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Toray Unveils Breakthrough: World’s First 100% Bio-Based Adipic Acid for Eco-Friendly Nylon 66

Toray Industries, Inc. has achieved a groundbreaking milestone by developing the world's first 100% bio-based adipic acid, a crucial raw material for nylon 66 (polyamide 66), sourced from sugars derived from inedible biomass. This innovative feat is a result of Toray's advanced synthesis technique, combining...


Aemetis Receives $150M Biodiesel Supply Allocation In India

Aemetis received a $150 million biodiesel supply allocation from India's oil marketing companies, starting production and delivery of a new 40 million gallon allocation in October 2023. India's National Policy on Biofuels targets a 5% minimum blend of biodiesel by 2030 to expand domestic production...


Indian Oil and Praj Industries Form Joint Venture to Boost Biofuels Production in India

Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) and Praj Industries Limited (Praj) have signed a term sheet to enhance biofuels production capacities in India, covering various types of biofuels such as sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), ethanol, compressed biogas (CBG), biodiesel, and bio-bitumen. Praj's proprietary 2G technology plays...


Punjab-Based Start-up Fuma Labs Secures Patent for Innovative Biomass Treatment Proces

Fuma Labs Pvt Ltd, a start-up trained by the PAU under the Punjab Agri-Business Incubator (PABI), operating under the brand name ‘Craste,’ has secured a patent for their “Process for Treatment of Biomass for Pulping and Biorefinery Application.” The patented process efficiently converts agricultural biomass...


BPCL to set up compressed biogas plants in Raipur and Bhilai

BPCL will invest around ₹100 crore to set up CBG plants in Raipur and Bhilai, with each plant having a capacity of 100-150 tonnes per day. The plants will utilize approximately 200-250 metric tonnes of municipal solid waste daily to produce biofuel and organic fertilizer...


India sets first benchmark price for biomass pellets

India has set its first benchmark price for biomass pellets at 2.27 rupees per 1,000 kcal, approximately $0.027 per 1,000 kcal. This price applies to non-torrefied biomass pellets in northern India, excluding the national capital region. The policy requires coal-based thermal power plants with bowl...


Indian Biogas Association makes a case for biogas plants in PPP mode at landfills.

The Indian Biogas Association (IBA) advocates for implementing biogas plants through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) models at landfill sites in Delhi, presenting a sustainable solution to address waste management challenges while harnessing renewable energy resources. By leveraging PPP frameworks, the proposed biogas plants aim to efficiently...


Budget 2024: How India is Boosting its Green Energy Sector with Fiscal Incentives and New Schemes

The Interim Budget 2024-25 has introduced various measures to support the green energy sector in India. Some of the key initiatives are: Financial assistance for procurement of biomass aggregation machinery to facilitate biogas production and blending with piped gas and CNG. A new scheme of...


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Fulcrum Digital extends scope for AI platform to reduce food wastage

Dec 20, 2023 IT firm Fulcrum Digital has extended the scope of its newly launched artificial intelligence (AI) platform 'ryze' for reducing food wastage by its customers by including features such us proper tracking of inventory and customer behaviour. The AI platform will be able...