IOC to set up greenfield ethanol unit Dhuriapar
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is planning to set up a ethanol manufacturing facility in Dhuriapar in Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh. The company plans to […]
Month: October 2018
Indian government set to launch mega scheme for compressed biogas
Indian government is planning to set up compressed biogas plants across India with an investment of ₹ 1.75 lakh crore (₹ 1.75 billion). The inititative […]
BPCL to set up bioethanol plant in Bargarh
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL) is settting up a second generation (2G) ethanol bio-refinery at Bargarh district in Odisha. The project entails and investment of […]
Bio Diesel on no import list
Government of India through its DGFT has imposed restrictions on the import of biofuels including ethyl alcohol and other denatured spirits, bio-diesel, petroleum oils through […]
Biomass Power – an option to provide off-grid power
Biomass power plants in India are based mostly on agricultural wastes. Gasifier-based power plants are providing a great solution for off-grid decentralized power and are […]
Haryana Government announced new Bio Energy Policy 2018
Haryana government has announced a new Haryana Bio-energy Policy 2018 to promote generation of energy from the surplus biomass in the state and a target […]
Air Canada demonstrates blended bio-fuel in its flight
Canada’s Biojet Supply Chain Initiative and Air Canada have put up a biofuel demonstration project through an innovative bio-fuel. Its airlines have used 230,000 liters […]
Biomass Energy Development Agency – Overview
Indian government realised the need for development of biomass energy projects way back in 1981 when it started National Programme on Biogas Development. Later it […]
Will we move to drop-in-biofuel ?
Biofuels which are now in use have problems with current engine technology and incompatible to be used without blending. It has to be blended in […]
Where do we get biomass resource ?
Biomass generally refers to farm waste, rice husk and stalks, grass etc., However, as an industry biomass power generation generally depends on sustainable supply of […]