about biodiesel technologies Headquartered in Kolkata India, Biodiesel Technologies was conceived in 2002 in response to the serious environmental

and health hazards arising out of the vari ous polluting emissions casing our environment. Biodiesel Technologies was conce ived by a group of Technologists with a comprehensive professional experience wi th multinational companies under the able stewardship of Mr. Amitabha Sinha who is the M.D & Chief of Technology of the company. Mr. Amitabha Sinha proposed a j ourney for the present society at large from the present polluted and harmful en vironment back to the green and pure environment as it was ages before. He thoug ht of developing an alternative source of energy that can reduce pollution level s in our country, organic in nature. Soon his thought were materialised into act ion when the idea/concept of manufacturing Biodiesel Processing Plants crystalli zed. The feedstock used was organic in character which produced Biodiesel as per the ASTM, EN and BIS Standards. This marked the beginning of our organization. Since the operation of the first Biodiesel processing Plant in Hyderabad, Biodie sel Technologies has built a strong reputation as a leading pioneer in the manuf acturing, fabricating and assembling Biodiesel Processing Plants.The latest repo rts on biofuel production and consumption in India raise some interesting questi ons. With production rising at a CAGR of of 7.7% for the period spanning 2006-20 10, and consumption rising at a CAGR of 18.6% for the same period, possibly due to government mandates, will India become a net biofuel importer? The question is particularly interesting in view of the authors prediction that the performance of the (production) industry is forecast to decelerate, with an anticipated CAG R of 5.7% for the five-year period 2010-2015.

consumption and production Biofuel Production in India: The Indian biofuels production industry had total r evenue of $167.1 million in 2010, representing a compound annual growth rate (CA GR) of 7.7% for the period spanning 2006-2010. Industry production volumes incre ased with a CAGR of 9.1% between 2006 and 2010, to reach a total of 293.0 thousa nd tons in 2010. The performance of the industry is forecast to decelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 5.7% for the five-year period 2010-2015, which is expect ed to drive the industry to a value of $220.1 million by the end of 2015. Biofuel Consumption in India: The biofuel consumption market comprises the sale of alternative fuels (bio-diesel and bio-ethanol) through retail service station s and wholesalers. The Indian biofuel consumption market had total revenue of $2 77 million in 2010, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.6% f or the period spanning 2006-2010. Market consumption volumes increased with a CA GR of 9.7% between 2006 and 2010, to reach a total of 2.4 million barrels in 201 0. The performance of the market is forecast to accelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 21.8% for the five-year period 2010-2015, which is expected to drive the market to a value of $743.1 million by the end of 2015

India to implement 20-per cent consumption of biofuel by 2017 news

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Against the backdrop of a runaway rise in fuel prices and global warming, the un ion cabinet has approved a proposal to double the amount of ethanol to be blende d with petrofuels from 10 per cent, scheduled from October 2008, to 20 per cent by 2017, and a uniform 4 per cent sales tax across the country. The policy also stipulates a certification mechanism for the blending exercise c onforming to specifications of the Bureau of Indian Standards. While petrol will be blended wiith ethanol from molasses, non-edible oils extrac ted from wild plants like jatropha, referred to as biofuels, will be mixed with diesel, to progressively reduce the country's dependence on imported petroleum f uels. India currently imports 70 per cent of its fuels to meet its requirments of 40 m illion tonnes of diesel and between 8 and 9 million tonnes of petrol. Fuel consu mption has been rising by around 7 per cent annually. At present the country has a target of blending 5 per cent of ethanol by volume in petrol, which is scheduled to double to 10 per cent by October, in time for t he forthcoming sugarcane crushing season. Though the policy of blending 5 per cent ethanol in petrol was has been successf ul, the blending of biodiesel has been stalled by ministerial differences over s ubsidies, leading several investments in bio diesel refing being put on the back -burner.

Significantly the policy has suggested removing all central taxes on bio-diesel and accord `declared goods' status to biofuels that would ensure a uniform 4 per cent sales tax (VAT) on the product across states. As per the policy, a certifi cation mechanism would be put in place for the blending exercise that would have to conform to BIS specifications. The union cabinet has also aproved the setting up of an empowered national biofu el coordination committee, headed by the prime minister and a biofuel steering c ommittee headed by the cabinet secretary. The policy was steered by the ministry of new and renewable energy and a draft p olicy was considered by a group of ministers under the chairmanship of agricultu re minister Sharad Pawar. The hoghlights of the national biofuel policy are: An indicative target of 2 per cent by 2017 for the blending of biofuels bio-etha nol and bio-diesel has been proposed Bio-diesel production will be taken up from non-edible oil seeds in waste / degr aded / marginal lands The focus would be on indigenous production of bio-diesel feedstock and import o f free fatty acid (FFA) based products like oil, palm, etc, would not be permitt ed Bio-diesel plantations on community / government / forest waste lands would be e ncouraged while plantation in fertile irrigated lands would not be encouraged Minimum support price (MSP) with the provision of periodic revision for bio-dies el oil seeds would be announced to provide fair price to the growers. The detail s about the MSP mechanism, enshrined in the national biofuel policy, would be wo rked out carefully subsequently and considered by the bio-fuel steering committe e Minimum Purchase Price (MPP) for the purchase of bio-ethanol by the oil marketin g companies (OMCs) would be based on the actual cost of production and import pr ice of bio-ethanol. In case of bio-diesel, the MPP should be linked to the preva iling retail diesel price The national biofuel policy envisages that bio-fuelsmay be brought under the amb it of ''declared goods'' by the government to ensure unrestricted movement of bi o-fuels within and outside states It is also stated in the Policy that no taxes and duties should be levied on bio -diesel The national biofuel coordination committee to be chaired by the prime minister would comprise the deputy chairman of the Planning Commission and ministers from the following seven ministeries - new and renewable energy, rural development, agriculture, environment and forests, petroleum and natural gas, science and tec hnology, with the secretary, ministry of new and renewable energy would be the c onvener.