Pune-based bio-fuels technology company Praj Industries has become a member of Sweet Sorghum Ethanol Research Consortium (SSERC) set up by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (Icrisat).
SSERC has been formed to strengthen sweet sorghum research and promote the technology for producing biofuel through public-private partnership.
According to William Dar, director general, Icrisat the partnership between the institute and Praj Industries will go a long way in enhancing the commercialisation of sweet sorghum for bioethanol production globally.
As per the memorandum of agreement signed between the two, Praj Industries can avail the sweet sorghum research results of Icrisat to refine its bioethanol engineering activities. This includes the testing of sweet sorghum varieties and hybrids along with technical know-how on cultivation aspects.
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