Page 5 - Latest Updates on Ethanol E20

Himachal to invest 50% equity in ethanol project at Una: CM Sukhu

The Himachal Pradesh government will invest 50 per cent equity in an ethanol plant to be established at Jeetpur Behri in Una district by HPCL at a cost of Rs 500 crore, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said. Full cooperation would be extended to Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd(HPCL) for setting up the 30-acre plant, a statement quoted him as saying on Tuesday. He directed the district administration to start land acquisition for the approach road from Bhanjal within 10 days. The chief minister also directed the district administration to provide an additional 20-acre land for the plant on the request of the company. Sukhu said the plant would provide employment and self employment opportunities to the local people and farmers from Kangra, Hamirpur and Bilaspur. Neighbouring districts of Punjab would also benefit from the grain-based ethanol plant. The company has assured that it will take the chief minister's proposal to the board of directors.

World's biggest plant for Ethanol jet fuel expected to open in 2025

The plant will eventually produce enough jet fuel to power thousands of flights per year, according to Summit Agricultural, run by entrepreneur Bruce Rastetter

Hardeep Singh Puri confident of meeting 20% ethanol blending target in FY25

Oil minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday exuded confidence of meeting the target of supplying petrol mixed with 20 per cent ethanol by 2025, five years earlier than the previously planned roll-out in 2030. Petrol blended with 20 per cent ethanol was rolled out at select petrol pumps in 11 states and Union Territories in February as part of a programme to increase use of biofuels to cut emissions as well as dependence on foreign exchange-draining imports. At present, 10 per cent ethanol is blended in petrol (10 per cent ethanol, 90 per cent petrol) and the government is looking to double this quantity by 2025. "I am sure we will be able to supply 20 per cent ethanol blended petrol by next (fiscal) year," he said. India saved as much as Rs 41,500 crore in forex outgo from 10 per cent blending besides benefiting the farmers, he said at a biofuels conference here. Puri said India achieved blending of 10 per cent ethanol in petrol in June 2022, five months ahead of the schedule. "We

SCO countries agree to closely work together on emerging fuels

Move will see China, Russia, others collaborate with India on emerging fuel tech, energy modelling, and transition goals

Centre to create ethanol carryover stock for next year as demand may go up

The government is planning to create a carry over stock of ethanol for the next year anticipating a rise in demand for E20 fuel in the country, according to a senior food ministry official. E20 fuel is a blend of 20 per cent ethanol with petrol. The government aims to achieve the 20 per cent ethanol blending target by 2025. "Ethanol blending is going well. Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have started dispensing E20 fuel in about 100 outlets in 31 cities in the country. We have started E20 fuel, if it goes well then the requirement will be more," Additional Secretary in the food ministry Subodh Kumar said. Like sugar, the government "plans to create a carryover stock of ethanol" with OMCs and distilleries for 2023-24 ethanol year (December-November) and more sugar would be diverted for the same, he said. The government has kept the 12 per cent ethanol blending target in the ongoing 2022-23 ethanol year, while 15 per cent for the next year. "About 120 crore litres has been blended wi

Budget: Energy transition gets fund boost, green growth key economic driver

The Centre has entrusted the oil ministry, which naturally has the highest fossil-fuel footprint, to steer the energy transition of the country

Sugar production to fall 5% to 34 mn tonnes in 2022-23 marketing year: ISMA

India's sugar production is estimated to fall 5 per cent during 2022-23 marketing year ending September to 340 lakh tonnes as more quantity of sugarcane juice is being diverted for production of ethanol, according to industry body ISMA. Sugar production stood at 358 lakh tonnes in the 2021-22 marketing year (October-September). In a statement, Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) said sugar production in 2022-23 is estimated at around 340 lakh tonnes after diversion of 45 lakh tonnes of sweetener towards ethanol manufacturing. Sugarcane juice/syrup and B-molasses are being diverted to ethanol making. In the previous 2021-22 marketing year, 32 lakhs tonnes of sweetener were diverted towards manufacturing of ethanol for blending with petrol. Based on the images of harvested and balance area, field visits, current trend of yields and sugar recoveries, ISMA has released its second advance estimates of sugar production for 2022-23. The actual sugar production in Maharashtra is estimat

Budget 2023-24 wishlist: Here are the key challenges in oil & gas sector

Emergence of renewable fuels causing displacement of petroleum fuels' demand

Need a balanced approach

Sugar sector's success has environmental risks

Ethanol pipeline gets Rs 16K-crore investment bid in Uttar Pradesh

According to the proposals, the companies will set up distilleries, breweries, microbrewery, malt and yeast manufacturing plants, etc.

India's ethanol capacity to jump 25% to 12.5 bn litres by year-end: Govt

The two major sugar producing nations in the world can play an important role in ethanol trade at the global level

BCL Industries board approves raising Rs 201 crore via issuance of warrants

BCL Industries is the only company in India and the South Asian region to have a forward and backward integrated distillery ethanol plant

Ethanol blending in petrol rose to 10.17% in July 2022: Petroleum Minister

"India has increased the ethanol blending in petrol from 1.53 per cent in 2013-14 to 10.17 per cent in July 2022," an official statement quoted Puri as saying

OMCs to give green hydrogen plan soon, says Hardeep Singh Puri

Electrolysers use electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. When electricity for the electrolyser comes from renewable sources like wind and solar, the hydrogen produced is called green

Govt working on policy for ethanol pumps, says Union minister Gadkari

Says he will meet with petroleum minister in next 15 days to discuss this

Sri Lanka, Bangladesh keen to import ethanol from India: Nitin Gadkari

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have shown their keenness to import ethanol from India. The minister of road transport and highways said that he discussed about ethanol with the government of both the countries -- Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. "I was able to discuss this matter with PM of Bangladesh and even the Sri Lankan minister. Both are keenly interested about import of ethanol from India for adding ethanol into petrol in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka," Gadkari said while addressing the CII Conference on Bio-Energy here. The minister also said that in 15 days he has a meeting with Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, where a discussion would be made on making a policy for starting of ethanol pumps in the country. The future of ethanol is very good, the minister said. The government, he said, is eager to purchase more ethanol and also convinced to encourage the use of alternate fuel. "Because of green fuel the pollution problem is also goi

Cummins India to start production of fuel-agnostic engines this year

Firm says it will start with LNG-hydrogen platform; India to be a sourcing hub

Sugar firms may seek govt nod to retail green fuel from their own premises

The plan is to convert sugar factories into full-scale 'green energy hubs'

India preparing to launch 20% ethanol with gasoline: Hardeep Puri

India is preparing to launch sales of 20% ethanol with gasoline and will look to gradually raise its share of the cleaner fuel in its energy mix, the country's oil minister Hardeep Singh Puri said

Sugar production may see marginal fall in 2022-23 on extended rains

Industry players said the prime reason for a slight drop in output is due to the fact that the sugarcane crushing season started late