The Bihar government approved Bihar Biofuels Production Promotion Policy, 2023, which will pave the way for production of compressed biogas (CBG) apart from ethanol in the state. CBG is produced from biomass and waste sources like agricultural residue, cattle dung, sugar cane press mud, municipal solid waste and sewage treatment …
the Union government increased the minimum support price of wheat, paddy, sugarcane, mustard, rapeseed and other agricultural commodities on October 9. The announcement was made after the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the prime minister, accepted the recommendations on the minimum support price (msp) by the Commission of …
The dismal situation and poor quality of life in rural India is because of unavailability of energy. It is shown that sophisticated technology can help solve this and other problems of rural areas. A call is made to the global technological community to help provide such technologies. Finally issues of …
Sweet sorghum is a special type of sorghum which accumulates sugars in its stalks. The unique high carbon assimilation capability of sorghum crop coupled with another desirable trait of accumulating high levels of extractable sugars in the stalk can be exploited for extensive use of sorghum as raw material for …
Fertile herbs A cocktail of herbal drugs can cure male infertility caused by diabetes, claims a research team from West Bengal. The team from Vidyasagar University has found that the cocktail produced from banana root, tamarind, jamun seeds and ivy gourd leaves not only decreased levels of blood glucose but …
On April 12, 2007, the us government decided to relax emission norms for ethanol plants that are based on corn and other carbohydrate feedstock. The new rule is expected to boost ethanol production in the us. Previously, plants producing fuel-additive ethanol were allowed to emit 100 tonnes of air pollutants …
Now that the reality of climate change has been accepted even by its strongest sceptics, there is a rush to find answers. The latest buzz is to substitute the use of greenhouse gas-emitting fossil fuels with biofuels - fuel processed from plants. Unfortunately, the way we are going about implementing …
recently the Cuban leader, Fidel Castro, denounced us president George Bush's new-found fondness for biofuels. Food stocks for millions would be threatened, Castro warned. The octogenarian Communist speaking on ecology doesn't get much press. Castro's fulminations were duly consigned to back pages of newspapers, where they had more to do …
The us and Brazil, which account for more than 72 per cent of global ethanol production, recently finalised a pact to jointly research biofuels and develop standards for their global commercialisation. Presidents George Bush and Luiz In
Plans to increase ethanol content in gasoline face delay due to procurement problems The government has plans to increase the amount of ethanol in blended gasoline from 5 per cent to 10 per cent. This is likely to be done during the course of the ongoing calendar year. "Measures have …
Energy: Could new techniques for producing ethanol make old-fashioned trees the biofuel of the future? Mankind has used trees as a source of fuel for thousands of years. But now the notion of exploiting trees for fuel is being updated with a high-tech twist. The idea is to make ethanol, …
The west Asian crisis, rising prices and global warming are pushing large oil users to rethink energy alternatives and biofuel has become the buzzword. Various options are being tried out to produce ethanol in laboratories as well as in industry The US with 5 per cent of global population and …
Since its origins as a fuel blendstock in the 1980s, ethanol production in the United States has primarily been a creature of public policy. During each presidential election cycle, various candidates from both parties campaigned throughout Iowa proclaiming their support for ethanol and pledge to continue the federal legislation that …
Increased demand for ethanol and the financial participation of major lenders has sparked the construction of large production facilities outside the U.S. Midwest Corn Belt. Their new locations - deemed 'destination markets' - are closer to major markets for ethanol and its associated co-products.
Although the Ambani brothers have parted ways, Anil Ambani and Mukesh Ambani are busy in their pursuit to expand their businesses in the energy sector. While Anil is taking the nuclear route, Mukesh is focused on ethanol. And in both cases, experts fear the companies may not play fair. Besides, …
karnataka has become the first state in India to introduce ethanol-blended diesel to be used for transportation, amidst concerns about the feasibility of the technology. The 7.7 per cent blend of ethanol-diesel will be used by buses of the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (ksrtc) and Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation. …
on may 12, Syngenta South Africa Ltd, a subsidiary of the Swiss agrochemical Syngenta, made public its application with the South African authorities for allowing import of its genetically modified (gm) maize, Event 3,272, for use in the production of ethanol. This is the first gm application for commercial approval …
On January 12, 2006, Indian Oil Corporation (ioc) and the National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories signed a mou that fixed the price of ethanol at Rs 18.75 per litre. The agreement was reached after the Union government's intervention. But, the two parties aren't happy with the deal. ioc wants …
function graph() { var popurl="image/20051231/18-table.jpg" winpops=window.open(popurl,"","width=390,height=280,scrollbars=yes") } alternatives fuels like bio-diesel and ethanol. The emergence of ethanol as a fuel is transforming the global sugar industry. Brazil, the world's largest producer and exporter of sugar, is replacing petroleum products with ethanol by 60 per cent. This took global sugar prices …
On August 4, 2005, the Indian Oil Corporation (ioc), on behalf of all state-owned oil companies, signed an agreement with the Indian Sugar Mills Association (isma) for sustained supply of ethanol. The compound is to be blended in petrol to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, under the …
