Uttar Pradesh to fast-track biofuel production with the right blend of ethanol and biogas
India aims for net-zero emissions by 2070 and a 45% reduction in GDP emission intensity by 2030 from 2005 levels. To support these goals, the country is advancing fuel blending, including a 20% ethanol target by 2030 and the promotion of compressed biogas (CBG) blending with natural gas. Uttar Pradesh, a leading ethanol producer, is setting up 100 CBG plants, leveraging its biomass. The Badaun plant, inaugurated in January, processes 100 MT of rice straw daily, cutting CO2 emissions significantly.
India has set a target of net zero emissions by 2070 ,and to reduce its GDP emission intensity by 45% by 2030 from the 2005 levels. In line with these targets, the country is promoting fuel blending to reduce vehicular emissions. After setting a target of 20% ethanol blending with petrol by 2030 under the Ethanol Blended Petrol EBP Programme, the government is now promoting the blendingof compressedbiogas (CBG) with compressed natural gas and piped natural gas for transport and domestic sectors respectively.
To claim its position as the leader in biofuel production, Uttar Pradesh, one of the leading ethanol producers in the country, is now expanding its potential for green fuel production with biogas. The state, riding on an ample amount of organic biomass availability to produce biomethane, is gearing up to set up 100 CBG plants , the highest in the country so far, in the coming time.
Uttar Pradesh has a potential to set up over 1,000 biogas plants, as per a 2022 report by the Centre for Science and Environment.
The CBG plant in UP’s Badaun, inaugurated in January this year, has a processing capacity of 100 metric tonnes (MT) of rice straw per day and can generate 14 MT of CBG along with 65 MT of solid manure per day.
Addressing the public during the inauguration,Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, said that upon stabilisation of production, the Badaun plant will help in reducing stubble burning of 17,500-20,000 acres of fields translating into an annual reduction of 55,000 tons of CO2 emissions. He laid the foundation of eight more such plants in the state.
Source Link : https://india.mongabay.com/2024/07/uttar-pradesh-to-fast-track-biofuel-production-with-the-right-blend-of-ethanol-and-biogas/
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