Auto industry hesitant about govt’s E20 fuel rollout by 2025, says focus on E10 first

To reduce India’s imports of crude oil, the Modi government has advanced its goal to rollout ethanol-blended fuel from 2025 instead of 2030. However, many players in the automobile sector are hesitant about the move. Their concerns range from whether existing vehicles would be E20 (the new ethanol-blended fuel is a 20 per cent blending

Asia’s dominance of floating solar is only just getting started

The Asia-Pacific region already dominates the fast-emerging market in floating solar PV (FPV), and it looks set to build on that position as more nations get on board and costs fall. Asia-Pacific is set to increase its market share from 74% in 2020 to 87% in 2026 in terms of global installed FPV capacity. This

Oberon Fuels starts commercial production of renewable DM

Oberon Fuels, producer of clean-burning dimethyl ether (DME) transportation fuel, has begun production of the first-ever renewable DME (rDME) in the United States, and the only current commercial production of this molecule in the world. Because rDME’s properties allow it to cost-effectively store and transport renewable hydrogen, this milestone unlocks Oberon’s ability to reduce emissions

Airlines eye shift to greener fuels with carbon neutrality in sight

Going electric may be one solution for automakers to ride a global decarbonization trend, but for airlines, it is greener fuels that are grabbing their attention. Japan has joined a group of nations in pledging to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 but still lags behind Europe and the United States where more companies put biofuels

Heating oil, marine industry seek higher biodiesel blends

During the National Biodiesel Conference held virtually early this year, Dr Thomas Butcher, technical director of the National Oil Reserves Agency (NORA), highlighted several of the barriers to moving to very high biodiesel blends, including cold flow and cold ignition, as well as seal material issues. Other important considerations include moving between high and low

Engineered yeast could expand biofuels’ reach

Boosting production of biofuels such as ethanol could be an important step toward reducing global consumption of fossil fuels. However, ethanol production is limited in large part by its reliance on corn, which isn’t grown in large enough quantities to make up a significant portion of U.S. fuel needs. To try to expand biofuels’ potential

New methanol fuel standards for China

New methanol fuel standards introduced in China are expected to promote methanol use in more Chinese cars, but analysts say it is unlikely to replace gasoline use in the country to any large degree. The two new standards, released earlier this year by the Standardisation Administration of China, are the vehicle methanol fuel standard, which

Biomethanol offers renewable fuel alternative

Methanol, which has gained market share as an alternative fuel in the bunker fuel sector as well as for vehicle transport, could be a widely used renewable fuel in the long term, but the current cost of production means it is uncompetitive. Renewable methanol – which contains carbon but at a low level — is

Has methanol finally got its due?

The government explores this alternative to electric mobility, especially for heavy-duty commercial vehicles Going by the Department of Science and Technology’s report for February, it is clear that the government is growing serious about a clean fuel that has been asking for attention for some time — namely, methanol. Eight of the 18 points under

Bechtel to conduct FEED for LNG-to-power project

Delta Offshore Energy (DOE) has awarded Bechtel a contract to provide Front End Engineering Design (FEED) services for a new 3200 MW combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant in the Bac Lieu province, approximately 175 miles (250 km) south of Ho Chi Minh City in Southern Vietnam. The plant consists of four single shaft