Three India factories to produce compressed natural gas from sugarcane; expect 130 percent yield increase over ethanol

In India, three sugar factories in Maharashtra, will produce ‘bio-CNG‘ (compressed natural gas) from sugarcane biomass. The German Investment and Development Company (DEG)will provide more than $20 million in financing.

CNG is a popular motor fuel in India metropolitan areas. The Indians expect to increase the yield from sugar cane by up to 130 percent by producing bioCNG compared to sugarcane ethanol. Anaerobic digestion – the process used in bioCNG production – is a more efficient process than bioethanol conversion. Also, bioCNG can be produced from bagasse which is not currently the case for ethanol.

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