In Pakistan, Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting on the proposal to blend ethanol with locally produced petrol by refineries. The Chairman, OGRA, made a presentation on the proposal. After detailed deliberations, the committee recommended that, as ethanol prices are currently higher than petrol prices, a policy of voluntary blending […]
In Pakistan, the Daily Times newspaper reports the European Commission has ruled to postpone the country’s GSP+ status that allowed it duty-free ethanol exports following complaints from France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Hungary, and Poland. In May 2024, the countries alleged that Pakistan’s industrial ethanol exports caused damage to their local markets. Fuel ethanol is still […]
In Nevada, Comstock announced the execution of a binding agreement between Comstock Fuels Corporation and Gresham’s Eastern, a sustainable energy engineering, equipment and construction company based in Pakistan, under which Comstock Fuels agreed to grant Gresham’s exclusive project and site development rights in Pakistan to enable Gresham’s to deploy Comstock Fuels’ proprietary and patented lignocellulosic […]
In Pakistan, Comstock Fuels and Gresham’s Eastern, a leading sustainable energy engineering, equipment and construction company based in Pakistan, has signed a binding agreement where Comstock Fuels agreed to grant Gresham’s exclusive project and site development rights in Pakistan to enable Gresham’s to deploy Comstock Fuels’ proprietary and patented lignocellulosic biomass refining technologies to produce […]
In Pakistan, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and SAFCO Venture Holdings Limited (SAFCO) have signed a landmark $86.2 million financial package to finance the construction and operation of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility in Sheikhupura, Pakistan, the first private sector-led SAF initiative in Asia and the Pacific. The financing includes $41.2 million from ADB’s […]
In Pakistan, a team of researchers at National Textile University has pioneered the creation of flame-retardant biobased hydrogel composites utilizing hemp and wool nonwoven fabrics, enhanced with chitosan and banana sap. The work, published recently in Scientific Reports, addresses the environmental concerns associated with traditional flame retardants, which often contain toxic chemicals. The researchers explored […]
In Pakistan, the News International newspaper reports the prime minister has established a committee led by the minister of petroleum with the minister of finance, minister of state for finance and secretary of the Petroleum Division as its members to explore ethanol blending in gasoline. The committee will explore international best practice as well as […]
In Pakistan, The Express Tribune reported that the biggest biogas plant of Pakistan was inaugurated in Gujjar Colony. The compressed biogas plant has the capacity to produce 600 cubic meters of gas daily. As much as 1,600 kilograms of dung would be used in the biogas plant daily to produce 16,000kg of organic fertilizer, according […]
In Pakistan, Pakistan Observer reported that the Balochistan government was making efforts to establish a solid waste energy plant on a public-private partnership basis in the provincial capital to generate electricity and bio-gas from domestic waste. The Secretary of Local Government, Administrator of Quetta Metropolitan Corporation and District administration have been working to establish a […]
