BioD Energy collecting most of India;s UCO

In India, BioD Energy is collecting used cooking oil from 700 of the 800 kitchens participating in the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s UCO collection program under the “Eat Right India” initiative aimed at enhancing food safety by getting poor quality oil out of the food chain. UCO collection is being managed through an app that helps to facilitate sourcing of the oil that is then converted into biodiesel. Biodiesel production remains only a fraction of ethanol production but government and private sector initiatives are striving to narrow the gap.