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

Indian Government invites fresh applications for ethanol projects

The Indian government has decided to invite fresh applications from those firms that have acquired land for ethanol projects and obtained environmental clearance to set up new distilleries or expansion of existing distilleries. In order to enhance ethanol production capacities in the country and to achieve 20 per cent blending by 2025, the Government of

India and Brazil agreed to work together for bioenergy

India andBrazil have agreed to work towards developing an Indian-Brazil Alliance for Bioenergy and Biofuels along with the establishment of a virtual India-Brazil Centre of Excellence on Ethanol. Both countries have also agreed on a concerted effort to position sustainable bioenergy and biofuels as integral parts of the global energy transition, especially for transport, industry,

TN will soon announce policies on green fuels

Tamil Nadu government announced that new policies will be formed for Green and Blue Hydrogen and Ethanol. The Industries Department will draft a policy on Green Hydrogen as the state is getting many proposals for investment. The upcoming policy will give some clarity on Green Hydrogen. The new policies will be in line with the

Hydrise Group ethanol plant in MP will start production in 2023

Anuj Kumar Agarwal, promoter of Hydrise Group got funding of $0.66 million from Athena Capitals to set up an ethanol plant in Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The ethanol plant is currently in final stages and expected to start production in the year 2023. The plant will benefit farmers and fast-track the programme of ethanol blending with

USDA invests to increase homegrown biofuels

US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director, Jane Asselta, has announced the agency is investing $340,000 in infrastructure and to help expand the use of renewable fuels in New Jersey. Due to these grants, the amount of ethanol sold is projected to increase by 162,715 gallons. This announcement supports the Biden-Harris Administration in

Ethanol production in India increased in 2020-21

Production of ethanol has increased from 173 crore litres in ESY 2019-20 to 302 crore litres during ESY 2020-21 (October 2020 to Sept 2021), government data showed. The data also showed that the production capacity of ethanol in the country has also increased to 825 crore litres as on September 2021, which is sufficient to

Biden to waive rule on sale of higher ethanol blend gasoline

President Joe Biden to announce he’ll suspend a federal rule preventing the sale of higher ethanol blend gasoline this summer as his administration tries to tamp down prices at the pump that have spiked during Russia’s war with Ukraine. Most gasoline sold in the U.S. is blended with 10% ethanol. The Environmental Protection Agency will

Timeline for loan disbursal under ethanol scheme extended in India

As part of its efforts to boost domestic production and achieve ethanol blending of 20% by 2025, the central government has extended the timeline for disbursement of loans up to September 30 with regard to all the schemes under the ethanol blending programme notified during 2018-2021. The move is aimed at facilitating the completion of

Ethanol blending targets can pose challenges on farms in India

The Ethanol Blending Programme (EBP) in India started in 2003 with the target of 5% blending of ethanol in petrol in selected districts which was later expanded to more states in 2006. The government recently claimed that it has achieved 9.45% ethanol blending with petrol, a practice which contributes to lower emissions and other environmental