Telangana government exploring introduction of ethanol policy

In order to satisfy the concerns of farmers and the ethanol business, the Telangana government is looking into the potential of implementing an ethanol policy. The Telangana Rythu Commission and the industries department recently heard concerns from representatives of the ethanol industry. Ethanol laws have already been implemented in a number of Indian states to

OMV and Airbus collaborate to drive aviation decarbonisation

OMV and Airbus have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance the decarbonisation of the aviation industry through sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).The partnership aims to support the reduction of CO2 emissions in the aviation sector, with SAF playing a pivotal role in achieving the goal of net carbon neutrality by 2050.OMV and Airbus will explore

Biofuel can deliver significant GHG emissions reductions: DNV

According to DNV’s latest white paper, “Biofuels in Shipping,” key biofuels like FAME and HVO have great potential for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and supporting compliance with maritime regulations, but their benefits to the industry could be constrained by limited supply in the future. With biofuel use expected to increase, the paper also highlights the

Bayer and Neste to collaborate on developing feedstocks for renewable fuels

In Germany, Bayer and Neste announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly scale winter canola as a biomass-based feedstock for renewable products like biofuels.  Within the collaboration, the companies are going to develop a winter canola ecosystem in the Southern Great Plains of the US, including product development and additional collaborations

Green hydrogen and biofuels will enhance energy security: Hardeep Singh Puri

According to Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri, India has reached a 19% biofuel blending rate and is expected to reach its 20% goal before its October 2025 deadline. By 2030, the original goal was 20% mixing. Speaking at Mangaluru Lit Fest on “energy for survival-security and climate,” he stated, “We

Universal Biofuels delivers biodiesel to three OMCs

In India, the Universal Biofuels subsidiary of Aemetis in India successfully completed delivery of $103 million of biodiesel to the three government-owned Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) under cost-plus supply agreements for the one-year marketing period ending September 30, 2024. Aemetis recently received an initial $58 million of new allocations from OMCs for biodiesel supply in the

Volvo switches to HVO biofuel

Volvo Group Australia has announced that all Volvo and Mack trucks produced at the company’s Wacol facility will be filled with hydro-treated vegetable oil (HVO100) instead of diesel fuel from December this year. HVO100 is a renewable and sustainable synthetic fuel made from vetted waste vegetable oils and animal fats. It has a low carbon

Initiatives for biofuel reduced import costs by Rs 91k crore: Puri

India’s energy consumption is expected to treble by 2047, according to Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri. He was addressing following Tuesday’s opening of the three-day Energy Technology Meet (ETM) 2024, which was co-hosted by Indian Oil Corporation (IndianOil) and organized by the Centre for High Technology (CHT). He emphasized India’s biofuel

Nufarm to expand biofuel platform with R&D partnerships

Nufarm has announced the establishment of strategic R&D partnerships to further expand its bioenergy and sustainable oil platforms. In recent years, the company acquired biomass oil trait technology developed by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, comprising an estate of patents relating to technology traits that, when deployed into crops, enable novel production and accumulation of

Be8 will produce a new biofuel to decarbonize faster.

Be8 declares that Be8 BeVant will begin manufacturing in the upcoming month. With its revolutionary bio-distilled methyl ester biofuel, Be8 BeVant, fossil diesel can be completely replaced while lowering greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 50%. All the company needs to begin operations is a license from the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas,