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

Torrent Power forays into green hydrogen blending

The project, slated for completion within eight months, represents a significant stride in Torrent Power’s foray into the GH2 business in India, underlining its commitment to fostering a cleaner and more sustainable energy mix.

USEPA sets biofuel blending volumes

It’s worth noting that the finalized volumes include 15 billion gallons of conventional biofuels, such as corn-based ethanol, in 2023, 2024, and 2025.

Tamil Nadu plans to raise $605 mn for ethanol production

Tamil Nadu plans to raise 50bn rupees ($605mn) through investments for boosting molasses and grain-based ethanol production and meet its ethanol-blending requirement. The state’s ethanol blending policy 2023 will support domestic production of fuel-grade ethanol under the national Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme, which has set a target of 20% ethanol blending in gasoline (E20)

BMTC to run buses using 15% methanol-blended fuel

For the first time, Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) will run some of its city buses using methanol-blended fuel. The buses will be operated on a pilot basis. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari will flag off pilot trials of MD15 buses on the premises of Vidhana Soudha on Sunday, March 12.

Government plans to create a carryover stock of ethanol

The Indian government is planning to create a carryover stock of ethanol for the next year anticipating a rise in demand for E20 fuel in the country. E20 fuel is a blend of 20 percent ethanol with petrol. The government aims to achieve the 20 percent ethanol blending target by 2025. Like sugar, the government

US considering policy shift to boost ethanol blend

The Biden administration is expected to recommend for approval a rule that would allow expanded sales of gasoline with a higher ethanol blend in certain US Midwest states, based on a request from governors in those states. The approved rulemaking is not expected to take effect until summer of 2024. The rule would be a

Government to make CBG blending into natural gas mandatory

As part of the next set of blending programme, the Indian government is looking at making it mandatory for city gas distribution companies to blend compressed biogas (CBG) into natural gas and a strategy for the same has been deployed. The petroleum ministry has started working on a strategy to start CBG blending into natural

Ethanol blending in India increased

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri said that ethanol blending in petrol rose to 10.17 per cent in July 2022 from 1.53 per cent in 2013-14, Setting up 2G refineries to make ethanol from the paddy stubble in Panipat and bamboo in Numaligarh with the twin objective of reducing pollution along with

India approves soft funding for ethanol facilities

According to news reports the Indian the government has approved soft loans for another 61 ethanol facilities to help it achieve its 20% ethanol blending mandate by 2025. The new facilities will produce 2.57 billion liters of ethanol production capacity, of which 1.86 billion liters will use grain as feedstock. All of the approved projects