Government begins talks on developing a roadmap to boost ethanol adoption

At the 12th Edition of the CII Bioenergy Summit today, Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, underscored India’s remarkable progress in bioenergy, aligning with the summit’s theme, “Fuelling the Future – Securing India’s Green Growth Goals.”Puri highlighted the success of India’s ethanol blending initiative, which has seen the blending percentage rise from

Need research on reducing dependence on fossil fuels: Gadkari

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said research work needs to be done on ways to cut down the dependence on fossil fuels as that will also help in reducing ecological and environmental issues. Research works also have a huge potential to make sustainable life for socially, economically and educationally backward classes, the Minister for Road, Transport

Biomass waste can help restore carbon balance

As the world continues to address the challenges posed by climate change and the depletion of fossil fuel reserves, the search for sustainable energy solutions becomes increasingly vital. Biomass, a renewable and abundant source of organic matter derived from plants and other biological materials, holds tremendous potential as a sustainable alternative. This blog explores EcoCeres’

DOE funds biomass-to-hydrogen projects

The US Department of Energy on Aug. 17 awarded $34 million to 19 industry- and university-led research projects that will advance cutting-edge technology solutions for clean hydrogen. Several of the projects address biomass-to-hydrogen technologies. The selected projects will focus on developing technologies that could help produce clean hydrogen at lower cost and with less energy;

Indore-based agri scientist produces high biomass sorghum to blend with petrol

Agriculture scientist of Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (College of Agriculture Indore) has put the country on path to become a leading producer of Ethanol by developing a high biomass sorghum variety. This comes a few days after Union road and transport minister Nitin Gadkari had said “If an average of 60% ethanol and

A new perspective for bio-energy with CO₂ capture

Hydrogen, seen as the “ultimate energy” for the 21st century, boasts benefits such as being clean and renewable as well as storable and versatile. The International Energy Agency predicts that 115 million tons of hydrogen will be required in 2030 to make global carbon dioxide net emissions zero by 2050. This makes green hydrogen a

Buyofuel joins hands with Sai Vasudev Briquettes for environment-friendly biomass

Taking another leap towards making cleaner energy sources available, affordable and accessible for all, Buyofuel has entered a partnership with Sai Vasudev Briquettes. Under this partnership, the company, which is India’s leading online marketplace for green fuels, will make environment-friendly biomass briquettes available for buying and selling on its platform. Notably, Buyofuel has built a

Funding for research to Cranfield University announced by the UK government

Funding for researchers at Cranfield University to look at new ways to generate hydrogen energy from biomass has been announced by the UK Government. The Project, which is called Bio-HyPER, is a collaboration between Cranfield University, Helical Energy, Bioenergy Infrastructure Group, Gas Technology Institute, Petrofac, and Origen Power. The £250,000 funding for the Bio-HyPER project

Indian parliament’s lower house passes bill to promote use of green fuels

Lok Sabha passed a bill seeking to promote the use of non-fossil fuels, including ethanol, green hydrogen and biomass. The bill is also aimed at helping the country achieve its international commitments with respect to climate change goals. The bill was passed by the House after rejecting amendments moved by some Opposition members. Among other

Comstock files for patent to produce renewable fuels

Comstock Inc. has filed for a new patent covering breakthrough pathways to produce renewable diesel, marine, sustainable aviation fuel and gasoline from woody biomass. The company has announced a significant expansion of its leading cellulosic technology portfolio, as this dramatically improves yield, efficiency, and cost in comparison to all known methods. Comstock’s plans to decarbonize