Biofuel News

To put a more sustainable fuel solutions to use, Indian Air Force has decided to fly Dornier 228 aircrafts in the tangail formation on the Republic Day using a blend of biofuel of aviation turbine fuel.

World Biofuel Day: Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated Ethanol Plant in Panipat with capacity to generate about three crore litres of Ethanol annually.   

International air carriers must reduce their carbon emissions to almost nothing by 2050, according to a goal set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in October 2022.

Flex Fuel is a blend of petrol/diesel and ethanol/methanol India is yet to introduce a policy on Flex Fuel’s use Cannot be used on existing petrol/diesel power plants

The fuel was also used on a civil, commercial demonstration flight operated by SpiceJet on 27 Aug 18 from Dehradun to Delhi In 2019, AN-32 aircraft, filled with blended bio-jet fuel, had flown over Raj Path at New Delhi during the Republic Day celebrations The approval will uplift the livelihoods of those engaged in producing, collecting, and extracting non-edible oils

Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had earlier blamed international factors for the hike in fuel prices.

Scientists have created a cheap and highly efficient biomaterial that catalyses the formation of hydrogen, an advance that may lead to new environmentally friendly ways of producing biofuel.

The company powered its ecoDemonstrator 787 flight test airplane on December 2 with a blend of 15 percent green diesel and 85 percent petroleum jet fuel in the left engine.