In India, Climate Fund Managers has committed $32.2 million from its EU-supported Climate Investor Two Construction Equity Fund to Akaia Green Fuels, a commercial-scale waste-to-biogas facility in Uttar Pradesh, northern India. This initiative reflects the European Union’s strong partnership with India on climate action, a priority reaffirmed at the 16th India–EU Summit. Through the partnership, […]
In India, Newtrace has raised $6.3M in a Pre-Series A fundraise, led by HDFC Bank Limited and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group, with participation from Peak XV Partners, Aavishkaar Capital, Speciale Invest, and Micelio. Newtrace is developing high-performance electrode technology for alkaline electrolyzers to improve efficiency and lower the cost of green hydrogen production. Our proprietary […]
In India, DevDiscourse reports Godavari Biorefineries is set to bring online its first corn-sugarcane biorefinery in June, located in key corn-growing area northern Karnataka, in an effort to reduce feedstock supply risk. Though more common now in Brazil, it is new to India. Thanks to corn, the facility will be able to produce ethanol year-round […]
In India, Tata Consulting Engineers marked the commissioning of India’s first rice/biomass integrated bioethanol refinery in Odisha. The facility combines first-generation and second-generation technologies to produce ethanol from broken rice grains and agricultural residues such as paddy and wheat straw. With a capacity of 100 kilolitres per day, the plant supports the Ethanol Blended Petrol […]
In India, Varaha is launching the Varaha Industrial Partners Program (VIPP), a global initiative that enables biomass processing facilities with access to sustainable biomass feedstocks to generate high-integrity carbon removal credits using Varaha’s digital MRV and commercialization platforms. As the first VIPP launch partnership, Varaha will work with Revata Carbon and Valency International to develop […]
In India, sugarcane is grown across 5.4 million hectares, with Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu leading in production. Traditionally cultivated as a monocrop, sugarcane provides income to farmers only once a year after a long growing period of 10–15 months. During this time, farmers often depend on middlemen or moneylenders to meet household […]
In India, the Financial Express reports that as the ethanol production boom hits the 20% blend wall, leaving distillers across the country with too much capacity underutilized, the sugar industry is seeking a boost to 27% ethanol blending to help absorb those extra supplies. Grain-based ethanol producers have already requested the government boost the blending […]
In India, Godavari Biorefineries Limited recently announced a new partnership with Synthomer to develop bio‑based alternatives to existing fossil‑based monomers. With growing customer demand for more sustainable alternatives, this partnership strengthens GBL’s commitment to innovation and reinforces our focus on delivering customer‑centric, lower‑carbon solutions. Through this partnership, Synthomer is commercialising bio-based butyl acrylate using biobased […]
In India, the Deccan Herald newspaper reports the long awaited bamboo-based biorefinery in Assam is set to reach commercial production in March after pilot commissioning achieved anyhdrous ethanol production in September 2025. The joint venture between Chempolis and Fortum from Finland and Numaligarh Refinery Limited will produce 50,000 metric tons of ethanol annually from 500,000 […]
In India, e-commerce giant Amazon has partnered with the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee in a 15-month pilot project to convert agricultural waste into biodegradable paper mailers. The project will use crop waste like wheat straw and sugarcane residue. Amazon hopes to advance from pilot to validation by the end of next year. “At Amazon, […]
