In India, Mint reported that the Global Biofuels Alliance (GBA), launched by key G20 members including India, the US and Brazil in September 2023, is all set to get its diplomatic status, with the Indian government likely to sign a headquarters agreement with the agency soon. The report noted that the headquarters agreement will pave […]
In India, The Hindu reported that researchers at the Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry (IPC) of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), have developed an enzymatic platform that can efficiently transform abundant and inexpensive fatty acids to valuable hydrocarbons called 1-alkenes, which are promising biofuels. “They show great potential as drop-in biofuels, which can […]
In India, Manifold Times reports the reinstatement of a 50% waiver on port dues at the Port of Gangavaram, India, for vessels propelled by environmentally friendly fuels such as LNG, ammonia, hydrogen, or electrical power effective from July 1, 2024. This initiative, detailed in a recent GAC Hot Port News report, applies to all vessels […]
In India, India Today reported that IIT Kanpur and NSI Kanpur have joined forces to establish a Center of Excellence for Biofuels, aiming to advance research and technology in ethanol, methanol, bio-CNG, aviation fuel, and green hydrogen production from biomass. Manindra Agrawal, Director of IIT Kanpur said: “NSI Kanpur has been working in this field […]
In India, IndianOil has entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with GPS Renewables Private Limited, one of the leading biofuels companies in the country. This association will pave the way for the formation of a 50:50 joint venture company dedicated to advancing biofuel adoption across the country. The joint venture will focus on integrating advanced […]
In India, PV Magazine India reports Jakson Green has won the tender to build the world’s first flue gas CO2-to-4G ethanol plant. The licensing and EPC contract is expected to last two years to bring the facility that will synthesize 25 tons per day of CO2 captured from flue gas using Veolia’s Carbon Clean technology […]
In India, the Economic Times newspaper reports ethanol blending passed 15.4% for the first time last month at 670 million liters of blended ethanol, well over the 515 million liters blended in April that tipped the scales over 12%. The current national average for the year that began in October is 12.6%, compared to 1.5% […]
In India, TruAlt Bioenergy Limited’s wholly owned subsidiary, Leafiniti Bioenergy Private Limited, has reached a milestone in the bioenergy sector. For the period of January 2024 to May 2024, Leafiniti Bioenergy has supplied over 1,000 tons of compressed biogas (“CBG”) to the city gas distributor, AGP City Gas Private Limited breaking the record for the […]
In India, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. has successfully commissioned India’s first Solid Oxide based Electrolyser (SOE) at its HP Green R&D Centre, Bengaluru for Green Hydrogen (GH2) generation. This highly efficient pilot-scale electrolyzer can generate Green Hydrogen with 99.99% purity and marks a significant step in evaluating this technology for generation of green hydrogen and […]
In India, Godavari Biorefineries has begun operations at a new biobased specialty chemicals plant at Sakarwadi, Maharashtra. The Somaiya Group subsidiary says the new plant will produce renewable chemicals such as butanol, ethers, and esters. These products are used in coatings, resins, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, food, and fragrances. CEO Sangeeta Srivastava said the new plant will […]
