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 America. Originally intended...
Bio Energy, a German company that provides technology and engineering design for biomass-based gas plants, has entered the Indian market in partnership with a Noida-based start-up, Gruner Renewable Energy. Gruner Renewable will build customized biogas plants for customers with BioEnergy’s design and also buy-back the...
LanzaJet holds grand opening in Georgia for world’s 1st ethanol-to-SAF facility LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels represents one of the most promising SAF technologies. It will produce 10 million gallons of SAF and renewable diesel per year from low-carbon, sustainable, ethanol that meets the global standards....
The Future of Ocean Farming: Sea6 Energy’s Vision that is Transforming Seaweed into Sustainable Solutions! Sea6 works on two broad areas: First, large-scale seaweed production by proprietary automation. Second, converting this seaweed into useful products that have applications across various sectors. The company has developed...
July 2023 The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has launched a $1.4 billion fund to support sustainable projects in 88 countries, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). India’s bioenergy sector is one of the beneficiaries of the fund, with a project to produce...
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 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...
Anand Mahindra, the chairman of Mahindra Group, proposed a solution to the air pollution problem in Delhi-NCR caused by stubble burning. He suggested that regenerative agriculture, a farming method that improves soil health and reduces greenhouse gas emissions, should be adopted as an alternative to...
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...
Nov 6, 2023 Researchers at IIT Delhi have developed a sustainable solution to stubble burning through the creation of affordable and strong housing units from agricultural waste. Their new approach uses solid waste, i.e., agro residues, to create sustainable, affordable homes. These homes not only...