India aiming for E22.5 and B15 with new non-conventional feedstocks policy

July 5, 2016 |

In India, the government is preparing to release its new policy to support biofuel production from non-conventional feedstocks in an effort to boost ethanol blending above 22% and biodiesel to 15%.  Anticipated feedstocks include bamboo, rice straw, wheat straw and cotton straw whereas ethanol is currently produced from molasses. Already the government announced in December 2014 that it would deregulate ethanol feedstocks to allow others to be used but this new policy is expected to give that shift a major push to attract investors.

Category: Policy

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