Jio-Bp launches E20 petrol with 20% ethanol

Jio-bp, the fuel and mobility joint venture between Reliance Industries Ltd and Britain’s bp, has launched petrol blended with 20% ethanol to align with government plans to reduce oil imports and carbon emissions. The government is introducing gasoline blended with ethanol derived from sugarcane and broken rice and other grains to lower the country’s oil

Genesis Energy and Fonterra to collaborate to develop biofuel as coal substitute

Genesis Energy and Fonterra are working together to develop locally sourced biofuel as a substitute for coal. Their two-year Biomass Collaboration Agreement was aimed at reducing the amount of coal used to generate electricity at Genesis’ Huntly Power Station, and to generate the heat necessary for Fonterra’s dairy processing. The companies had been working separately

Shell and S&W JV to develop and produce sustainable biofuel feedstocks

Equilon Enterprises LLC and S&W Seed Company, a global agricultural company announced the execution of an agreement to establish a joint venture for the purpose of developing novel plant genetics for oil seed cover crops as feedstocks for biofuel production. The JV company, named Vision Bioenergy Oilseeds LLC, will be jointly owned by Shell and

TotalEnergies starts first biofuel bunker delivery in Singapore

TotalEnergies Marine Fuels has successfully completed its first refueling of a Hapag-Lloyd container vessel in Singapore with sustainable, UCOME (Used Cooking Oil Methyl Ester)-based, marine biofuel. This inaugural bunker operation marks the start of a term supply agreement between the two companies, which commits TotalEnergies to provide VLSFO (Very Low Sulfur Fuel Oil) blended with

India’s initiative for global biofuels push gets US and Brazil support

The US and Brazil, two of the world’s largest biofuels markets, are joining an India-led initiative that will aim to boost demand for the lower-emissions energy source. Members of the International Biofuels Alliance will also campaign for nations to do more to use organic waste to produce the fuel, according to the office of India’s

Petrol with 20% ethanol blend launched

Petrol doped with 20 per cent ethanol was rolled out at select petrol pumps in 11 states and union territories as part of a programme to increase use of biofuels to cut emissions as well as dependence on foreign exchange-draining imports. At present, 10 per cent ethanol is blended in petrol (10 per cent ethanol,

Buyofuel startup provides sustainable solutions to Indian corporates

Founded by Kishan Karunakaran, the Coimbatore-based Buyofuel is an online B2B marketplace for trading biofuel-based commodities that has earned clients like the TVS Group, ITC, UltraTech Cement, JSW Steel, and more. In 2008, entrepreneur Kishan Karunakaran established a biodiesel manufacturing unit, where he commercialised one of the earliest second-generation biodiesel production technologies in the world,

Argus launches biofuel blended ship bunker price

Argus launched the world’s first independently assessed price for ship fuel that includes a biofuel component. The new B24 daily assessment reflects the market value of “bunkers” – as ship fuel is known – made up of 24% used cooking oil methyl ester (UCOME) and 76% very-low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO), delivered-on-board in Singapore. The

US DoE awards $118 mn to speed up biofuel production

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $118 million in funding for 17 projects to accelerate the production of sustainable biofuels for America’s transportation and manufacturing needs. The selected projects, located at universities and private companies, will drive the domestic production of biofuels and bioproducts by advancing biorefinery development, from pre-pilot to demonstration, to create

Indian government progressing on policy of adopting import substitutes

Underlining the government initiatives facilitating the use of ethanol, methanol, bio-CNG and hybrid electric vehicles, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, said that the government is progressing on the policy of adopting import substitutes, cost-effective, pollution-free and indigenous fuels for the transport sector. Speaking at the FICCI conference – Future of Mobility: