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Aemetis wins $6M biodiesel supply contract with India Government oil companies

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announced that its Universal Biofuels subsidiary has won a $6-million first contract to supply biodiesel to the India government-owned Oil Marketing Companies (OMC) in a public tender process. The OMC’s provide about 70% of the fuel consumed in India, and the diesel fuel market is growing at a rate of more than 5% per year.

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Electric Car Watch #12: The sad state of Electric Car conversions in India

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By Abhishek & Kamlesh ​ In this episode of Electric Car Watch, we will talk about the challenges facing electric car conversions and what the industry and agencies can do better to make it easier. One was the conversion kit by Hyderabad based e-Trio, and the other was Pune based Northway Motorsports. Sounds utopian, right?

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IH2 technology licensed to India-based SunLight Fuels; liquid hydrocarbon fuels from bagasse

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The Sunlight Fuels agreement is the first IH 2 FEL-2 license granted in India for a commercial-scale plant. SunLight Fuels’ founders have experience in feedstock sourcing, preparation, technology and operations, oil and gas engineering and financial services. Earlier post.). KBR), CRI’s exclusive FEED engineering services provider.

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Air Products India wins contract for solar-powered hydrogen fueling station

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UPES is executing this project in collaboration with Indian Oil and it is entirely funded by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) of the Government of India. Once complete, the UPES project will mark the third Air Products hydrogen fueling station operating in India.

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GM Partners with US DOE to Develop Jatropha-to-Biodiesel Project in India

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The goal of the project is to demonstrate that jatropha can produce significant quantities of oil for conversion to biodiesel and to develop new varieties of the plant that have high yields, can withstand frost, and grow in temperate climates such as the United States. Two jatropha farms will be established in India: a 16-hectare (39.5

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IndianOil and LanzaTech to construct first refinery Offgas-to-Bioethanol production facility

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Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IndianOil), India’s flagship national oil company and LanzaTech signed a Statement of Intent to construct the world’s first refinery offgas-to-bioethanol production facility in India. The potential impact of using off-gases from the refining sector in India is considerable.

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Air Products to supply hydrogen and other gases for Bharat Petroleum Kochi refinery expansion project; company’s first H2 production in India

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Air Products has signed a long-term agreement with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited ( BPCL ) and will build, own, and operate several new industrial gas production facilities in Kochi, Kerala, India. The new facilities will supply industrial gases to BPCL’s Kochi Refinery, which is currently undergoing a $2.6-billion

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