by | Mar 7, 2024 | Bio environmental Solutions, Bioenergy, Biofuels, Biomass for heating and power, India Updates
India bio-economy updates from BioBiz CSIR Indian Institute of Petroleum and UCOST launched a project under “Adarsh Champawat” to produce briquettes from pine needles. The initiative reduces forest fires and household pollution by 70%. Training programs...
by | Feb 19, 2024 | Bio environmental Solutions, Bio Products, Bioenergy, Biomass for heating and power, Biomass Power Plants, India Updates
India bio-economy updates from BioBiz Every year, 22 million tonnes of rice straw is burnt in Punjab and Haryana, contributing to severe pollution and elevated PM 2.5 and PM 10 levels in Delhi and NCR. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has launched a...
by | Feb 14, 2024 | Biofuels, Biomass for Commercial Heating, Biomass Power Plants
GHG Reduction Technologies, a subsidiary of EKI Energy Services, has launched a new plant in Nashik, Maharashtra, that produces biomass briquettes from agricultural waste. Biomass briquettes, made from agri-residue such as sugarcane trash, corn cob, soya husk,...
by | Feb 8, 2024 | Air Pollution, Bioenergy, Biofuels, Biomass for Commercial Heating, Biomass for Industrial Heating, Biomass Power Plants, Innovation Insights, Thermochemical Pathways
UK government approves $2.5B project for ‘carbon negative’ power plant in Drax Power station in North Yorkshire, in the north of England. Drax, the power station in Yorkshire, which produces around 4% of the UK’s power, mostly burns biomass imported from North...
by | Feb 6, 2024 | Bio environmental Solutions, Bioenergy, Biofuels, Biomass for heating and power, Biomass to Liquid, India Updates
India bio-economy updates from BioBiz CSIR transferred beta glucosidase enzyme production technology to Sarthak Metals Ltd., using filamentous fungus and solid-state fermentation .The enzyme boosts lignocellulosic biomass hydrolysis by 30%, enhancing biofuel...
by | Feb 2, 2024 | Biogas & CBG, Biomass for heating and power, India Updates
India bio-economy updates from BioBiz The Budget 2024 has allocated Rs 150 crore for the collection of biomass, which is a key feedstock for compressed biogas (CBG) production. The industry executives warmly welcome the financial assistance as it will help overcome...
