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CBG Promise: New priorities and policy initiatives

May 24, 2023

The compressed biogas (CBG) segment in India seems to be finally coming of age. This is an encouraging trend as the production of CBG has multiple benefits for the economy. It helps reduce natural gas […]

Verbio India: New player in India’s bio-CNG sector

March 3, 2023

Verbio AG, headquartered in Germany, is one of Europe’s leading biofuel producers. Verbio India is a 100 per cent subsidiary of Verbio AG, incorporated in 2016. Although it started showing interest in India in 2014, […]

Jakson Green: Making big strides in the green hydrogen space

January 9, 2023

From an energy product firm in 1947 to a fully diversified energy group in 2022, the journey of India-based infrastructure major Jakson Group has spanned the fields of distributed energy, solar, battery energy storage systems […]

Sunrise Segment: Opportunities and outlook for harnessing bioenergy

January 6, 2023

India has a high untapped bioenergy potential. Some of the bottlenecks that have impeded segment growth are feedstock supply issues, high capital requirement and techno-economic barriers. However, the past few months have witnessed a host […]

Tapping Bioenergy: Key developments in the segment

December 12, 2022

By Sarthak Takyar Bioenergy is a versatile renewable energy source, having the potential to replace fossil fuels. However, it often gets overshadowed by the success of the solar and wind segments. Although India has already […]

Decarbonising Generation: Biomass co-firing in coal-based TPPs can help reduce emissions

December 12, 2022

In India, most of the power is generated by coal-based thermal power plants (TPPs). Thermal-based generation gives rise to carbon emissions, sulphur oxide and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions, along with suspended particulate matter, thereby polluting […]

Biomass co-firing in coal-based thermal power plants

November 21, 2022

In India, majority of power generation is through coal-based thermal power plants. Thermal-based generation gives rise to carbon emissions, Sox, Nox emissions, along with suspended particulate matter, thereby polluting the environment. As per the Paris […]

That Time of the Year: Policy steps to utilise biomass for power generation and reduce stubble burning

November 1, 2022

By Devangshu Datta Stubble burning across north India, especially in Punjab and Haryana, is a primary cause of high air pollution in the winter. There are economic reasons for this practice. It is literally a […]

Twin Benefits : WtE plants could help better manage and utilise urban waste

September 28, 2022

India is on its way to overtake China in becoming the most populous country in the world. At this juncture, one can assume that “with great population, comes great responsibility”. As the population grows and […]

Building Biopower: Bioenergy policies and recent developments

September 28, 2022

By Dr Pradip D. Narale, Deepak Kumar, and Ayush Ranjan, College of Agricultural Engineering and Post-Harvest Technology, Central Agricultural University, Imphal Bioenergy is the energy derived from biomass and is a renewable form of energy. […]

Flexible Fuel: Key developments in ethanol and biodiesel blending in petrol and diesel

August 6, 2022

The Indian government has been promoting the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme, with the aim of enhancing energy security, reducing import dependency on fuel, saving foreign exchange, addressing environmental issues and providing a fillip to […]

Pellet Potential: Growing traction in biomass co-firing in TPPs

May 31, 2022

Coal-based capacity is the largest contributor to power generation in India, with a share of 70.2 per cent as of 2021-22. This demonstrates a great reliance on coal, which is undergoing shortage issues. Another drawback […]

Husk Power Systems: Making a mark in the mini-grid space

March 25, 2022

Renewable energy-based mini-grids and microgrids are an effective and reliable source of power, especially in off-grid remote locations. Husk Power Systems is one of those select few players in the mini-grids space that have achieved […]

Offsetting Carbon: Role of biofuels in achieving India’s net zero emission goals

March 8, 2022

India will have to reduce net emissions by an average of 0.2 gigatonnes of CO2 equivalent per year over the next 30 years in order to reach net zero emissions. For carbon offsetting and carbon […]

Untapped Potential: Emerging avenues for bioenergy use

November 30, 2021

Bioenergy provides a clean alternative to meet the energy needs by using naturally sourced green feedstock. Although the country’s bioenergy target for 2022 has been met, there is still a large untapped potential present. There […]

A Burning Issue: Biomass projects could help resolve the crop residue and pollution problem

November 3, 2021

The high air pollution levels in the northern states of India during the months of October and November have become a yearly phenomenon. This is mainly due to the burning of paddy straw in the […]

PRESPL: Growth through forward linkages

August 31, 2021

Incorporated in 2011, Punjab Renewable Energy Systems Private Limited (PRESPL) is engaged in biomass aggregation, supply chain management, and delivery of bioenergy and renewable steam to several companies across India. In August 2021, under PRESPL’s […]

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