WasteFuel Agriculture launches to turn agriculture waste into green fuel

Waste-to-fuel start up WasteFuel has launched WasteFuel Agriculture which will turn farm waste into low-carbon fuels including renewable natural gas and bio-methanol that can be used in land and marine transport with significantly lower emissions footprints than fossil fuels. The new effort offers farmers a way of handling their waste streams and reducing emissions. In

At bioenergy crossroads, should corn ethanol be left in the rearview mirror?

Transportation is responsible for a larger share of greenhouse gas emissions than any other sector of the US economy, making biofuels a promising strategy to mitigate human-driven climate change. The US Renewable Fuel Standard, created by 2007 legislation, mandates that such fuels partially replace petroleum-based ones. So far, however, the mandate has been nearly entirely

EIA increases fuel ethanol production forecast for 2022

The U.S. Energy Information Administration increased its forecast for 2022 fuel ethanol production in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released Feb. 8. The forecast for 2023 ethanol production was maintained. The EIA currently expects U.S. ethanol production to average 1.03 million barrels per day this year, up from the 1.02 million barrels per day forecast made

‘Focus on the future’ of ethanol, leaders say

As has so often been the case, the biofuels industry is facing some good news and some bad news from Washington, D.C., according to industry leaders gathered for the Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit. “We cannot focus on that frustration (with Washington, D.C.),” said Monte Shaw, executive director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association. “We have

9% ethanol blending in petrol achieved; 20% target by 2025: Puri

India has achieved 9 per cent ethanol blending in petrol and is confident of meeting the 20 per cent target by 2025, Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Thursday. Presently, 10 per cent ethanol, extracted from sugarcane or surplus foodgrain, is required to be blended or mixed in petrol (meaning 10 per cent of

Sugar sector welcomes support for ethanol production

The government’s decision to impose an additional differential Excise Duty of Rs 2 a litre on unblended fuel from October 1 will boost the Ethanol Blending Programme, according to the Indian Sugar Mills’ Association (ISMA). According to a notification of the Department of Revenue dated February 1, fuel to be categorised as blended (with ethanol/

Petrol not blended with ethanol set get expensive from October

Petrol not blended with ethanol will get expensive from October, pushing private fuel retailers to sell blended fuel and help boost ethanol consumption. “Blending of fuel is a priority of this Government. To encourage the efforts for blending of fuel, unblended fuel shall attract an additional differential excise duty of Rs 2/ litre from the

Union Budget 2022: Towards a Greener Economy

Driving inspiration from the Prime Minister’s words on NetZero 2070, the 2022 Union Budget continued the trend of India’s public expenditure being increasingly greener, with a slew of measures focusing on green energy, renewables, and electric vehicles. The 2022 Union Budget, for its ambitious clean energy financing needs, unveils Sovereign Green Bonds, which will majorly

Ethanol output to touch 302 cr litres for supply year 2020-21

The ethanol supply in the country to enable blending with petrol is likely to reach 302 crore litres, according to the Economic Survey 2021-2022. The government has set a target of 20% ethanol blending with petrol to be achieved by 2025 to reduce the country’s crude oil import bill, give a boost to the agriculture

UK becoming a clean tech investment hub after COP26 boost in 2021

The UK is the third world’s biggest market for clean tech investment, claims a report by PWC. More climate tech start-ups have received venture capital funding in the UK than in any other European nation. COP26 boost Between 2013 and 2021, UK-based firms received investments exceeding £6.5bn – a figure bested globally by only China