In India, PSU Watch reports the government is looking seriously at the opportunities provided by sustainable aviation fuel and as such is in the early stages of drafting a SAF policy. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation plans to reach out to industry as well as to other ministries to get input into the policy, […]
In India, the ANI news agency reports Prime Minister Modi has inaugurated the world’s first ethanol plant that uses bamboo as feedstock at Numaligarh Refinery Ltd’s refinery unit in Assam, more than six years after he laid the foundation stone. In addition to ethanol, it also produces high-value industrial chemicals such as green furfural and […]
In India, the Press Trust of India reports Odisha’s state government will begin leaning into broken rice as ethanol feedstock to feed the region’s main ethanol plant in Bargarh district as well as smaller plants around the state that are also grain-based. With higher prices for rice procurement, Odisha farmers are boosting their paddy rice […]
In India, Reuters reported that the Indian government has allowed production of ethanol from sugarcane juice, syrup and all types of molasses without any restrictions on volumes in 2025/2026. The world’s second-biggest sugar producer had restricted production in the current marketing year because of a drop in sugarcane supplies, according to the report. In the […]
In India, the Ministry of Civil Aviation, in partnership with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and with support from the European Union has officially released the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Feasibility Study for India. Undertaken under the ICAO ACT-SAF Programme, the feasibility study assesses the potential for producing and utilizing drop-in Sustainable Aviation Fuel […]
In India, ChiniMani reports TruAlt Bioenergy has signed an agreement with Sumitomo to create a joint venture that will develop four state-of-the-art Compressed Biogas (CBG) plants in Karnataka and Maharashtra but will later on also collaborate on ethanol and Sustainable Aviation Fuel production. The agreement was signed in the presence of Hon’ble Prime Minister of […]
In India, Reuters reports the government has agreed to allow for sugarcane juice and molasses to be used as ethanol feedstock in the next marketing year that begins on Nov. 1 without restrictions, following restrictions during the current season due to smaller than expected sugarcane production. Even though no limits on how much sugarcane can […]
In India, the Hindu Business Line reports the Supreme Court has thrown out a case brought by a complainant who is demanding the government ensure availability of ethanol-free gas at the pump to ensure consumers have a choice if they believe E20 will damage their vehicles. The lawyer representing the government said the case brought […]
In India, the Hindu Times Business Line newspaper reports Bharat Petroleum Corporation has contracted Elan Greentech Energies to design India’s first refinery-based Compressed Biogas. The facility is set to produce 15 metric tons of compressed biogas daily from 100 tons of paddy straw. Farmers burning paddy straw is a major source of air pollution in […]
In India, Organic Recycling Systems Limited (ORS) has achieved a breakthrough in Compressed Biogas (CBG) technology with the validation of its MethanoBoost Catalyst (MBC) by the Sardar Swarn Singh National Institute of Bio-Energy (SSS-NIBE). The MBC, a proprietary catalyst enriched with nanoparticles, has demonstrated the ability to significantly enhance biomethane yield and process efficiency. The […]
