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 …
Cissampelos pareira L. and Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Hook.f. & Thoms inhibited the propagation of rodent parasite Plasmodium berghei in vivo. In a typical fourday experiment, the BALB/c mice were administered with ethanol extracts of Cissampelos pareira L. and Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Hook.f. & Thoms. The parasitaemian in untreated control group …
New Delhi The Cabinet will likely revise the ethanol price for the mandatory 5% blending with petrol later this month, renewable energy minister Farooq Abdullah said on Monday, as the sugar industry which produces the bio-fuel out of the by-products of the sweetener intensified protests against the protracted decision-making process. …
The president of Biodiesel Association of India Sandeep Chaturvedi has an experience of 15 years in managing medium-size business with key responsibility in sales and marketing, research and development and ensuring statutory and legal compliance, He speaks to Ritu Gupta on what the sector holds for India.
The Guarani tribe in Brazil has demanded that Royal Dutch Shell stop using its land to produce ethanol. In a letter to the oil biggie, Guarani leaders wrote, “Since the factory began to operate all our health has deteriorated—children, adults and animals. Shell must leave our land...We want our land …
The Brazilian government is ready to offer technical co-operation to Pakistan through sharing of knowledge, technology and expertise in agriculture and ethanol on the request of Government of Pakistan, said Bruno de Amorim Maciel, Project Analyst, Ministry of External Relations, Brazil during a press conference on Friday. He said that …
Always on the cutting edge, Sir Richard Branson, president of Virgin Atlantic, has set his company on a course towards further sustainability. Virgin Atlantic Airways has announced plans to fly commercial routes on a waste-based, synthetic gas fuel rather than typical jet fuel. The reconstituted fuel will produce half the …
Always on the cutting edge, Sir Richard Branson, president of Virgin Atlantic, has set his company on a course towards further sustainability. Virgin Atlantic Airways has announced plans to fly commercial routes on a waste-based, synthetic gas fuel rather than typical jet fuel. The reconstituted fuel will produce half the …
Pakistan and Brazil are likely to sign a Memorandum of Understanding in November to boost bilateral co-operation in the agriculture sector. In this connection, Economic Affairs Division and Ministry of Foreign Affairs are preparing the draft pact, which would be completed within a month. This was stated by Chairman Pakistan …
Federal Secretary Ministry of Industries Aziz Ahmad Bilour on Monday said the government would collaborate with the Brazilian government for transfer of knowledge and technology to enhance quality and productivity of ethanol. He made these remarks while holding a meeting with a Brazilian delegation which comprising Bruno de Amorim Maciel, …
Thailand aims to revive a long-stalled plan to become an oil trading and biofuel hub in Southeast Asia, challenging Singapore's dominance, its new energy minister said on Thursday. The net oil importer plans to boost its crude reserves, excluding refined oil products, to 29 days from 18 days now to …
Brazil claims to have clamped down on slash and burn tactics, slave labour and links to deforestation as it seeks to gain foothold in Europe’s lucrative biofuels market.
A new study by the IFPRI analyzes the question of indirect land-use change (ILUC) in relation to the EU's Renewable Energy Directive. It finds that ILUC issues are a valid concern, but that the impact depends on the type of feedstock crop used as well as other factors such liberalization …
The rapid expansion of biofuel production has generated considerable interest within the body of empirical economic literature that has sought to understand the impact of biofuel growth on the global food economy. While the consensus within the literature is that biofuel emergence is likely to have some effect on future …
This study examines the four options being considered by the European Commission for dealing with indirect land use change (ILUC) arising from the use of biofuels under the Renewable Energy Directive. An alternative approach is developed that would encourage producers and growers to undertake practices that mitigate ILUC. This study …
Major British independent oil firm Greenergy sees its future as an exploration company, but one that hunts for fuel in piles of stale pork pies and cakes rather than under the ground or from food crops. The refined oil product wholesaler is still investing in the embattled European Union biodiesel …
In May 2011, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) presented its report on potential of renewable energy (RE) which emphasizes significant future role of RE in cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and powering sustainable development. A global team of technological experts and scientists reviewed over 160 scenarios on the …
Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda on Wednesday said development was necessary but it cannot not be at the cost of society and environment. Addressing a gathering at Jnana Jyothi Auditorium on the occasion of Foundation Day of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), Gowda said investments in the …
Existing targets for biofuels and other forms of bioenergy are based on flawed carbon accounting and should be revised downwards, a draft report by a panel of 19 top European scientists showed. "It is widely assumed that bioenergy is inherently carbon-neutral -- however this assumption is flawed," said the Scientific …
Govt had earlier decided to raise ethanol level in petrol to 10% from the current 5% The government’s plan to raise the level of ethanol blending in petrol to 10% from the current 5% may fail to take off because of poor supplies from sugar companies. The government had decided …
This report surveys the publicly available estimates of subsidies to biofuels and conventional liquid transport fuels, including both consumption subsidies and the production subsidies provided to the oil industry. This report: reviews the information currently available for each fuel type; describes the principal methods for quantifying subsidies; identifies the major …
