India will find it difficult to slash fossil fuel imports: Gadkari

India, an oil guzzler with a massive fossil fuel market, will find it difficult to cut crude imports by 25 per cent, Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said at BloombergNEF summit. India imported 87.7 per cent of its crude oil in 2023-24. Gadkari further said that India no longer needed subsidies on

Hardeep Singh Puri urges Gadkari to promote E100-compatible vehicles

At the inaugural session of the India Bio-Energy & Tech Expo 2024 (IBETE), Hardeep Singh Puri, the Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas, presented a detailed account of India’s progress in the bioenergy sector and its critical role in the country’s energy transformation. Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri said that the

NFCSF invites lifting ban on ethanol production

In a major relief for sugar factories and distillery projects across the country, the central government has reversed its previous ban on the production of ethanol from sugarcane juice, sugar syrup, B Heavy molasses, and other raw materials. The ban, initially imposed on December 6, 2023, and partially relaxed on December 15, 2023, has now

Centre takes major step towards ethanol production

The Indian government is taking a major step towards boosting ethanol production by contemplating the establishment of dedicated enzyme manufacturing facilities under its recently launched BioE3 policy.  The Department of Biotechnology is considering setting up the first such plant in Manesar, Haryana, to supply proposed 2G bio-ethanol plants in Mathura, Bhatinda, and Panipat.  These efforts

Stellar speaker list confirmed for TACCC conference

Standard is organising the second Transportation and Climate Change Conference (TACCC) which will be held on September 26th in Abu Dhabi at the Saadiyat Rotana Resort. An exciting panel of influential and expert speakers has been assembled for all three of the conference sessions, making it an incredibly valuable and important occasion. Session 1, on

Need to bring startups into the green hydrogen sector: Joshi

New and Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi stressed on the need to bring startups into the green hydrogen sector to bring new ideas and involve youth. Addressing at a curtain raiser of 2nd International Conference on Green Hydrogen India 2024, Joshi said that there will be over 120 exhibitors in the event which is scheduled

Ethanol push turns India into corn importer

India usually exports 2 million to 4 million metric tons of corn, but in 2024, exports are expected to drop to 450,000 tons. A push by India to make more corn-based ethanol has turned Asia’s top corn exporter into a net importer for the first time in decades, squeezing local poultry producers and scrambling global

Svanehøj develops new high-pressure marine pump for ammonia fuel

 Marine pump specialist Svanehøj is expanding its product portfolio for the emerging green ammonia market. This week at SMM in Hamburg, Germany, the company launches the world’s first high-pressure centrifugal pump for ammonia fuel applications. A growing interest in alternative fuels for maritime transport is driving a surge in demand for specialized critical components capable

DNV awards Norsepower Rotor Sails™ unique certification

Norsepower, the global leader in mechanical sails, and DNV, the world’s leading classification society, have set another industry milestone with the Type Approval Design Certificate (TADC) award for the explosion-proof (EX) version of the Norsepower Rotor Sail™ (NPRS™) 28m x 4m. As the first-ever approval for a Wind Assisted Propulsion System (WAPS) to be used

ABB and Seafjord Energy introduce pioneering e-bunker vessel concept

 ABB’s power and propulsion solution was chosen by SeaFjord Energy, a Swedish innovator in marine energy solutions, for a pioneering e-bunker vessel concept that offers a new way of supplying energy to ships at sea, in fjords or in ports. The vessel concept, developed in collaboration with FKAB Marine Design and Bureau Veritas, a French