Biogas, biodiesel projects get UP govt nod

The Uttar Pradesh government has cleared a dozen private sector bioenergy projects worth Rs 550 crore, adding to the state’s green energy basket. The projects pertain to the production of over 90 tonnes of compressed biogas (CBG) and 44 kilolitres (kl) of biodiesel per day across the state. The bioenergy projects were approved by a

German biodiesel foreign trade increases

German imports and exports of biodiesel increased steadily in the past six years. The Netherlands was the most important trading partner, followed by Belgium and Poland. German exports of biodiesel grew steadily over the past years with the exception of 2021. More specifically, exports rose from 1.61 million tonnes in 2017 to 2.72 million tonnes

India eyes ethanol to meet its 5% biodiesel blending target

The government in India is banking on ethanol to meet its target of blending 5 per cent biodiesel in diesel sales by 2030. Widely used in Europe, biodiesel refers to biodegradable fuel traditionally manufactured from vegetable oils, animal fats, or recycled restaurant grease. But its adoption on a large-scale across the country hit multiple hurdles

IndianOil and Praj form JV for building biofuels production capacities in India

In a recent development, Indian Oil Corporation Limited and Praj Industries Limited signed a term sheet to advance plans to strengthen biofuels production capacities in India. Various biofuels covered under this MoU include Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), Ethanol, Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG), Biodiesel and Bio-bitumen among others. Earlier in October 2021, both the Companies had entered

TCL gets technology to extract biodiesel from microalgae

The Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSMCRI), Bhavnagar has licensed its technology to extract crude oil from a species of microalga to Tata Chemicals Limited (TCL), Mumbai for production of automobile fuel.

K Line tests biofuels on tugboat

K Line tested the biodiesel could be used without changing the specification of its existing marine diesel engine by mixed combustion with heavy fuel oil, which is the main fuel for this 199-gt tugboat.

Universal Biofuels to deliver biodiesel to OMC customers

The combined orders for the second quarter comprised about 8 million gallons of biodiesel and future volumes are expected to be increased as OMC procurement processes continue to improve.

GS Caltex to invest $29 mn to expand biodiesel plant

South Korea’s oil refining giant GS Caltex Corp. is set to strengthen its biodiesel business in line with the expansion of the global biofuel market. GS Bio Co., a subsidiary of GS Caltex, plans to invest 39 billion won ($29.3 million) to expand the production capacity of its biodiesel plant in Yeosu, South Jeolla Province.

‘Towards Panchamrit’ launched to promote clearer fuels

Union Minister for Heavy Industries Mahendra Nath Pandey inaugurated “Towards Panchamrit” to drive the country towards cleaner mobility. Towards Panchamrit is an effort to promote adoption of “Panchamrit” which is 5 clean fuels – Hydrogen, Ethanol, Bio Diesel, Gas and Electric Vehicles. Towards Panchamrit, the Conference & Exposition on schemes for promotion and development of

Biodiesel products of PS Energy get sustainability certification

PS Energy Group’s subsidiary PS Energy Pte Ltd said that it received the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) for its biodiesel products. The company’s biodiesel offerings are used in both marine and land applications. An ISCC certification helps customers correctly identify the sustainably sourced from the non-sustainably sourced biofuel offerings. With this recognition, customers