The quest for more power has led to the development of many performance enhancers, such as high octane fuel and octane boosters. There are many factors which affect the performance of an engine. High octane fuel and additives can boost the performance of a car’s engine. What is octane number? The octane number of the
Petrol additives, also known as fuel supplements, are generally chemicals that are mixed in fuel as they claim to enhance the performance of your motorcycle for a certain time period. There are different types of fuel additives available in the market, which can be used with gasoline like complete engine cleaner, octane booster, and injector
To help put the world on track for net zero emissions by 2050, automakers need to almost triple the pace of fuel economy improvements compared with the past 15 years. The fuel economy of the world’s cars and vans needs to improve massively in the coming years for the automotive industry to do its part
Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari has been stressing to substitute ethanol in vehicles as a cost-effective and pollution-free fuel and also stated that flex-fuel engines will become mandatory in the coming days. In a recently conducted event, Gadkari mentioned a Russian technology through which the calorific value of petrol and ethanol can be equalised. He
India’s gasoil consumption in October rose above pre-Covid levels for the first time in a year, as increased industrial activity ahead of the festival season spurred demand for the fuel. The country’s factory activity expanded in October at its quickest pace in eight months on strong demand and increased output, according to the Manufacturing Purchasing
India is kicking the can down the road on sulphur dioxide emissions despite being the world’s biggest emitter of the pollutant, according to an expert. Despite Boris Johnson declaring the world was at “one minute to midnight” on climate change at COP 26 climate summit, power plants in India are repeatedly being given extensions after
Brazilian energy company Raizen SA and its shareholder Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSa.L) signed an agreement with the Ferrari Formula 1 team to supply second-generation, high-performance ethanol from next year, when the main motor racing category will begin using 10% ethanol blend in gasoline. Source: Reuters
The 800 TEU Samskip Innovator is joining the Samskip Endeavour in switching to use sustainable biofuel. In a trial that will run until mid-December, the Samskip Innovator will operate on MDF1-100 fuel which is produced from used cooking oil and supplied by Netherlands-based GoodFuels. The number 100 stands for the proportion made from renewable raw
State-run Indian Oil Corporation and NTPC have signed an agreement for collaborating on renewable energy. “IndianOil and NTPC have come together for the generation and storage of renewable energy or other cleaner forms of energy, including gas-based power, primarily to cater for IndianOil Refineries or other installations,” the companies said in a joint statement. Source:
Mozambique Civitas Logistics, part of the Civitas Partners Group (CPG), is now offering very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) at the Port of Nacala after the discharge of the fuel, supplied by Shell from Singapore, into its floating storage unit, Deniz Sultan, on 7 November. CPG will supply VLSFO in the Nacala area from the