Tag: Biofuels
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Fuel of the Future
Biofuels in India are of strategic importance as they augur well with the ongoing initiatives of the Narendra Modi government such as Make in India, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Skill Development and offer great opportunity to integrate with the ambitious targets of doubling of farmers’ income, import reduction and employment generation. The oil marketing companies blame …
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October 6, 2018 -
‘New policy soon on biofuels with Rs 1 lakh cr potential’
In a major move on sustainable development, the government is to soon bring out a National Biofuels Policy for a sector poised to become an economy worth Rs 1 lakh crore, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Wednesday. The policy would detail the architecture for India to make the move towards adopting the second generation, …
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March 7, 2018 -
Biofuels can cut jet engine pollution by half
Using biofuels to help power jet engines cuts particle emissions in their exhaust by as much as 50 to 70 per cent, says a NASA study. "We show that, compared to using conventional fuels, biofuel blending reduces particle number and mass emissions immediately behind the aircraft by 50 to 70 per cent," researchers said in …
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March 16, 2017