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Green growth push

New initiatives have long-term potential

India needs $10 trillion till 2070 for energy transition at G20 meeting

Policy on carbon capture likely in next 3 months

Need a balanced approach

Sugar sector's success has environmental risks

Gadkari bats for decarbonising transport sector, push for ethanol economy

India needs to "decarbonise" its transport sector quickly as the country has the potential to be a global torch-bearer in bio-fuels, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Sunday. Speaking virtually at the Sugar and Ethanol Conference organised here by Chini Mandi, he said 80 per cent of the energy requirement of the Indian transport sector was being fulfilled through import of fossil fuels like petrol, diesel etc, which was costing the country more than Rs 16 lakh crore annually. "This is an economic and environment problem. The transport sector also accounts for 90 per cent carbon emissions. There is immediate need to decarbonise the transport sector. The Union government is pursuing bio-fuels and compressed bio gas on mission mode to replace these imports in a cost effective, pollution free way," he said. "The government is encouraging policy frameworks for production of bio fuels and creation of a sustainable ecosystem around it. The Centre is giving a huge push to ethanol as fuel

India to pitch for international biofuels alliance at G20, says Puri

India will at the upcoming G20 meeting plans to pitch for a global alliance on biofuels on lines of the highly-successful international solar alliance, Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Tuesday. The International Solar Alliance (ISA) was conceived as a coalition of solar resource-rich countries to address their special energy needs and was launched on November 30, 2015 by India and France to implement the Paris Agreement. India, the world's third largest oil-consuming and importing nation, is now pushing for greater use of biofuels extracted from sugarcane, cereals and agri waste as a means to cut reliance on crude oil. "We will utilise our G20 presidency to try and set up an international biofuel alliance like the International Solar Alliance," Puri said KPMG's ENRich 2022 conference here. India is taking over the presidency of the group of 20 major economies, also called G20, and will host a meeting of the member nations in September next year. With nations from Brazil to

COP27: Biofuels and green H2 to power India's low-carbon growth

Minister outlines plan for carbon reduction

Number of petrol pumps selling biofuels jumped threefold in 5 years: Puri

Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep S Puri on Wednesday said that the number of petrol pumps selling biofuels has increased threefold from 29,897 in 2016-17 to 67,641 in 2021-22. India's ethanol demand is poised to grow to 10.16 billion litres by 2025, he noted.The minister, who also has Housing and Urban Affairs portfolio, said India is ready from the supply side to launch E20."This target was advanced by five years from 2030 under the ethanol production goal of 1,000 crore litres to April 2023."He said that there is a need to massively upscale the production of flex-fuel engine vehicles in the country, according to an official statement.In the case of E20, 20 denotes the percentage of ethanol mixed with petrol. Essentially, the number signifies the percentage of ethanol in petrol.The minister was speaking at the plenary session on 'A giant leap for biofuels - Ethanol blending & SATAT Scheme' at Siam's International Conference on Biofuels - A Pathway Towards Sustainable Future in .

World Biofuel Day: PM Modi to dedicate 2G ethanol plant in Panipat

On the occasion of World Biofuel Day, PM Modi will dedicate the 2nd generation (2G) Ethanol Plant in Panipat, Haryana to the nation today

India expands biofuel tax benefits for ethanol and vegetable oils

India has expanded the excise duty exemption for biofuels to encourage the blending of higher proportions of ethanol and components of vegetable oil with gasoline and diesel, a government order said.

Follow the money

India is yet to finalise its offshore wind policy and hold its first auction

US biofuel producers to urge Congress to review aviation fuel tax credits

Signatories of a letter from biofuels makers reviewed by Reuters want the legislation to use an accounting method known as the US Department of Energy's GREET model

Essar to develop Stanlow terminal into UK's largest biofuel storage hub

STL already provides biofuels storage capacity for customers through a dedicated supply and delivery infrastructure.

Ethanol blending on track but grain-based distillation could be a challenge

Less than 15% of total ethanol supply in the market is currently from grain-based distilleries

Boost biofuel production to curb imports of crude oil, fuel gases: Gadkari

Gadkari''s suggestion came at a time when the retail prices of petrol and diesel have skyrocketed in the country following the rise in the rates of crude oil in the international market.

Bengal received 15 proposals for manufacturing biofuel: Chief secy

The West Bengal government on Wednesday said it has received around 15 proposals for manufacturing biofuel, entailing an investment of Rs 2,666 crore

Essar, Fulcrum BioEnergy announce 600 mn pound waste-to-fuel plant in UK

Essar Group and Fulcrum BioEnergy Ltd on Monday announced a 600 million pounds waste-to-fuel plant in North West of England

Boeing says its fleet will be able to fly on 100% biofuel by 2030

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Boeing Co said on Friday it will begin delivering commercial airplanes capable of flying on 100% biofuel by the end of the decade, calling reducing environmental damage from fossil fuels the "challenge of our lifetime."

Outgoing Trump admin mulls industry-wide biofuel waiver for oil refiners

The proposal for a general waiver could open the door to a contentious debate between the oil and biofuel industries just as Trump leaves the White House

Trump administration likely to grant some biofuel waivers for oil refiners

The move would be a blow to the biofuel industry and corn producers that say the exemptions hurt demand for their products, though the oil industry refutes that

US biofuel industry seeks federal clean fuel program from Joe Biden

Biofuel producers claim the carbon intensity of their fuels is low, mainly because they are produced from renewable crops like corn and other organic materials