by | Aug 2, 2023 | Bioethanol, Biofuels, Biomass Power Plants, India Updates
The government of Uttar Pradesh intends to produce ethanol and power from biomass or agricultural waste. In thermal power plants, biomass will be transformed into pellets using a procedure known as extrusion, which will save costs and minimize emissions. In Uttar...
by | Aug 1, 2023 | Bioethanol, Biogas & CBG, India Updates, Thermal Pathways
Aranayak Fuel and Power is launching India’s first commercial-scale biomass-based green hydrogen plant in Uttar Pradesh. The plant will use a novel technology developed by IIT-BHU to produce hydrogen, methane and bio-coal from agricultural waste. The technology...
by | Jul 7, 2023 | Biofuels, India Updates, Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Researchers at IIT Jodhpur have developed a novel iron-based catalyst that can produce bio-jet fuel from non-edible oils and waste biomass. The catalyst is highly reusable and works under mild reaction conditions, making the process cost-effective and eco-friendly....
by | Jul 6, 2023 | Biomass for heating and power, India Updates, Land Pollution, Mechanical Pathways
July 2023 IIT Mandi’s Centre for Innovative Technology for the Himalayan region has developed a machine that can produce briquettes and pellets from pine needles, which are harmful to the environment when they accumulate on the forest floor. The machine will be...
by | Jul 6, 2023 | Biodiesel, Biogas & CBG, India Updates, Sustainable Aviation Fuel
India bio-economy updates from BioBiz July, 2023 Praj Industries and Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) have inked a term sheet to establish a joint venture for the manufacture of biofuels in India. India’s joint venture seeks to improve energy security, lessen...
by | Jun 23, 2023 | Biodiesel, Biofuels, India Updates, Microbial Pathways
India bio-economy updates from BioBiz June, 2023 Tata Chemicals and CSMCRI, a research institute in Bhavnagar, have signed a deal to make biodiesel from microalgae. TCL will set up a facility in Mithapur, Gujarat to cultivate a microalgae species of chlorella genus...
