EIL to focus on non-fossil fuel business

EIL is constructing the country's first biorefinery, and will use bamboo to produce ethanol and is moving into green hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

MMPA, CDD join hands to transform dairy byproducts into ethanol

Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) and Canadian Dairy Distillery are joining forces to transform a dairy byproduct into the world’s lowest carbon-intensity ethanol, adding to the biofuel supply for cars and trucks. Ontario-based Dairy Distillery developed technology to transform a lactose-rich dairy byproduct, called milk permeate into vodka, aptly named Vodkow. This high value use

Poppys Biotech to produce ethanol

Poppys Biotech, a company of Tiruppur-based knitwear exporter Poppys Group, is planning to set up a distillery unit to produce ethanol with capacity of 200 klpd at SIPCOT Industrial Park, Cheyyar in Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu. The proposed unit will spread over 16.79 acres of land parcel. The project also comprises the installation of

Permit fee exempted for tourist vehicles

In its bid to streamline the issuance of permits for tourist vehicles and minimise the hassle that tourist vehicle operators face, the road transport ministry has notified issued this notification. Furthermore, the ministry has also made it mandatory for authorities to issue the permits for “All India Tourist Permit” AITP vehicles within seven days from

NTPC, Chempolis sign MoU for bio-refinery

Power giant NTPC and Chempolis India, a Fortum group associate company, have inked a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to study the feasibility of establishing a bamboo-based bio-refinery in Bongaigaon. The ministry of power said in a statement said that, ‘Chempolis will work with NTPC to conduct the feasibility study for the project which shall

HPCL to introduce ethanol cooking stoves

A cooking stove powered by ethanol fuel, developed by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, is expected to be test-launched soon. Ethanol made form some crops is considered to be a more eco-friendly option. Bio-ethanol is an eco-friendly fuel generated through the fermentation process of food grains

Agronex Bio Fuels likely to set up ethanol unit

Agronex Bio Fuels is planning to set up a grain-based ethanol unit with a capacity of 75 klpd at Shinawad village, Aravalli in Sabar Kantha district of Gujarat. The proposed unit will spread over 19.55 acres of land parcel, and also includes installation of a 2.5 MW co-generation power plant. In November 2022, Agronex Bio

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)

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