24 Dec 2023 India launched the National Green Hydrogen Mission, which aims to produce 5 million tonnes of green hydrogen annually by 2030, and allocated 17,490 crore for incentives to boost its production and usage. India announced plans to add 50GW of renewable energy capacity...
December 2023 Reliance Industries (RIL) is in talks with sugar mill operators to source sugarcane press mud, a key raw material for producing compressed biogas (CBG). RIL plans to set up 100 CBG plants in the next five years, using 5.5 million tonnes of agricultural...
NLC India, a Navratna company, saw its share price rise by 4.3% after it started using biomass co-firing in its thermal power plant in Tamil Nadu. The company used stubble waste pellets along with coal to generate electricity, which reduced its carbon footprint and environmental...
December 2023 NLC India Ltd (NLCIL) has started biomass co-firing in its coal-based thermal power station NLC Tamilnadu Power Ltd (NTPL) at Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu. The biomass co-firing is done by using agricultural waste pellets, which provide an additional income source for farmers. NTPL is...
November 2023 BioFuelCircle, a bioenergy supply chain company, plans to expand its operations across India by 2028 and connect one million farmers to its platform. The company uses a digital platform and a combination of tools to ensure reliable and quality supply of biomass for...
November 2023 Government-run power plants in Punjab are purchasing biomass pellets for blending with coal to manage paddy crop residue. Tenders have been issued to procure 18,000 metric tonnes (MT) of pellets, with plans to purchase 2.5 lakh MT more. However, the use of stubble...
EverEnviro Resource Management, a renewable energy company, has partnered with Torrent Gas, supported by GAIL India Ltd, to supply compressed biogas (Bio CNG) in Punjab. The project will use paddy residue as biomass to produce Bio CNG, which will be fed into the city gas...
Nov 07, 2023 The Global Biofuel Alliance (GBA), an initiative launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi aims to facilitate the adoption of biofuels as a key component of energy transition and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Gauri Singh, Deputy Director General of the International Renewable Energy...
October 2023 The Uttar Pradesh government has approved 12 private sector bioenergy projects worth Rs 550 crore, which will produce over 90 tonnes of compressed biogas (CBG) and 44 kilolitres (kl) of biodiesel per day from agricultural waste. The projects are part of the state’s...
The Uttar Pradesh government has approved 12 private sector bioenergy projects worth Rs 550 crore, which will produce compressed biogas (CBG) and biodiesel from agricultural waste. The Compressed biogas (CBG) projects will produce 93 tons of CBG per day from agricultural waste and the state...
