Fuelling India’s future with bioenergy
Although India can produce reliable, cost-effective and environmentally sustainable bioenergy to meet its energy demand, progress has been slow. Implementing a few key action plans centred around the market
Biofuels
-
OECD‑FAO Agricultural Outlook 2021‑2030
With less than 10 years until the 2030 deadline for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), governments need to step up their efforts to meet global food security and environmental targets,
-
Techno-economic analysis of cellulosic ethanol in India using agricultural residues
The Government of India has supported the use of ethanol in transportation fuels for nearly 20 years. As imported ethanol is not allowed for fuel use, India must scale up its domestic ethanol production
-
10 years of EU fuels policy increased EU’s reliance on unsustainable biofuels
T&E's report analyses Oil World data for 2020 to assess current biofuels consumption and to evaluate the impact of the Renewable Energy Directive 10 years since it was introduced. It paints a sobering
-
Sustainable bioenergy potential in Zambia: an integrated bioenergy and food security assessment
In the search for alternatives to fossil fuel-based energy, FAO has been supporting the Zambian Government in developing and integrating sustainable bioenergy in the agriculture sectors The recently published
-
Renewable energy market update: outlook for 2021 and 2022
Renewables were the only energy source for which demand increased in 2020 despite the pandemic, while consumption of all other fuels declined. Will renewable energy source uptake therefore expand more
-
Potential tankering under an EU sustainable aviation fuels mandate
European Union (EU) policymakers are developing a mandate that would require jet fuel providers to blend an increasing share of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) into their fuel supply at EU airports starting
-
Potential biofuel production pathways in Indonesia: Overview of processes, feedstocks, and types of fuel
Because of its abundant biofuel feedstocks, Indonesia has the potential to produce biofuels via a number of pathways, including using different technologies and feedstocks to create different fuels. There
-
An assessment of the policy options for driving sustainable aviation fuels in the European Union
Despite years of sustained interest in sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs), the industry has been slow to expand in the face of strong economic barriers to deployment. The European Commission’s 2020 ReFuelEU
-
The role of bioenergy in the clean energy transition and sustainable development: lessons from Developing Countries
Over the past decades and in multiple countries, bioenergy has supported the development of local economies, while helping to reduce the dependency on imported fossil fuels. If bioenergy resources are
-
Ethanol Production Promotion Policy, 2021
The minister of Bihar State Industries, launched the Ethanol Production Promotion Policy, 2021 on March 19, 2021. After the approval of the policy by the state cabinet, Bihar became the first state in