Maruti planning to develop biogas from cow dung  

Maruti Suzuki India, one of the largest automakers in the country, is working on a project that will use cow dung to produce biogas for its carbon-neutral internal combustion engine vehicles like CNG, biogas, and ethanol automobiles. This initiative is part of Maruti Suzuki’s efforts to find sustainable mobility solutions and reduce carbon emissions from

Alfa Laval rolls out first biofuel-ready separators

Alfa Laval has introduced the marine industry’s first biofuel-ready separators, which can tackle potential operational challenges associated with the use of the fuel in shipping. Biofuels such as hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) and fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) can be used by diesel engines without major engine modifications. However, Alfa Laval warned that they must

More biofuel use mandated by EPA

The EPA has announced its intention to mandate more biofuel use as part of the U.S. reaching its climate change mitigation goals. In late December, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to increase the amount of ethanol and other biofuels that must be blended into the US fuel supplies over the next three years. Renewable

Masdar, ADNOC, bp, Tadweer, Etihad to collaborate for SAF

Masdar, ADNOC, bp, Tadweer and Etihad Airways are set to carry out a joint feasibility study exploring the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other products, such as renewable diesel and naphtha, using municipal solid waste (MSW) and renewable hydrogen. The feasibility study will evaluate the technical and commercial viability of such a project.

BNSF to serve new biofuels terminal

BNSF Railway Co. will serve a biofuels terminal that USD Clean Fuels LLC (USDCF), a subsidiary of USD Group LLC, plans to build in National City, California. The terminal will provide transloading services for renewable diesel, biodiesel, ethanol and sustainable aviation fuel, and support transportation of those products to markets in the Midwest and Gulf

Ethanol centre of excellence launched in India

Strengthening bilateral ties between Brazil and India for the promotion of ethanol and its blends in the automotive sector, Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, government of India launched the Virtual Center of Excellence (CoE) at the Auto Expo 2023 in the presence

Oil majors in Europe investing more in biofuels

Europe’s oil majors are investing eight times more in biofuels than in hydrogen, according to a new study on behalf of the Brussels-based NGO Transport & Environment (T&E). Around 75% of the European refining sector’s €39bn ($42.23bn) of planned investments in alternative fuels up to 2030 will go towards increasing biofuels production, states the report.

USD Clean Fuels to build biofuels terminal

USD Clean Fuels LLC (USDCF) has announced its intention to build a new biofuels terminal in National City, California, US, that will have the capability to transload renewable diesel, biodiesel, ethanol and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The terminal will be served by the BNSF Railway and will provide efficient transportation of clean fuels to the

Researchers found new enzyme to speed up sugar to biofuel

Australian researchers have found a way to more effectively convert sugarcane into the building block of aviation fuel, and other products like rubber and plastics. Sugarcane (and its waste product) is one of the crops that has shown promise in being turned into ‘biofuel’, which could one day lower aviation’s reliance on fossil fuels. The

Unity Industries and Suruchi Foods to set up Ethanol plants

The Chhattisgarh government has signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with both the companies — Unity Industries Private Limited and Suruchi Foods Private Limited — for setting up the plants. Both the proposals are likely to create jobs for 920 people in the state. According to industry department officials, Unity Industries signed an agreement for ethanol