In India, after operating successfully for two years, the pioneering carbon capture project at NTPC’s 500 MW coal-fired Unit-13 at the Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station in India has reached a major milestone when CO2 captured from flue gas using Carbon Clean’s CaptureX semi-modular technology was used to produce the first drop of methanol. The […]
In India, the Financial Express newspaper reports grain-based ethanol production capacity is now far outweighing demand after the Oil Marketing Companies floated a tender for just 10.5 billion liters when 17.7 billion liters had been offered, of which just 4.7 billion liters came from sugarcane-based feedstock and the rest from grains. Grain-based ethanol producers are […]
In India, DevDiscourse reports TruAlt Bioenergy’s IPO broke records, being oversubscribed 71.92 times over the 12.3 million shares available. Qualified Institutional Buyers were oversubscribed 159.22 times while non-institutional investors were oversubscribed 98.56 times. The company raised $28.4 from anchor investors and another $94.6 million from the IPO itself which will allow the company to set […]
In India, BioEnergy Times reported that the Indian government has allowed the export of second generation (2G) ethanol. A notification issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) on September 24 states that export of second generation (2G) Ethanol – i.e. ethanol produced through cellulosic material such as bagasse, wood waste, other renewable resources, […]
In India, Business Today reports the government has approved the export of second generation ethanol now that consumption reached the E20 target in July, five years ahead of schedule. Ethanol for both fuel and non-fuel use are allowed for export immediately but only when it “is permitted for fuel and non-fuel purposes, subject to a […]
In Bengaluru, India, BacAlt Biosciences has raised INR 18 crore (US$2.0 million) to fund R&D, add staff, and advance to pilot-scale production. Founded in 2023 by Pranav Nair and Shruti Kutmutia, BacAlt Biosciences converts crop residues into bacterial cellulose and poly gamma glutamic acid. Derivatives of these products have applications in cosmetics, textiles, and agriculture. […]
In India, BioEnergy Times reported that India is set to join the league of nations producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by the end of this year, according to a senior official from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Jane Hupe, Deputy Director, Environment Branch, Air Transport Bureau at ICAO, said that India is emerging as […]
In India, the Assam Tribune reports Numaligarh Refinery Limited is already exploring the possibility of producing sustainable aviation fuel with the ethanol it produces from its recently launched bamboo-based ethanol plant. However, since the plant only produces 50,000 metric tons per day, in order to justify investment in upgrading to SAF, the company says more […]
In India, PSU Watch reports the government is looking seriously at the opportunities provided by sustainable aviation fuel and as such is in the early stages of drafting a SAF policy. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation plans to reach out to industry as well as to other ministries to get input into the policy, […]
In India, the ANI news agency reports Prime Minister Modi has inaugurated the world’s first ethanol plant that uses bamboo as feedstock at Numaligarh Refinery Ltd’s refinery unit in Assam, more than six years after he laid the foundation stone. In addition to ethanol, it also produces high-value industrial chemicals such as green furfural and […]
