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News in Frames | Greens power

Ambedkar Vegetable Market Yard, or Bowen pally market, has always been a hive of activity. The market produces three or four tonnes of organic waste every day. The electricity generated from the plant powers more than 100 street lights, 170 stalls, an administrative building, and the market’s water supply network — giving the market committee substantial savings in power bills. …

Market Power Waste Plant Vegetable Organic Waste

4 days, 13 hours ago

Bihar writing new chapter - ’from land of history to land of industry’: Industries secy Bandana Preyashi

Live Mint

Patna, Dec 19 Bihar is set to become India's next growth engine as the state is on the path of transforming itself from being a land of history to land of industry, a top government official said on Thursday. Addressing the 'Bihar Business Connect 2024' Summit here, Bandana Preyashi, Secretary of Department of Industries, said the government will soon come …

India Policy Bihar Investment Land 2024 State

2 weeks ago

IIT Guwahati develops technology to convert methane and carbon dioxide into eco-friendly biofuel

Hindustan Times

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati developed an advanced biological method to convert methane and carbon dioxide into cleaner biofuels using methanotrophic bacteria. The research team developed a fully biological process that uses Methylosinus trichosporium, a type of methanotrophic bacteria, to convert methane and carbon dioxide into bio-methanol under mild operating conditions. While turning methane and carbon dioxide …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

California biofuel project aims to cut wildfire risk, but at what cost?

LA Times

For Laura Ornelas and thousands of other South Stockton residents, harmful air pollution is a fact of life. For Ornelas and her neighbors, local air pollution could get even worse if officials approve plans for a massive forest management and biofuel project that would harvest trees across California through wildfire mitigation work, process them into wood pellets at facilities in …

Health Environmental Pollution Air Port Wildfire California

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Chhattisgarh Roads to Match US Quality in Two Years: Gadkari

Deccan Chronicle

RAIPUR: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said that road networks of Chhattisgarh will match that of America in quality in two years. Addressing the 83rd annual convention of Indian Road Congress here, Mr Gadkari, who holds the portfolio of road transport and highways at the Centre, said that the Centre laid emphasis on quality while implementing various road projects …

India Two Years Gadkari Mr Gadkari Chhattisgarh Roads

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Ethanol: Catalyst for a sustainable future

Hindustan Times

As the conversation on climate assumes greater significance by the day, so does the need for alternative energy resources. FILE - Ethanol refinery {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} As the energy ecosystem is rapidly evolving there is an increasing thrust on ethanol-infused fuels that have emerged as a viable and promising alternative. Introduction of ethanol blended motor spirit ) in India …

India Energy Food Security Production Energy Security Fuels Ethanol Production

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Ethanol: Catalyst for a sustainable future

Hindustan Times

As the conversation on climate assumes greater significance by the day, so does the need for alternative energy resources. FILE - Ethanol refinery As the energy ecosystem is rapidly evolving there is an increasing thrust on ethanol-infused fuels that have emerged as a viable and promising alternative. Ethanol, a renewable biofuel derived primarily from plant feedstock, ensures significant environmental, economic, …

Food India Energy Security Development Sustainable Production

4 months, 4 weeks ago

China urges EU to avoid protectionist measures in biodiesel trade

China Daily

Worker recycles biofuel in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, June 4, 2024. China expressed deep concern over the European Union's protectionist stance within the biodiesel industry and urged the bloc to refrain from the hasty adoption of trade protectionist measures, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday. The European Commission, the executive arm of the EU, announced on July 19th the preliminary …

China Tec

5 months ago

Windsor Castle gets solar panels under King’s green energy drive

The Telegraph

Solar panels have been fitted to the roof of Windsor Castle for the first time as part of a royal eco-drive that will also turn the state cars fully electric. The “first roof-mounted photovoltaic panels” have been installed on the Lord Chamberlain’s Upper Store as part of a project to replace its old, leaking lead roof. The “nature-positive” measures, which …

Royal

5 months ago

Biofuel Bentleys are coming for Britain’s green king

Associated Press

LONDON — What do you do when you travel in a chauffeur-driven Bentley but want to be known as the green king? The report on the sovereign grant, the mechanism used to fund royal spending, showed that Charles spent 89.1 million pounds last year, including 30.4 million pounds on the refurbishment of Buckingham Palace, a 10-year project scheduled to be …

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5 months, 1 week ago

India, Austria push for end to conflict in Ukraine

Hindustan Times

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday reiterated India’s position that a solution to the Ukraine crisis cannot be found on the battlefield during his visit to Austria, conveying New Delhi’s assessment of the conflict. Nehammer said his discussions with Modi were an opportunity to find out about India’s assessment of the situation and to “familiarise India with European …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

IISc researchers develop engineered biocatalyst for making drop-in biofuels

The Hindu

Researchers at the Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, have developed an enzymatic platform that can efficiently transform naturally abundant and inexpensive fatty acids to valuable hydrocarbons called 1-alkenes, which are promising biofuels. Hydrocarbons are also widely used in polymer, detergent and lubricant industries,” IISc said In a previous study, the IISc team purified and characterised …

Team Iis Enzyme Fatty Acids

6 months ago

Biofuel groups envision ethanol-powered jets. But fueling the effort has not been easy

Associated Press

MENOKEN, N.D. — Some day, the passenger jets that soar 35,000 feet over Dan McLean’s North Dakota farm could be fueled by corn grown on his land and millions of other acres across the Midwest. Ethanol trade groups estimate that federal tax credits for sustainable aviation fuel, combined with the existing credit for renewable fuels, can provide between $1.85 and …

Aviation Industry Tax Sustainable Fuel Iowa Minnesota

9 months ago

F1 champion Sebastian Vettel gets back behind the wheel with Porsche to test a Le Mans car

The Hindu

Four-time Formula 1 champion Sebastian Vettel is getting back behind the wheel. Vettel is joining Porsche as a test driver on its Le Mans program and says “we will then see what happens next." The German will drive the Porsche 963 car for works team Porsche Penske Motorsport as part of a 36-hour test session at the Motorland Aragon circuit …

German Porsche Vettel Le Mans

10 months ago

NMMC to use biofuel briquettes in crematoria

Hindustan Times

Navi Mumbai HT Image Tonnes of green waste collected on a daily basis by the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation from the city gardens and tree trimmings, will be used to form briquettes. Of the 750 metric tonne solid waste collected on a daily basis, almost 5 tonne comprises green waste which are transported to the dumping yard at Koparkhairane. The …

Nmmc Waste Municipal Corporation Briquettes Green Waste

10 months, 1 week ago

Love them or loathe them, pinyon-juniper woodlands are a growing biofuel battleground

LA Times

When Varlin Higbee eyes the scrubby forest of pinyon pines and juniper trees that fill the high desert outside this old Union Pacific Railroad town, there’s just one thought that crosses his mind: “They’re just a wildfire waiting to happen,” the Lincoln County commissioner says of the low, bushy trees. Lincoln County Commissioner Varlin Higbee, 63, in the rural eastern …

Energy California Nevada Denmark Trees Public Lands Project

10 months, 2 weeks ago

CSIR-NIIST in Kerala transfers enzyme technology to industry for production of biofuels

The Hindu

The National Institute of Interdisciplinary Science & Technology, a constituent laboratory of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research based here, has entered into a technology transfer agreement with a Maharashtra-based company for commercial production of beta glucosidase enzyme used by the biofuel industry. As per the agreement, the CSIR-NIIST will grant licence to Sarthak Metals Ltd for utilising the …

Csi Csir Enzyme Niist

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Dry weather, export curbs to hit 2024 global supply of staples

The Hindu

High food prices in recent years have prompted farmers worldwide to plant more cereals and oilseeds, but consumers are set to face tighter supplies well into 2024, amid adverse El Nino weather, export restrictions and higher biofuel mandates. “We have El Nino weather forecast until at least April-May, Brazil is almost certainly going to produce less corn, and China is …

Weather Wheat Production 2024 Brazil Export Dry

1 year, 1 month ago

Global Biofuel Alliance: India’s Tryst With Sustainable Development Goals

Live Law

Biofuel technology encompasses a diverse array of methods for generating fuels from organic sources such as crops and biomass. However, biofuels also present challenges such as land use changes impacting food security and causing deforestation, resource-intensive production, the need for technical adaptations to engines and infrastructure, lower energy density compared to fossil fuels, and the potential for GHG emissions resulting …

Global India Energy Climate Change Policy Development Sustainable

1 year, 2 months ago

India's Net Zero emissions target by 2070 little too long-term: Hardeep Singh Puri

The Hindu

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on October 9 said achieving the net zero emissions target by 2070 is "little too long-term", indicating that the country may achieve the milestone ahead of the deadline. Under the net zero target, India will completely switch to renewables by 2070. Addressing the 26th Energy Technology Meet, Mr. Puri said: "Our net zero target by …

India Energy Energy Transition Puri

1 year, 2 months ago

From Cooking To Driving, This Bihar Man Only Uses Cow Dung Biofuel For Everything

News 18

Nowadays, everyone uses LPG for all their household work. As per reports, Vivek Pandey claims that he successfully ran a tractor on biofuel for the first time in India in 2014 which was also covered by the media during that time. In a recent media interaction, Vivek shared that for his biofuel business, the main ingredient he needs is cow …

Cow Vivek Cow Dung Dung Biofuel

1 year, 3 months ago

Frosty Canada-India ties put the spotlight on Trudeau’s conduct at G20 summit

Hindustan Times

The divide between Canada and India grew further on Wednesday after India asked Indian nationals living in Canada to exercise caution, ramping up the ongoing confrontation between the two countries over Canada's accusations that the Indian government may have been involved in the killing of Khalistan extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart …

India Prime Canada Indian Trudeau G20 Minister

1 year, 3 months ago

Africa's G20 presence boosts Global South

Hindustan Times

India’s presidency of the G20 has been much more than the breathtaking diversity, culture, hospitality and beauty of India on display. India, tapping into its rich heritage of innovation and adaptability, has played a pivotal role leading to a historic joint launch of the Global Initiative on Digital Health with the World Health Organization at the health ministers’ meeting. CoWIN …

Health Global India Digital Global South Digital Health South

1 year, 3 months ago

The complex path to biofuel sustainability

The Hindu

Until a few years ago, working on biofuels called for constant justification in the face of electric vehicles taking over the world. The policy target in India of achieving 20% ethanol blending with petrol by 2025-26 is expected to be met almost entirely by 1G ethanol made from sugar cane and foodgrains. The groundwater depletion implications of growing sugar cane …

India Sustainable Ice Production Strategy Crop Sugar

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News in Frames | Greens power

Bihar writing new chapter - ’from land of history to land of industry’: Industries secy Bandana Preyashi

IIT Guwahati develops technology to convert methane and carbon dioxide into eco-friendly biofuel

California biofuel project aims to cut wildfire risk, but at what cost?

Chhattisgarh Roads to Match US Quality in Two Years: Gadkari

Ethanol: Catalyst for a sustainable future

Ethanol: Catalyst for a sustainable future

China urges EU to avoid protectionist measures in biodiesel trade

Windsor Castle gets solar panels under King’s green energy drive

Biofuel Bentleys are coming for Britain’s green king

India, Austria push for end to conflict in Ukraine

IISc researchers develop engineered biocatalyst for making drop-in biofuels

Biofuel groups envision ethanol-powered jets. But fueling the effort has not been easy

F1 champion Sebastian Vettel gets back behind the wheel with Porsche to test a Le Mans car

NMMC to use biofuel briquettes in crematoria

Love them or loathe them, pinyon-juniper woodlands are a growing biofuel battleground

CSIR-NIIST in Kerala transfers enzyme technology to industry for production of biofuels

Dry weather, export curbs to hit 2024 global supply of staples

Global Biofuel Alliance: India’s Tryst With Sustainable Development Goals

India's Net Zero emissions target by 2070 little too long-term: Hardeep Singh Puri

From Cooking To Driving, This Bihar Man Only Uses Cow Dung Biofuel For Everything

Frosty Canada-India ties put the spotlight on Trudeau’s conduct at G20 summit

Africa's G20 presence boosts Global South

The complex path to biofuel sustainability