Praj Industries opens new R&D facility in India, with focus on advanced biofuels

In India, Praj Industries has opened a biofuels R&D facility in Pune. The company’s commitment to increased R&D comes in the wake of announcements that the company is pursuing cellulosic ethanol research. Total investment in the R&D facility is $15 million.

Yesterday, researchers at Praj Industries announced the discovery of “high-energy-content ethanol” blend that matches the energy levels of petrol. “If we consider petrol delivers 100 per cent energy, then general ethanol delivers only 63 per cent of energy efficiency. The newly discovered blend of ethanol bridges this gap its pretol and diesel blend provide almost 99 per cent energy,” Praj CEO Shashank Inamdar told businessstandard.com. The company also announced progress in cellulosic ethanol research.

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