Indore-based agri scientist produces high biomass sorghum to blend with petrol

Agriculture scientist of Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (College of Agriculture Indore) has put the country on path to become a leading producer of Ethanol by developing a high biomass sorghum variety. This comes a few days after Union road and transport minister Nitin Gadkari had said “If an average of 60% ethanol and

GAIL, LanzaTech join hands to explore bio-recycling carbon waste into fuels and chemicals

GAIL (India) Ltd, the country’s largest gas distributor, and LanzaTech Global, an innovative carbon capture and utilization company that converts waste carbon into products that people use in their daily lives, have entered a partnership to explore innovative technology solutions that advance GAIL’s net zero 2040 goals and have the potential to support wider decarbonization

Evergreen Marine confirms deal for 24 new methanol-fuel container ships

The tender, estimated at over US$5 billion (NT$155 billion), or around US$200 million (NT$6.2 billion) per vessel, will see 16 of the 16,000 TEU vessels constructed by Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea. The remaining eight vessels will be the responsibility of Japan’s Nihon Shipyard, which is a joint-venture company owned by the Japan Marine

Biden Rejects Oil Refineries Seeking Biofuel-Blending Exemptions

The Environmental Protection Agency’s decision is a blow to 15 unidentified small refineries that had sought the waivers from requirements to blend renewable fuels into gasoline and diesel, arguing the mandates were too costly. However, the agency determined none of the 26 rejected applications demonstrated they experienced disproportionate economic hardship caused by their compliance with

India to launch programme to boost coal gasification

The programme will involve use of 100mn t of domestic coal and lignite in gasification projects. Coal gasification is the process of converting coal into syngas — a mixture of carbon monoxide, hydrogen, carbon dioxide, natural gas, and water vapour. The syngas can be processed to produce energy fuel, methanol, and products such as ammonia

India reimposes tax on domestic crude production

The government has reimposed a tax of 1,600 rupees/t ($2.66/bl) on domestic crude output from 15 July, after slashing it to zero on 16 May. The federal government revises the windfall tax rates every two weeks but had kept the levy at zero over the last two months. India has reimposed the windfall tax even

20 percent ethanol blending in petrol by 2025

India has achieved over 12% ethanol blending and consumes about 50-60 million metric tonnes of petrol a year. Petrol-fuelled vehicles running on Indian roads will be less polluting in near future as petrol sold in the country will have about 20% ethanol mix within two years, as India is trying to increase ethanol production. India

Indian Oil signs long term LNG import deals with ADNOC LNG, Total Energies

The two deals were signed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Visit to France and UAE last week. Supplies under the two deals would commence from 2026, the Indian company said in two separate statements. ADNOC LNG would supply up to 1.2 million metric tonnes per year (tpy) of LNG to IOC for 14 years, the

Incentives under SIGHT programme will enhance cost-competitiveness

However, as these incentives are only valid for three years for a green hydrogen production plant that will run for over 30 years, a consistent supply of low-cost RE to hydrogen manufacturing projects can bring real impact, said Sharad Pungalia, managing director and chief executive officer, Amplus Solar. “The SIGHT programme for green hydrogen production

The US will boost clean hydrogen with a million-dollar initiative

As part of the schedule Bidenomics and Investing in America President Biden US Department of Energy (DOE) Notice of Intent (NOI) was published, which includes a Request for Information (RFI) to invest till 1 billion to support the dollar in demand-side initiatives Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs). Funded by the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Act Biden,