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.

Monjasa expands its fleet in Asia  

The company, which supplies 1m tonnes of marine fuels across Asia each year, has already deployed one tanker to service Singapore, and two further ships are expected to join later this year.

Green hydrogen to be India’s future fuel

The remarks by the minister for power, new and renewable energy were made at the first International Conference on Green Hydrogen 2023.

Maharashtra introduces hydrogen policy

In order to boost renewable energy projects in the state, the Maharashtra state cabinet gave approval to the state’s Green Hydrogen Policy to promote renewable energy and green hydrogen projects in Maharashtra. The state cabinet also approved Rs 8,562 crore for the implementation of this policy. Maharashtra has become the first state of the country

NIT Jamshedpur collaborates with TIFAC

NIT Jamshedpur, in collaboration with the Technology Information, Forecasting, and Assessment Council (TIFAC), organised a specialized brainstorming session on its campus aimed at reducing carbon emissions. The session, which focused on decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors, brought together esteemed individuals from academia and research institutes, with a particular emphasis on the steel and cement industries—the major contributors

Italy looks to boost H2 industry

Institutional and private stakeholders took part in the Italian Hydrogen Summit to take stock of the budding industry’s health. Numbers show it’s glowing, as about 65% of the companies involved increased their investments in hydrogen by 2022, with 70% of funds coming from their internal resources. In other words, the private sector is driving growth

Esvagt and Ørsted seal deal on methanol-powered vessels

Esvagt and Ørsted have sealed a deal for a second methanol-powered service operation vessel (SOV). Esvagt is already building a 93-m-long SOV in Turkey, set to enter service by the end of 2024 at the world’s largest offshore wind farm, Hornsea 2, off the UK’s east coast. The second unit will be a sister vessel

India sends first consignment of methanol to Bangladesh

The export of methanol, which is less polluting alternative fuel than octane and diesel, has started from India to Bangladesh.

Sealhyfe pilot facility comes online

The offshore green hydrogen pilot production facility, dubbed Sealhyfe, has been in the works for a few years now. Lhyfe teamed up with Capital Energy to make the one-megawatt (1 MW) electrolyzer in just 16 months and then tested it extensively in the Port of Saint-Nazaire between September 2022 to May 2023

Subsea 7 to work together with EnBW for green offshore concepts

Under a memorandum of understanding the two partners will explore the technical and commercial elements of green offshore hydrogen production, from both pilot and commercial scale facilities, considering bottom-fixed and floating options.