In India, Mint reports state-owned oil and gas company BPCL has entered joint ventures with Sembcorp Green Hydrogen India and GPS Renewables to develop renewable energy and biogas projects across India, as part of its strategy to achieve net-zero emissions and diversify its energy portfolio. BPCL will hold a 50% stake in both ventures. The […]
In India, Money Control reports Gensol Engineering, in partnership with Matrix Gas, is set to establish India’s first Green Hydrogen Valley project in Pune, Maharashtra, supplying the specialty chemical sector with green hydrogen for 20 years. The plant will operate on a Build, Own, and Operate basis and utilize electrolysis technology to generate hydrogen, marking […]
In India, Hindustan Times reports Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing the International Conference on Green Hydrogen India 2024, reaffirmed the nation’s ambition to become a global leader in green hydrogen production, use, and export. Green hydrogen, produced via electrolysis from renewable sources, is key to decarbonizing industries like steel, transport, and refineries. Modi highlighted the […]
In India, Reuters reports India’s drive to boost ethanol production from corn turned the country into a net corn importer for the first time in decades, pushing domestic prices to record highs and impacting global supply chains. The policy shift, which began with a January hike in procurement prices for corn-based ethanol, aims to reduce […]
In India, Chini Mandi reports in Rajgoli, Maharashtra, global commodity leader Olam Agri announced a $60 million investment to develop a multi-input bio-ethanol plant adjacent to its existing sugar factory. The facility, expected to be operational by March 2025, will produce ethanol from sugarcane and corn, aligning with India’s shift to mixed fuels like B20. […]
In India, on September 2, 2024, Gensol Engineering Limited, in partnership with Matrix Gas & Renewables, was awarded the EPC contract for India’s first biomass-to-green hydrogen project, valued at INR 164 Crore. This pioneering project, set to be completed within 18 months, will convert 25 tons of bio-waste into 1 ton of hydrogen per day, […]
In India, Money Control reports India’s Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, urged automobile manufacturers to produce vehicles compatible with E100 fuel during his address at the India Bio Energy & Tech Expo on September 2, 2024. The government, actively collaborating with the automobile industry, aims to expand the use of […]
In India, the Press Trust of India reports the government has decided to again allow ethanol producers to use sugarcane juice, sugar syrup, B-Heavy molasses as well as C-Heavy molasses as feedstock beginning with the new marketing year in December. The food ministry said it would periodically review the sugar supply situation in light of […]
In India, the Deccan Chronicle newspaper reports that in spite of the government significantly restricting ethanol production from sugarcane juice in fear of a sugar shortage, ethanol blending still managed to surpass 15% as of May thanks to ethanol production from grains. Ethanol demand increased 19% during the first nine months of the 2023/24 season […]
In India, Refex Sustainable Solutions Private Limited (RSSPL) on August 20, 2024 entered into and executed an investment agreement for acquisition of controlling stake up to 51.02% of the total voting powers, from the existing promoters and investment by way of fresh equity infusion in Vyzag Bio-Energy Fuel Private Limited thereby making this entity a […]
