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India Marks Akshay Urja Day 2024 with Renewed Push for Green Energy

Since its inception, Akshay Urja Day has played a key role in educating the public about the advantages of adopting renewable energy solutions, such as solar, wind, and biomass.

Biomass | August 20, 2024 | By Abha Rustagi | 1431

Honeywell and Repsol Partner to Advance Renewable Fuel Development

The companies plan to scale and commercialize Honeywell's technologies, which use various wastes like fats, oils, greases, biomass and solids for chemical production and renewable fuels at Repsol’s refineries.

Biomass | August 14, 2024 | By News Bureau | 831

Cabinet Extends and Expands Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana for Advanced Biofuels

The Cabinet has approved an extension and expansion of the Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana, enhancing support for advanced biofuels from lignocellulosic feedstocks, with a focus on innovation and extended implementation.

Biomass | August 12, 2024 | By EI News Network | 744

Modi Meets Fukushiro: Focus on Green Energy and 5 Trillion Yen Investment

Discussions centred on enhancing collaboration in traditional manufacturing, known as ‘Monzukuri,’ and exploring new opportunities in modern domains such as semiconductors, electric vehicles (EVs), and green and clean energy.

Biomass | August 06, 2024 | By News Bureau | 1081

Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana to Support 2G Bio-Ethanol Plants

The government’s JI-VAN Yojana aims at boosting 2G bio-ethanol production with financial support for 10 new plants, enhancing sustainable energy using cellulosic biomass across various states.

Biomass | July 30, 2024 | By EI News Network | 1374

India Boosts Biomass Utilization with Revised CFA for Pellet Manufacturing Plants

This revision aims to support the promotion of briquette and pellet manufacturing, as well as biomass-based cogeneration in industries across the country.

Biomass | July 24, 2024 | By Abha Rustagi | 989

SECI Invites Bids for Selection of Green Hydrogen Producers Under SIGHT Scheme

With a total outlay of INR 13,050 crore committed for this phase between FY 2025-26 and FY 2029-30, the plan highlights India’s commitment to transition to a green hydrogen economy.

Biomass | July 06, 2024 | By Abha Rustagi | 743

European Commission Greenlights Italian Renewable Energy Scheme Worth 4590 MW

The Italian government has notified the European Commission of its plan to introduce a scheme aimed at boosting the production of electricity from renewable sources.

Biomass | June 05, 2024 | By Abha Rustagi | 1155

Sugar Industry Seeks Policy Interventions to Meet 20 percent Ethanol Blending Target

The Indian Sugar & Bio-Energy Manufacturers Association proposes a roadmap to a 55 percent or even 60 percent ethanol supply contribution, contingent on policy interventions and farmer support.

Biomass | May 13, 2024 | By Anurima Mondal | 954

NTPC Demonstrates 20 Percent Torrefied Biomass Co-Firing at Tanda Plant

The initiative, a first-of-its-kind in the Indian Power Sector, showcases NTPC's commitment to decarbonising existing coal-fired fleets and advancing towards Net Zero Emission targets.

Biomass | May 09, 2024 | By Anurima Mondal | 1203

Articles

Utilisation of Carbon Capture and Storage for Building India's Green Future

In India, there has been skepticism around Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology due to its slow deployment progress over the last two decades. Stakeholders fear it could lead to delaying other climate actions and drive up power generation cost...

Biomass | April 02, 2024 | By News Bureau | 503

Flexi Biogas Plants for the Domestic Cooking Need of Rural Sikkim

In India, where there are 535.78 million livestock, including approximately 302 million bovines there is sufficient room for the construction of biogas facilities. The GDP contribution of India’s cattle industry is large and is projected to ris...

Biomass | March 19, 2024 | By News Bureau | 511

Global Biofuel Alliance – the Need of the Hour for Sustainable Energy

Last year, at the massive G20 Summit, we witnessed a momentous development in the global energy transition with the launch of The Global Biofuels Alliance (GBA). The alliance aims to drive the energy transition journey of countries across the globe, ...

Biomass | January 30, 2024 | By News Bureau | 560

Fueling the Future: Biofuels an Answer to Energy Transition Question

The Global Biofuels Alliance was officially announced by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently. So far, both G20 members and non-member nations have consented to join the alliance, making a total of 19 nations and 12 international bodies, a pa...

Biomass | October 17, 2023 | By News Bureau | 696

Harnessing Cloud-Based Technology for Enabling Biomass Supply Chain

Bio-energy has been accepted as a promising and sustainable solution to climate change. It is expected to significantly mitigate growing emission concerns and help meet global emission reduction targets. With this agenda, the biomass supply chain ass...

Biomass | May 31, 2023 | By News Bureau | 977

The Cook Stove Story

Today, 3 billion people globally continue to still use polluting biomass fuels for their everyday cooking. People use inefficient traditional mud or three stone fire cook stoves, which consume a lot of polluting biomass fuels resulting occupational l...

Biomass | June 22, 2022 | By News Bureau | 2022

Solar Thermal Pyrolysis is the Sustainable Route for Biofuel Production

The worldwide population has continuously increased which causes more energy consumption. With a rapid social and economic growth, demand of energy consumption is continued to increase while slowly exhaustion of fossil fuels. According to report, in ...

Biomass | June 02, 2022 | By News Bureau | 2046

Time to Focus on Biomass

The Ujjwala programme has been taking cooking gas cylinders and stoves to rural households and all of them are expected to be covered in the next 2 to 3 years. Those who can afford it are using only gas for cooking. The poor do have the problem of no...

Biomass | May 02, 2022 | By News Bureau | 2060