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

Anthony Veder Pioneers Wind-Assisted Propulsion on Gas Carrier

Anthony Veder proudly announces the launch of two VentoFoils sails onboard of Ethylene carrier Coral Patula, delivered by Econowind. With this installation, Anthony Veder is the first worldwide to install sails onboard a gas carrier. Later this year sister ship Coral Pearl will be equipped with two similar sails. By retrofitting existing gas carriers the

Stellar speaker list confirmed for TACCC conference

Standard is organising the second Transportation and Climate Change Conference (TACCC) which will be held on September 26th in Abu Dhabi at the Saadiyat Rotana Resort. An exciting panel of influential and expert speakers has been assembled for all three of the conference sessions, making it an incredibly valuable and important occasion. Session 1, on

Steel ministry to explore green hydrogen usage

The steel ministry has roped in an in-house consultancy to explore the use of green hydrogen in the direct reduction of iron (DRI) and blast furnaces. Iron and steel is the most emissions-intensive industry and reducing its carbon footprint is vital to the government’s ambitious net zero target. A few months ago, the ministry of

Green hydrogen can enable energy transition in net-zero

Green hydrogen in India can not only provide energy for sectors such as fertilizers, chemicals, refining and iron, but also save carbon emissions compared to fossil fuels, the World Economic Forum said. In a detailed analysis of what it will take to make green hydrogen a credible energy pathway in India, the report said, “Green

Deutsche Bank reveals new emissions targets for shipping

Deutsche Bank has announced emissions reduction targets for loans to clients in the shipping, coal mining, and cement sectors with 55% of the bank’s loans now covered with a net zero plan. Deutsche Bank today published its initial Transition Plan and consolidates its path to net zero by 2050. This Plan focuses on the bank’s

Oil India plans to invest Rs 25,000 cr to achieve net-zero targets

State-run Oil India Limited (OIL) plans to invest Rs 25,000 crore to achieve its net-zero emissions target, the oil and gas explorer’s Chairman and Managing Director Ranjit Rath said. Rath said at a press conference that OIL commits to invest in green hydrogen, setting up of 2G ethanol plant, compressed biogas plants, carbon capture utilisation

Tata Motors aims to achieve netzero emissions by 2045

Tata Motors has pledged to transform its facilities into net-zero greenhouse gas emissions sites by 2045, and it is actively pursuing various technologies, such as electric and hydrogen fuel, to accomplish this goal, as stated by Executive Director Girish Wagh. The organization, valued at $37 billion and holding a prominent position in the commercial vehicle

Indian Oil to invest $30 bn to achieve net-zero target

Indian Oil Corp plans to spend $30 billion to achieve its net-zero operational emissions target by 2046, the oil refiner’ chairman said. The company also announced an investment of Rs1 lakh crore ($12bn) to increase its refining capacity, already India’s largest, by a third. Under this plan, Indian Oil will have a refining capacity of

UP govt launches portal for processing EV subsidy claims

According to Additional Commissioner (Transport) Rajiv Srivastava, after submitting the application on the portal, a four-level verification process will take place, beginning with verification at the dealer level, followed by registration and departmental verification. The final verification will be carried out by TI (Transport Inspector). To promote electric vehicles in the state, the Uttar Pradesh