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How much crop residue can be used as fuel in power plants: NGT asks NTPC

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 17, 2017

The National Green Tribunal today directed the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) to inform it how much agricultural residue, in "pellet" form, it can use as raw material along with coal...

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India set to unveil new biofuel policy in bid to cut oil, gas, coal imports: Minister

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 11, 2017

The government will soon bring out a new policy on biofuel to incentivize the use of the cleaner fuel, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said. 

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Praj Industries, Gevo joint development agreement for Bio-fuel technology enters commercialisation phase

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 8, 2017

Indian companies involved in processing molasses and sugar cane feedstock to make ethanol will soon have an eco-friendly technology that will help produce isobutanol, which has multiple uses in...

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India aims to cut petroleum imports as it boosts alternative fuel use

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 25, 2017

India is aiming to cut its oil products imports to zero as it turns to alternative fuels such as methanol in its transport sector, a government official said at an investor briefing on Monday....

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Solar Powered CO2 Scrubbing Molecule Revealed

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 17, 2017

Chemical engineers from Indiana University in the U.S. have created a molecule that utilises solar energy to convert atmospheric carbon dioxide into greenhouse-neutral fuels, which can then be...

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NASA Study Confirms Biofuels Reduce Jet Engine Pollution

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 17, 2017

Using biofuels to help power jet engines reduces particle emissions in their exhaust by as much as 50 to 70 percent, in a new study conclusion that bodes well for airline economics and Earth’s...

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Southern Online Bio Technologies signs a MoU with Union Enterprise

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 7, 2017

Southern Online Bio Technologies, announced that the company has entered into Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Union Enterprise Private Limited. The MoU is for the supply, operation,...

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Policy for producing coal-based methanol soon: Nitin Gadkari

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 2, 2017

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said the government is planning to frame a policy for production of coal-based methanol.

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India's next crude oil import saving plan, served from kitchen

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 12, 2016

Soon, the used cooking oil from restaurants such as McDonald’s, Subway, KFC and Haldiram’s could run your diesel vehicles.

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IndianOil and USTDA sign agreement to promote cleaner fuels in India

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 27, 2016

The United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) and IndianOil, India's largest commercial organisation, have signed an agreement today, to work together and explore cleaner fuels. ...

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