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Government Mandates Blending of Compressed Biogas in CNG and PNG

In a move to enhance the adoption of Compressed Biogas (CBG) and foster sustainable energy practices, the National Biofuels Coordination Committee, chaired by Union...

November 27, 2023

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HPCL to Commission ₹14 Billion Ethanol Plant in Punjab by the End of 2023

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) is investing over ₹14 billion (~$168.12 million) to build a Second Generation (2G) bio-refinery plant in Bathinda, Punjab, using...

November 3, 2023

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Nagaland DISCOM to Procure Power from Bamboo Biomass Project at ₹5.06/kWh

Hutah Industries, a biomass-based power producer, has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Department of Power, Nagaland, for a 10 MW bamboo biomass project...

August 28, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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GOBARdhan Initiative Soars with Over 1,200 Biogas Plants Registered Nationally

Since its launch on June 1, 2023, the unified registration portal for GOBARdhan has witnessed an influx of registrations from functional, under-construction, and...

July 31, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Renewable Energy
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Ministry to Set Benchmark Price for Biomass Pellets Used in Thermal Power Plants

The Ministry of Power has revised the Biomass Co-Firing Policy to benchmark the prices for biomass pellets utilized in co-firing at thermal power plants. The decision...

June 28, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Waste-to-Wealth Initiative GOBARdhan Goes Digital with Launch of Portal

The Union government has launched the unified registration portal for GOBARdhan, with the aim of streamlining the process of setting up compressed biogas CBG/Biogas...

June 2, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Renewable Energy
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New $1.1 Billion Facility in Europe to Produce Sustainable Aviation Fuels

Cepsa and Bio-Oils, a Spain-based biofuels subsidiary of Apical, have partnered to boost the production of second-generation biofuels by procuring most of its feedstock...

April 18, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Budget 2023 Allows Energy Supply Chain Diversification: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called upon energy industry stakeholders to invest in green initiatives and added that the country’s 2023 budget provided opportunities to...

February 23, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Energy Storage
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Government Implementing 330 MW Waste-to-Energy Projects

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is implementing 90 projects under its Waste to Energy (WTE) program, Union Minister of Power R.K Singh informed the Lok...

February 6, 2023

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Sumit Jha

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IIT Researchers Discover Enzyme that Breaks Down Biomass into Bioethanol Fuel

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Guwahati, in collaboration with the University of Lisbon, Portugal, have found a bacterial endoglucanase enzyme...

December 29, 2022

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Technology
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UNSW Engineers Claim Diesel Engine Can Run on Hydrogen-Diesel Fuel Mix

Engineers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have developed a dual-fuel injection system that allows a diesel engine to run on a Hydrogen-Diesel hybrid fuel...

October 20, 2022

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Gourav Mishra

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Technology
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Oil Companies to Sell Petrol With 20% Ethanol From April 2023: Petroleum Ministry

The Ministry Of Petroleum And Natural Gas (MoP&NG) has notified that oil companies will sell ethanol-blended petrol (EBP) with a percentage of ethanol up to 20% from...

June 17, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy
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Power Generated from Co-firing of Biomass Qualifies for Meeting Non-Solar RPO Targets

The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC), in a recent order, ruled that power generated from co-firing of biomass will be considered as renewable...

September 30, 2021

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APTEL Directs Karnataka Commission to Issue New Tariff Order for Bagasse-Based Projects

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), in a recent order, ruled that the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) should have considered the capital...

August 5, 2021

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Odisha Government Invests ₹15.84 Billion for Ethanol Cogeneration and Solar Projects

The Government of Odisha has approved four industrial projects, including three grain-based ethanol plants and one solar project estimating ₹15.84 billion (~$213...

August 2, 2021

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Rahul Nair

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