Indian cabinet approves advancing 20% ethanol blending target to 2025-26

The Indian Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at its meeting approved the amendments to the National Policy on Biofuels. It has approved advancing the target of blending 20 per cent ethanol in petrol by 5 years to 2025-26. The cabinet has also approved to allow more feedstocks for the production of biofuels in

Protos Biofuels’ waste-to-biofuels plant enters into FEED phase

Protos Biofuels Ltd (Protos), a project developed by Advanced Biofuel Solutions Ltd (ABSL) and Greenergy, has announced that its first municipal waste to advanced biofuels project has progressed into the front-end engineering design (FEED) phase.  Petrofac has been appointed to deliver the FEED, with Sumitomo SHI FW (SFW) to supply the gasifier that converts the

GACL and GAIL sign term sheet for Gujarat ethanol plant

Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited (GACL) and GAIL (India) Limited have signed a term sheet to jointly build a 500,000 liter per day ethanol plant in Gujarat, plans for which were first announced in 2021. The facility will use corn and broken rice as feedstock, producing 135,000 metric tons of animal feed and 16,500 tons

India and Brazil agree to work on developing biofuels

Indian Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri along with Albuquerque reviewed the long list of bilateral and international activities and initiatives undertaken in the biofuels sectors in recent years, including the exchange of technical visits, the two editions of the Brazil-India Ethanol Talks, Symposium on Aviation Biofuels, launching of the Joint Working

India, Italy to explore biofuels, green hydrogen sectors

In a key development, India and Italy agreed to explore joint efforts in sectors of green hydrogen, energy storage, and biofuels sectors. The decision came to the table at a meeting between External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr. S Jaishankar and his Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio. “Noted our expanding cooperation in cyber security, S&T and

Algae biofuel industry is expected to reach $9 bn by 2027

The global algae biofuel market is estimated to show growth from $5.022 billion in 2020 to $9.033 billion in 2027 at a CAGR of 8.75%. The key factor driving the growth is the demand for algae biofuel as an essential energy source. Due to the rising prices of petrol and diesel, the demand for algae

GS Caltex, partners with Posco International for eco-friendly fuels

South Korean refiner GS Caltex said it has teamed up with Posco International, the trading unit of steel giant Posco, to make a push into the biofuel market amid growing calls for emissions cuts. Under the deal, the two firms seek to build an extensive biofuel value chain combining GS Caltex’s manufacturing technology and Posco

Eni partners with IVECO for sustainable CV initiatives in Europe

Eni and IVECO, a brand of Iveco Group N.V. and a pioneer in commercial vehicles with alternative propulsion, announced today that they have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI). The two companies will bring together their competencies to explore potential cooperation on sustainable mobility initiatives in the commercial vehicle sector in Europe and accelerate the

Sugar production in Brazil up by 15%, but ethanol output down

Sugar output in the 2022/23 season in Brazil, the world’s largest producer and exporter, is seen growing 15% to 40.28 million tonnes as fields partially recover from the harsh 2021 drought, government agency Conab said. In its first projection for the new season that started in April, Conab said it expects a total sugarcane crop

Nebraska in the US incentivizes higher ethanol blends

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts last week signed into law a bill that will provide incentives to retailers who sell higher blends of ethanol. Gov. Ricketts says the legislation will help to grow Nebraska agriculture and attract investment in our rural communities. “Increasing the use of ethanol saves drivers money at the pump, cleans up our