India Aims To Achieve 100 MT Coal Gasification Target By 2030

The Ministry of Coal has set a target to achieve coal gasification of 100 Million Tonne (MT) coal by FY 2030 reflecting the government’s commitment to harnessing the power of coal gasification. With the introduction of this ambitious proposal, Coal Ministry aims to propel the nation’s progress.  The proposal incorporates a comprehensive set of measures

Volvo Cars to switch to biofuel to transport production materials overseas

As the first global car maker to announce such a switch, Volvo aims to achieve an immediate reduction in fossil CO2 emissions from intercontinental ocean freight by 55,000 tonnes over a year. Thanks to renewable fuel, CO2 emissions are reduced by at least 84 per cent compared to fossil fuel. The reduction is equivalent to

EIB to provide EUR 1 billion for India’s National Green Hydrogen Mission

European Investment Bank (EIB) Vice-President Kris Peeters is visiting India to strengthen cooperation with Indian public and private sector partners and to discuss EIB support for clean energy investment and transport in the country. “Peeters will confirm EIB’s interest in supporting the recently approved National Green Hydrogen Mission with a facility of up to EUR

Charotar Gas Cooperative plans entry into green hydrogen space

As an energy transformation at India’s grass-root levels, Anand-based gas cooperative Charotar Gas Cooperative Society Ltd is taking a giant leap towards green hydrogen generation and retailing from the soil of dairy cooperative behemoth Amul. India’s first and only city gas distribution (CGD) player from the cooperative sector – Charotar Gas – is developing a

Airbus starts giving upto 5 percent SAF free for delivery flights

Airbus has started offering upto 5% pure sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to customers taking aircraft from its Toulouse and Hamburg delivery centres. “The first airline to benefit from this offer was IndiGo, whose new A320neo took off from Toulouse on 3 July,” Airbus said. “At their discretion, customers ferrying aircraft from our Tianjin, China, and

Global Biofuel Alliance to be launched in Goa

A Global Biofuels Alliance is set to be announced on July 22 during the G20 Clean Energy Ministerial in Goa. The alliance aims to enhance global collaboration and cooperation for the adoption of biofuels and identify best practices for their development and deployment. The alliance is being launched under the G20 Presidency of India with

India’s ethanol program will cap future sugar exports

India, the world’s second-largest sugar producer and a major exporter in recent years, will likely have a smaller role in the sugar export market going forward as its government-led ethanol program continues to expand, as per a report named Asia Biofuel Outlook by research firm BMI, a unit of Fitch Solutions. The report said that

BP invests in WasteFuel to study potential of bio-methanol

BP has invested $10m in WasteFuel, a California-based biofuels company, to research the potential of bio-methanol in hard-to-abate sectors like shipping. BP said that solid waste production totals about 2bn metric tons annually and would increase to 3.4bn metric tons by 2050. According to the company, WasteFuel’s deployment of anaerobic digestion and methanol production technologies

Indian Oil, Praj to form JV for biofuels production

Various biofuels covered under this MoU include Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), Ethanol, Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG), Biodiesel and Bio-bitumen among others, Praj Industries said.

Ethanol blending can bring down petrol prices to Rs 15

Addressing a gathering in Rajasthan's Pratapgarh, Gadkari said such a blend will also help reduce pollution and the cost of imports. The import amounts to Rs 16 lakh crore, this money will go to the homes of farmers instead, he added.