Praj Low-Carbon Solution to Drive Substantial Carbon Intensity Reduction at Aemetis California Ethanol Plant

Business Wire India Aemetis Inc. (NASDAQ: AMTX) is advancing decarbonization at its 65 million gallon-per-year ethanol plant in Keyes, California, with a $30 million energy efficiency upgrade with integration of a Mechanical Vapor Recompression (MVR) system. Praj Industries (NSE: PRAJIND, BSE: 522205) is supplying the advanced low-carbon solution and equipment that form the key components […]

Economy

Balance sheets of sugar cooperatives changed due to ethanol blending: Amit Shah

Ethanol blending has transformed the balance sheets of sugar mills and India’s sugar cooperatives sector has benefitted immensely after Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister, Union minister Amit Shah said on Sunday. He also said that the Centre, will extend all possible assistance to farmers in Maharashtra who have suffered losses due to heavy rains […]

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India permits export of second-generation ethanol for fuel and non-fuel purposes

 Produced from bagasse, wood waste, lignocellulosic residues, and non-food crops like grasses and algae, this biofuel does not compete with food crops and has low carbon emissions. The government has notified additional policy conditions for the export of second-generation ethanol, which is produced from materials such as bagasse, wood waste, and industrial waste. Under these […]

Economy

Govt notifies additional policy condition for export of 2nd generation ethanol

In a trade notice, it said exporters are informed that consignments would be subject to checks by relevant authorities  | Photo Credit: iStockphoto The government on Wednesday notified additional policy condition for the export of second-generation ethanol, which is produced through materials such as bagasse, wood waste, and industrial waste. It said export of second […]

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Govt raises FCI rice ethanol price for ESY 2025-26; sugar industry faces margin pressure

Oil marketing companies have floated tenders for 1,050 crore litres of ethanol for ESY 2025-26, with staggered supply schedules across the year. In a setback for the sugar industry, the government has increased the prices of FCI rice-based ethanol, while keeping the cost of ethanol produced from sugar-based feedstocks unchanged for Ethanol Supply Year 2025-26 […]

Farm sector: Nitin Gadkari says sugar industry survives due to ethanol; calls for new technology in farming

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said the sugar industry in India has managed to survive largely due to the advent of ethanol and stressed the need for adopting new technologies in farming.Speaking at an event organised by Naam Foundation in Pune, Gadkari said farmer suicides in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha and Marathwada regions were mainly linked […]

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Sugar industry has survived due to use of ethanol: Gadkari

Representative image | Photo Credit: HandmadePictures Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said the sugar industry has survived due to the advent of ethanol, and asserted there is a need for new technologies in farming. Speaking at an event of Naam Foundation in Pune, Gadkari attributed cultivator suicides in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha and Marathawada regions to […]

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Grain-based ethanol: Driving India’s clean energy revolution and the future of sustainable mobility

As of June 2025, India has an ethanol production capacity of approximately 18.2 billion litres, supported by 499 operational distilleries strategically located across key states.  India’s steadfast pledge to reduce carbon emissions by 50 per cent by the year 2030 and achieve net zero by 2070 places clean energy technologies at the core of its […]