M11 Industries converts used cooking and other waste oil into biodiesel

M11 Industries Private Limited, a subsidiary of M.K. Agrotech Private Limited,commenced operations at its biodiesel plant in Padubidri, Udupi district of Karnataka. The state-of-the-art facility is established under the ‘Make in India’ initiative with an investment of ₹350 crore. The company claims that the plant is the largest in India. The plant is designed to

IITM Research Park unveils new battery storage system

The IIT Madras (IITM) Research Park has launched a large-scale 1 MWh lithium-ion battery storage system This ready-to-deploy and modular battery storage system is charged with wind and solar energy and raises the campus’s renewable energy share to 90%. The technology, indigenously designed and developed by the Center for Excellence in Energy & Telecommunications (CEET),

Customers should be encouraged to buy hybrid technology cars: Maruti Suzuki Chairman

Maruti Suzuki is set to introduce electric vehicles (EVs) in the coming months. Chairman R.C. Bhargava announced in his address to shareholders in the company’s 2023-24 annual report. The automaker is also anticipating a new policy framework that supports various clean technologies, including CNG, biogas, and ethanol. Bhargava expressed optimism that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s

bp expands its offering in European gas, power and integrated energy solutions

bp has now completed its acquisition of GETEC ENERGIE GmbH, a leading supplier of energy to commercial and industrial (C&I) customers in Germany. Agreement for this deal was announced in January 2024. The acquisition of GETEC ENERGIE GmbH will accelerate the growth of bp’s European gas and power presence, as well as providing opportunities to

India to allow diversion of 1.7 mn tons of sugar for ethanol

As the world’s second-biggest sugar producer, India had previously directed sugar mills not to use cane juice or syrup for ethanol due to concerns over production as drought hit key producing states like Maharashtra and Karnataka. The government opted to permit the diversion of cane juice and B-heavy molasses for ethanol production, capping it at

HPCL explores LNG import deals

India’s Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd is scouting for liquefied natural gas (LNG) import deals as it expects to start its 5 million ton per year (tpy) LNG terminal in western India by end of this year. The company’s previous attempt to commission the Chhara LNG terminal in April failed due to the bad weather, he

Over 400 hydrogen carriers will be needed by 2050: ICS

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has launched a new report identifying global hydrogen demand to 2050, with South Korea, Japan and Europe being the first markets for hydrogen. The report highlights that to meet just 30m tonnes of annual global green hydrogen demand, the world would require up to 411 new hydrogen vessels –

Canada invests $300 mn to boost clean hydrogen trade with Germany

Canada’s Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson announced a commitment of up to CA$300 million (US$216.89 million) to support clean hydrogen trade with Germany, one of Canada’s closest allies. The hydrogen truck manufacturer Nikola has recently opened the first commercial hydrogen refueling station in Ontario, Canada. The station was opened together with IT industries, Nikola‘s first dealer

Edison completes LNG bunkering in Adriatic Sea

Edison announced that it has completed the liquefied natural gas (LNG) refuelling in the port of Trieste. The ship-to-ship bunkering operation is the first to take place in the Adriatic Sea and the first to be carried out by Edison through the use of the LNG carrier Ravenna Knutsen, which has been supplying the Ravenna

Spacenet Enterprises forms JV with Modern Fuel Technologies for LNG projects

Hyderabad-based Spacenet Enterprises India Ltd and Russia’s Modern Fuel Technologies will form a joint venture aimed at executing Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) projects across India with a focus on retail. In this JV, Spacenet will be holding a 15-25 per cent stake which adds value to the company, the company said in a statement. The