuel project
European Commission’s ‘Horizon 2020’ Program has granted Dyadic Netherlands B.V., a subsidiary of American company Dyadic International INC. €1.0 million funding for the ‘2G BIOPIC’ project to develop, construct and operate biomass to ethanol demonstration scale facility in collaboration with Compagnie Industrielle de Matiere Vegetale (“CIMV”) and five other industry partners. The project is based […]
Fulcrum gives Abengoa EPC Contract for its First MSW to Renewable Fuel Plant
Fulcrum Bioenergy has given Abengoa the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract of $200 million for the construction of its first biofuel plant at Sierra (Navada) US. The construction will start in the second half of this year and the plant is scheduled to become operational in the third quarter of 2017. This contract guarantees […]
Analysis Says Policy Uncertainty has Deterred Investment in Advanced and Cellulosic Biofuel Industry of United States
An Analysis by Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) finds that the delay by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set the rules for Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) has caused the loss of $13.7 billion dollar investment in advanced and cellulosic biofuel industry in USA. BIO is a trade association that represents biotechnology companies, academic institutions and state […]
First Refinery to Produce Advance Biofuel from Sawdust is Coming Up
Novozyme, a Dannish company and world’s largest industrial enzymes producer, and Finland’s St1 Biofuels have agreed on a deal to produce advance cellulosic biofuel from sawdust. The later will build and operate the world’s first refinery using sawdust for advanced cellulosic biofuel production for which Novozyme will provide the enzymes. The refinery will be located […]