Tag: India

Organic Recycling Systems teams with SB Infowaves to develop an AI-driven AD tool

Organic Recycling Systems teams with SB Infowaves to develop an AI-driven AD tool

February 13, 2024 |

In India, the Hindu Business Line reports that Organic Recycling Systems Ltd has teamed with SB Infowaves to develop an AI-driven predictive modeling tool for monitoring anaerobic digestion (AD) reactors that will help to analyze the health status of the digesters and therefore boost efficiency. ORS Ltd’s Solapur plant will provide the historical data for […]

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Praj set to start PLA pilot unit

Praj set to start PLA pilot unit

February 12, 2024 |

In India, Praj Industries has told Times of India that its polylactic acid pilot plant will come online by April. Scaling the biodegradable and biobased plastic is in line with Praj’s efforts to develop renewable chemicals and recent policy announcements by the Indian government. “Our work to develop technologies for biopolymers and bioplastics are at […]

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Indian Biogas Association says $36B in compressed biogas investment possible

Indian Biogas Association says $36B in compressed biogas investment possible

February 12, 2024 |

In India, the Press Trust of India reports the Indian Biogas Association says that by investing $36 billion in compressed biogas, the country could reduce its natural gas imports by 12 million metric tons annually. To make the investments viable, especially for bulking biomass feedstocks such as rice straw, the IBA says the government needs […]

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India’s petroleum minister believes biofuels doesn’t need more subsidies

India’s petroleum minister believes biofuels doesn’t need more subsidies

February 12, 2024 |

In India, MoneyControl reports that the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri believes that growing demand is sufficient support for the biofuel industry and that further subsidies aren’t necessary. For those plants that are very expensive to build, he says the oil marketing companies will build them, so there isn’t need for […]

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Indian OMCs launch ethanol tender with only C-heavy molasses, damaged food grains and corn as feedstocks

Indian OMCs launch ethanol tender with only C-heavy molasses, damaged food grains and corn as feedstocks

January 25, 2024 |

In India, the Hindu Business Line newspaper reports that Oil Marketing Companies have opened their first procurement tender since the government halted most ethanol production from sugarcane juice and B-heavy molasses. The tender doesn’t permit the inclusion of those types of ethanol for its 2.67 billion liter tender. The tender is to supply ethanol between […]

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Praj’s ATF SAF demo facility opens at R&D facility in Pune

Praj’s ATF SAF demo facility opens at R&D facility in Pune

January 22, 2024 |

In India, Hon. Union Minister Shri. Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurated Praj’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) demonstration facility at its R&D Center in Pune on Saturday. Praj has developed a proprietary technology to process agricultural feedstocks for the production of SAF that can be blended with Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF). Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Pramod […]

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Indian corn prices jump 20% since October due to future ethanol demand

Indian corn prices jump 20% since October due to future ethanol demand

January 22, 2024 |

In India, the Economic Times reports that corn prices have soared 20% between October and mid-January since the government announced it would try to offset lower ethanol production from sugarcane with corn-based ethanol. The government has brought forward the 20% ethanol blending mandate to 2025/26 yet lower sugarcane production in the season that officially kicked […]

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India’s Himachal government to set up ethanol plant in Una district

India’s Himachal government to set up ethanol plant in Una district

January 20, 2024 |

In India, The States Man reported that the Himachal Pradesh government will set up Ethanol plant at Jeetpur Behari in the Una district. The Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) and the state government would equally share the construction cost of the plant. According to the report, the state’s share would include the cost of the […]

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India in talks with Brazil for tech partnership to expand use of ethanol

India in talks with Brazil for tech partnership to expand use of ethanol

January 20, 2024 |

In India, PTI reported that India is in talks with Brazil for a technological partnership to expand usage of ethanol.Brazil has been using ethanol for a very long time in vehicles and there is a lot to learn from the  American nation, Union Minister V K Singh said. “We can learn from them and collaborate […]

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Indian transportation gets petroleum minister to agree to 300 ethanol fueling stations

Indian transportation gets petroleum minister to agree to 300 ethanol fueling stations

January 15, 2024 |

In India, Reuters reports the transportation minister has agreed with the petroleum minister that Indian Oil will open 300 ethanol fueling stations across the country in an effort to boost ethanol distribution and achieve blending goals. The shift to ethanol and higher blending levels is part of a wider domestic strategy to achieve net-zero by […]

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