Deputy programme manager, renewable energy, Centre for Science and Environment
Zakariyapura — India’s climate-smart model village for biogas production & utilisation
The village has created a sustainable biogas network that not only helps women financially but also reduces their burden of household work
Effluent industry’s role in clean energy: Exploring India’s first paper mill waste to compressed biogas facility
It is crucial that states with significant potential promptly implement bioenergy policies and state-level renewable energy agencies vigorously …
Crop Residue Management Guidelines 2023-24 welcome move for bioenergy industry but concerns remain
Project still lacks timeline, making it difficult to gauge the urgency with which the government wants to begin implementation
High time to recreate biogas development & training centres to sustain India’s compressed biogas sector
Despite significant government support, over 90% of operational CBG plants functioning below intended production capacity
Sugarcane byproduct pressmud can be a sweet spot for India’s compressed biogas sector
The byproduct can help generate 460,000 tonnes of compressed biogas CBG valued at Rs 2,484 crore
Biohydrogen’s role in India’s green hydrogen pathway
Going beyond electrolysis for hydrogen production, there has been a notable surge in industrial interest in biogas reforming over the past decade
Policy enablers needed to strengthen India’s Bio-CNG sector
In Indore, some 400 buses ply on the Bio-CNG generated from municipal solid waste
Uttar Pradesh’s Bioenergy Policy: Good on paper, execution may be tricky
Offers cheap land for lease, tax and tariff exemptions to reduce fossil fuel use
Will algae biofuels become viable?
Pioneers of commercial biofuel production had to shut shop or diversify their portfolio
Turning trash to treasure: This woman-led waste management model in Goa is a success story
Goa has successfully transformed a towering landfill into an integrated solid waste management facility
Global Biofuel Alliance can power India’s energy transition drive, but must have time-bound targets
The focus will be on strengthening markets, facilitating global biofuel trade, sharing concrete policy lessons and providing technical support …
Bio-CNG projects as carbon credit generators
Carbon credits obtained through the production of a tonne of Bio-CNG varies between 16 and 25, depending on the type of feedstock used
India’s compressed biogas sector needs a big push, says ETAC report
India should target a 10 per cent blend of CBG in natural gas by 2030, notes Energy Transition Advisory Committee
Napier grass: A game-changer in bio-CNG production
With an energy output-to-input ratio of approximately 25:1, it emerges as one of the most promising energy crop
Biogas digestate: This high-value byproduct deserves more attention
Digestate is underutilised due to lack of regulatory guidelines, absence of fixed procurement prices and poor marketability by fertiliser companies
Budget kick: Keep these factors in mind while setting up a Bio-CNG plant
Political and institutional support must be gained through a sustained and deliberate communication process in which Bio-CNG’s economic and …
Why producing CBG, LBG, hydrogen, methanol from biogas can be beneficial
Unavailability of biogas in bulk, absence of infrastructure to generate & market these fuels main hurdles
India’s green push for second-generation bioethanol
Could diversify feedstock basket, help secure long-term sustainability with improved economics