Media coverage of the inauguration of the 2G ethanol plant at
Kashipur, Uttarakhand (15 media major reports)
Fields of fuel
A newly inaugurated plant in Uttarakhand demonstrates how agricultural waste can be
converted into bio fuel. Adopted on a larger scale, the technique could slash India’s oil
imports and also reduce pollution, says T.V. Jayan
1G vs 2G
Alcohol from sugar or molasses (1G)
♦ Conflicts with food chain
♦ Total installed capacity only 2.5 billion litre
♦ Higher capacity will impact sugar market and encroach on fertile land for sugar production
Alcohol from agriculture waste (2G)
♦ Prevents pollution from burning
♦ Recycles, adds value to farm waste
♦ More than 300 million tonnes of farm waste available per year
♦ Can produce more than 100 billion litre alcohol
At best, it can be described as baby steps. But it has the potential to tackle two monsters at one go noxious fumes and oil imports.Indian scientists and industry have come together to set up a plant
that uses a home-grown technology to convert agricultural refuse into a valuable bio fuel resource.
The technology, developed by scientists from the Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai, is
said to be superior to competing technologies. It is capable of converting any agricultural waste into
ethyl alcohol, or bioethanol, which can be blended with petrol to be used in vehicles as fuel.
Using agricultural waste as raw material will deter farmers from burning it away, as practised by
most rice and wheat farmers in the Indo-Gangetic plains. Production of bio fuel, in turn, will not only
help cut down the country's oil imports, but also reduce carbon dioxide emissions into the
atmosphere.
A technology demonstration plant, capable of using 10 tonnes of agricultural residue as raw material
every day, was inaugurated by the Union science and technology minister, Harsh Vardhan, at
Kashipur in Uttarakhand in the compound of private firm Indian Glycols Limited, the industry partner.
The plant was inaugurated on April 22, the day India, along with 174 countries, signed the Paris
Climate Treaty, which promises to cap atmospheric temperature rise since the industrial revolution at
1.5°C.
"This technology has several advantages over similar second generation bioethanol technologies
that are being tried out elsewhere in the world," says Arvind Lalli, chemical engineering professor
who heads the Centre for Energy Biosciences, which the ICT set up jointly with the government's
Department Of Biotechnology (DBT).
It is also capable of using a wide range of agricultural residues from sugarcane bagasse, rice and
wheat straw to cotton stalk, wood chips and bamboo, he says.
"It yields bioethanol in less than 24 hours, whereas others take four to five days. Besides, it is
capable of recycling 90 per cent of enzymes and water used by the plant. Enzymes - speciality
chemical compounds that help convert cellulose in these residues to sugars and subsequently to
ethanol - are costly and form a major part of the running expense. Therefore, their recycling brings
down the operational cost significantly," says Lalli, whose team is designing plants of 250-tonne and
500-tonne capacities. The plant is also supported by the Biotechnology Industry Research
Assistance Council, a public sector undertaking of the DBT.
"We currently use sugarcane bagasse as feedstock. After this we would move to wheat and rice
straws as they become easily available," says S.R. Soni, vice president with IGL. He says farmers
would also be able to earn extra by selling agricultural residue.
Farmers, particularly in the Indo-Gangetic plains, where substantial quantities of wheat and rice
crops are produced, burn away most of the agriculture residues, leading to wastage of a valuable
resource and also polluting the ambient air. As this worsens air quality in winter due to weak winds in
the region, the National Green Tribunal recently banned this burning. It asked state governments to
help farmers with smaller holdings to safely dispose of this waste by financially compensating them.
This technology has several advantages over first generation biofuel technology, which makes
bioethanol from molasses, says Y.B. Ramakrishna, chairman of Working Group on Bio Fuels, Union
ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas.
First generation technologies are criticised across the world as biofuel crops take away arable land,
seriously affecting food security. They also affect water security, as current bioethanol technologies
are molasses derived from the water-intensive sugarcane crop.
India uses 70 million tonnes of transport fuel - petrol and diesel - every year. The national bio fuels
policy makes it mandatory for all users to blend at least 5 per cent biofuel with petrol and diesel. The
blending target goes further to 20 per cent by 2020. "The first generation technology could supply
bioethanol that was only adequate for 3 per cent blending," says Ramakrishna.
"There are one billion cars on the planet today and transport accounts for 25 per cent of energyrelated carbon dioxide equivalent. By 2050, it is estimated there will be almost three billion cars,"
says G S Krishnan, South Asia regional president for Denmark-based biotechnology firm
Novozymes, which specializes in industrial enzymes. The Kashipur plant uses the enzymes supplied
by Novozymes.
"Biofuel is the only existing liquid alternative to fossil fuels available at scale today, and holds the
potential to provide 30 per cent of all transportation fuels by 2050. In fact, biofuels from waste and
agricultural residues can reduce emissions by 80-90 per cent compared to gasoline (petrol)," says
Krishnan. "India Glycols 2G Ethanol facility will drive more Technology providers to follow and attract
more investment in this segment! We are proud to be associated with IGL," he added.
India has a total of 600 million tones of agricultural waste available annually. Of this, only 15 per cent
is currently used for fodder and firewood. Even if the country can tap 50 per cent of the total - 300
million tonnes - nearly 100 million tonnes of bioethanol can be produced, as against 2.65 million
tonnes currently.
"The new technology that seeks to tap agricultural waste looks promising and I hope it will be taken
to the next level. That is, plants of commercial scale," Ramakrishna says.
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160425/jsp/knowhow/story_81965.jsp
The plant set up a total cost of 75 crore rupees utilises 10 tonnes any kind of agri-waste per day.
KASHIPUR:
HIGHLIGHTS
1. Agricultural waste is often burnt, adding to air pollution
2. New bio-refinery converts agricultural waste into high value ethanol
3. It can be blended with petrol to run vehicles, leading to cleaner air
Scientists in India have come up with a solution to clean up dirty air which will also
reduce the country's oil import bill and its carbon footprint. Science minister Dr. Harsh
Vardhan inaugurated a new industrial plant that converts agricultural waste to biofuel
that does all of these.
Often after a crop is harvested, women collect the agricultural waste. A lot of it ends up
being burnt leading to severe air pollution.
Looking for a sustainable solution, Indian scientists have developed a new bio-refinery
that converts agricultural waste into high value ethanol which can then be blended with
petrol to run vehicles. Dr Vardhan inaugurated the first such plant at Kashipur on Earth
Day.
He told NDTV, "This second generation ethanol is being produced from so called
agricultural waste which becomes an asset to the farmer. It helps the contentious issue
of climate change and global warming. It helps us to reduce carbon emissions."
The plant set up a total cost of 75 crore rupees utilises 10 tonnes any kind of agri-waste
per day and then using chemicals, enzymes and broth of yeast, the waste is converted
into high value alcohol.
Annually
India
produces
300
million
tonnes
of
agricultural
waste.
U S Bhartiya, CMD, India Glycols Limited, Kashipur and owner of the new plant says,
"this is a very successful technology and it will take care of all the biomass that is being
burnt all over the country and convert it into a value added product."
The plant, experts say, generates almost 300 litres of alcohol for every 1000 kilograms
of waste. It is also the most efficient technology solution in the world.
http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/at-a-plant-in-uttarakhand-technology-that-turns-crop-waste-intofuel-1398659
India gets its first 2G Ethanol plant in Uttarakhand
PTI Apr 22, 2016, 10.40PM IST
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NEW DELHI: Union Minister Harsh Vardhan today inaugurated the country's first second-Generation
(2G)Ethanol plant at Kashipur in Uttarakhand.
"The technology is suited for both Indian and global needs and it is projected to be capable of converting
all types of agricultural residues like bagasse, rice and wheat straw, bamboo, cotton stalk, corn stover,
wood chips to ethanol in less than 24 hours, with optimum product yields," the Union Minister for Science
Technology and Earth Sciences said.
"If successfully operated and scaled-up, it will establish India as a major global technology provider in the
arena of renewables and reduction in carbon-emissions, besides effecting considerable savings in import
of crude-oil," a statement from the ministry quoting Vardhan said.
He said that more such examples are needed, for the initiatives like 'Make in India' and 'Swachh Bharat
Abhiyan' to be truly successful.
"Such technological breakthroughs can make India stand out as a leader in the world's struggle to save
the earth from challenges of global warming," he noted.
The plant, which has a capacity to consume 10 tonne of biomass per day, is based on the globallycompetitive indigenous technology of converting lingo-cellulosic biomass to Ethanol.
It is a Feedstock-independent technology developed by DBT-ICT Centre for Energy Biosciences at the
Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) Mumbai, supported by Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of
Science and Technology and the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC).
The Government has set a mandate of 5 per cent blending of renewable biofuel in both petrol and diesel.
While diesel biofuel blending is near zero, the petrol blending today stands at an overall of about 3 per
cent in the form of first generation (1G) or molasses-based Ethanol.
While the annual requirement of 1G-ethanol stands at about 500 crore litre, the current total installed
capacity is about just 265 crore litre.
"In such a scenario, the targets of 10 per cent blending by 2017 and 20 per cent by 2020 look remote
unless agricultural waste based ethanol 2G-Ehanol production technologies are successfully
demonstrated," the statement said.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/india-gets-its-first-2g-ethanol-plantin-uttarakhand/articleshow/51948347.cms
India gets its first 2G Ethanol plant
in Uttarakhand
PTI
April 22, 2016 | UPDATED 21:30 IST
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New Delhi, Apr 22 (PTI) Union Minister Harsh Vardhan today inaugurated the countrys first
second-Generation (2G) Ethanol plant at Kashipur in Uttarakhand.
"The technology is suited for both Indian and global needs and it is projected to be capable of
converting all types of agricultural residues like bagasse, rice and wheat straw, bamboo, cotton
stalk, corn stover, wood chips to ethanol in less than 24 hours, with optimum product yields," the
Union Minister for Science Technology and Earth Sciences said.
"If successfully operated and scaled-up, it will establish India as a major global technology
provider in the arena of renewables and reduction in carbon-emissions, besides effecting
considerable savings in import of crude-oil," a statement from the ministry quoting Vardhan said.
He said that more such examples are needed, for the initiatives like Make in India and Swachh
Bharat Abhiyan to be truly successful.
"Such technological breakthroughs can make India stand out as a leader in the worlds struggle to
save the earth from challenges of global warming," he noted.
The plant, which has a capacity to consume 10 tonne of biomass per day, is based on the
globally-competitive indigenous technology of converting lingo-cellulosic biomass to Ethanol.
It is a Feedstock-independent technology developed by DBT-ICT Centre for Energy Biosciences
at the Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) Mumbai, supported by Department of
Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology and the Biotechnology Industry Research
Assistance Council (BIRAC).
The Government has set a mandate of 5 per cent blending of renewable biofuel in both petrol and
diesel. While diesel biofuel blending is near zero, the petrol blending today stands at an overall
of about 3 per cent in the form of first generation (1G) or molasses-based Ethanol.
While the annual requirement of 1G-ethanol stands at about 500 crore litre, the current total
installed capacity is about just 265 crore litre.
"In such a scenario, the targets of 10 per cent blending by 2017 and 20 per cent by 2020 look
remote unless agricultural waste based ethanol 2G-Ehanol production technologies are
successfully demonstrated," the statement said. PTI PR DBS RG DBS
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-gets-its-first-2g-ethanol-plant-in-uttarakhand/1/649400.html
Indian cellulosic ethanol technology set for debut at
demonstration scale in Uttarakhand
April 21, 2016 | Jim Lane
In India, the first demonstration-scale cellulosic
ethanol plant will open this week at Indian Glycol Limited, Kashipur in Uttarakhand, with the Indian
Minister of Science and Technology & Earth Sciences on hand for the ceremonies.
The technology was developed by the DBT-ICT Centre for Energy Biosciences — set up as a bioenergy
dedicated Centre of Excellence in 2008 at the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai by the
Department of Biotechnology under the Ministry of Science and Technology. Centre officials describe the
project as a significant step towards India’s three-pronged mission of ‘Make in India’, ‘Swaccha Bharat’,
and ‘Start-up India’.
Progress to date
The technology, which was already run at pilot scale (1 ton per day) at the India Glycols site, will have a
750,000 litre annual alcohol capacity. The project cost $5.28 million.
According to the Centre, the technology’s competetive edge is lower capex, capability to handle any
cellulosic feedstock, and high conversion efficiencies. Feedstocks include hardwood chips, cotton stalk,
soft bagasse and rice straw.
The technology employs continuous processing and converts biomass feed to alcohol within 24 hours,
and is scalable to 100 tons of biomass/day to as much as 500 ton/day. Accordingly, Centre officials said
that the technology can find decentralized deployment in the Indian agricultural heartland.
According to the Centre, “use of surplus agricultural residues and other sources of energy or power
generation can lead to partial or full replacement of petro-derived fuels with renewable fuels ensuring
energy security for the country. Mandated to blend 5% green biofuels into gasoline (petrol) and diesel by
its National Biofuel Policy drafted in 2009, India today has limited diesel substitutes, while barely
managing to achieve about 3% bioethanol blending in gasoline.”
Where’s the feedstock in India: residues
Today, Indian researchers are pointing to “a substantial and under-utilized non-fodder surplus of
agricultural wastes and other such as municipal solid wastes with the potential to fully replace petroleum
fuel requirements of the country.
Specifically, researchers point to: rice straw in Punjab and Haryana; cotton and castor stalk in Gujarat
and Maharashtra; bagasse and sugar cane trash in UP, Punjab, Tamilnadu and Maharashtra; palm empty
fruit bunches in Andhra Pradesh; and bamboo in Assam, Bengal and Orissa. All together, the Institute of
Chemical Technology estimates that more than 250 million ton of accessible, surplus agricultural
residues.
With collection logistics in place, the ICT projects the “potential to produce more than 75 million ton of
biofuel equivalent to more than three times entire country’s petrol consumption. More than 150 million ton
of MSW already collected in large to small cities also has the potential to produce more than 40 million
ton of biofuel. Thus, a 10% target should be quite achievable with these already available resources.”
Where’s the feedstock in India: new energy crops
In addition, ICT researchers say that “with cutting edge technologies under development, biomass
generation through new marine agricultural farming and use of improved marginal-land utilizing energy
crops like Napier grass will add to the total biofuel generation potential of the country.”
The backstory to the launch
shortly after the United States set up its three major bioenergy research centres (JBEI, BESC, and
GLBRC), the Department of Biotechnology “took a leap in 2007” with the establishment of an Indian
centre of excellence for dedicated bioenergy and biofuel related research and development. The first
such DBT supported bioenergy research centre was set up the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai
in 2008 with the express mandate to develop, translate and transfer the 2G-bioethanol technology.
Today, the DBT-ICT Centre for Energy Biosciences at ICT, Mumbai comprises “a state-of-the-art facility
matching the best in the world” and has more than 100 scientists working on different aspects of
bioenergy and bioprocess technologies.
Addressing problems seen in other technologies
Centre officials said that “Similar technologies for production of second generation bioethanol and other
advanced biofuels have been under development around the world now for over two decades. However,
cellulosic biofuels contributed insignificantly at only 2 million gallons in 2015 to US fuel supply, despite
years of efforts and huge funds spent by both the governments and private industry worldwide.
Technologies deployed the US, Brazil and the EU to date are feedstock specific, high in capital and
production costs, and require a scale in excess of 500 tons/day biomass at a site.”
By contrast, the “indigenously developed and validated 2G-Ethanol technology”, said its developers at
DBT-ICT Centre is “easy to scale up, works with any agri-residue feed stocks and has superior
competitiveness with unique and novel features not only for India but also for rest of the world.”
Next steps
The DBT-ICT Centre, along with other Industrial partners, is already on the way to design and scale-up
the technology to 100 ton/day and 250 ton/day biomass scale.
http://www.biofuelsdigest.com/bdigest/2016/04/21/indian-cellulosic-ethanol-technology-set-for-debut-atdemonstration-scale-in-uttarakhand/
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Government
Ministry
of
Information
of
Science
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Bureau
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Technology
22-April-2016 15:27 IST
Dr. Harsh Vardhan celebrates Earth Day by inaugurating India’s first Cellulosic
Alcohol Technology Demonstration Plant at Kashipur, Uttarakhand
Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, inaugurated
India’s 1st Second-Generation (2G) Ethanol plant today at Kashipur in Uttarakhand. Taking pride
in the indigenously-developed technology and its evolution into a demonstration plant, he said
that more such examples are needed, for the initiatives like Make in India and Swachh Bharat
Abhiyan to be truly successful. Such technological breakthroughs can make India stand out as a
leader in the world’s struggle to save the earth from challenges of global warming, he noted.
The Minister said that it is a novel technology suited to both Indian & Global Needs and is
projected to be capable of converting all types of agricultural residues like Bagasse, Rice Straw,
Wheat Straw, Bamboo, Cotton Stalk, Corn Stover, Wood chips etc. to ethanol in less than 24
hours, with optimum product yields. If successfully operated and scaled-up, it will establish
India as a major global technology provider in the arena of renewables and reduction in carbonemissions, besides effecting considerable savings in import of crude-oil.
The Technology Demonstration plant, with a capacity to consume 10 tons of biomass per day, is
based on the globally-competitive indigenous technology of converting lingo-cellulosic biomass
to Ethanol. It is a Feedstock-independent technology developed by DBT-ICT Centre for Energy
Biosciences at the Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) Mumbai, supported by Department of
Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology and the Biotechnology Industry Research
Assistance Council (BIRAC).
Government of India has set a mandate of 5% blending of renewable biofuel in both petrol and
diesel. While diesel biofuel blending is near zero, the petrol blending today stands at an overall
of about 3% in the form of first generation (1G) or molasses-based Ethanol. While the annual
requirement of 1G-ethanol stands at about 500 crore litres, the current total installed capacity is
about 265 crore litres. In such a scenario, the targets of 10% blending by 2017 and 20% by 2020
look remote unless agricultural waste based ethanol i.e. 2G-Ehanol production technologies are
successfully demonstrated.India’s potential for 2G-Ethanol production from a mere 10% of its
non-food and non-fodder agricultural residues, currently estimated to be available in excess of
300 million tons, stands at nearly 1000 crore liters of ethanol.
Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Dr. K. Vijay Raghavan, expressed confidence that this
technology, with the lowest capital and operating costs, would allow 2G-Alcohol to be produced
and sold at globally-competitive price. The DBT-ICT Centre has already developed designs of
plants with capacities of 250 - 500 tons/day. He said that this is an example of how we can work
on the challenges the world faces, define them in Indian labs and then strive to solve them for the
benefit of the world community in general and India in particular
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=139074
India gets its first 2G Ethanol plant in UKD
New Delhi
23 Apr 2016
Union Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday inaugurated the country's first second-Generation (2G) Ethanol
plant at Kashipur in north Indian state of Uttarakhand.
"The technology is suited for both Indian and global needs and it is projected to be capable of converting
all types of agricultural residues like bagasse, rice and wheat straw, bamboo, cotton stalk, corn stover,
wood chips to ethanol in less than 24 hours, with optimum product yields," the Union Minister for
Science Technology and Earth Sciences said.
"If successfully operated and scaled-up, it will establish India as a major global technology provider in the
arena of renewables and reduction in carbon-emissions, besides effecting considerable savings in import
of crude-oil," a statement from the ministry quoting Vardhan said.
He said that more such examples are needed, for the initiatives like 'Make in India' and 'Swachh Bharat
Abhiyan' to be truly successful.
"Such technological breakthroughs can make India stand out as a leader in the world's struggle to save the
earth from challenges of global warming," he noted.
The plant, which has a capacity to consume 10 tonne of biomass per day, is based on the globallycompetitive indigenous technology of converting lingo-cellulosic biomass to Ethanol.
It is a Feedstock-independent technology developed by DBT-ICT Centre for Energy Biosciences at the
Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) Mumbai, supported by Department of Biotechnology, Ministry
of Science and Technology and the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC).
The Government has set a mandate of 5 per cent blending of renewable biofuel in both petrol and diesel.
While diesel biofuel blending is near zero, the petrol blending on Friday stands at an overall of about 3
per cent in the form of first generation (1G) or molasses-based Ethanol.
While the annual requirement of 1G-ethanol stands at about 500 crore litre, the current total installed
capacity is about just 265 crore litre.
"In such a scenario, the targets of 10 per cent blending by 2017 and 20 per cent by 2020 look remote
unless agricultural waste based ethanol 2G-Ehanol production technologies are successfully
demonstrated," the statement said. (PTI)
http://echoofindia.com/new-delhi-india-gets-its-first-2g-ethanol-plant-ukd-106995
INDIA GETS ITS FIRST 2G ETHANOL PLANT IN UTTARAKHAND
Main Finance India gets its first 2G Ethanol plant in Uttarakhand
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04.22 / 17:25indiatimes.com
Union Minister Harsh Vardhan today inaugurated the country's first second-Generation (2G)
Ethanol plant at Kashipur in…
NEW DELHI: Union Minister Harsh Vardhan today inaugurated the country's first secondGeneration
(2G)
Ethanol
plant
at
Kashipur
in
Uttarakhand.
"The technology is suited for both Indian and global needs and it is projected to be capable of
converting all types of agricultural residues like bagasse, rice and wheat straw, bamboo, cotton
stalk, corn stover, wood chips to ethanol in less than 24 hours, with optimum product yields," the
Union
Minister
for
Science
Technology
and
Earth
Sciences
said.
"If successfully operated and scaled-up, it will establish India as a major global technology
provider in the arena of renewables and reduction in carbon-emissions, besides effecting
considerable savings in import of crude-oil," a statement from the ministry quoting Vardhan
said.
He said that more such examples are needed, for the initiatives like 'Make in India' and 'Swachh
Bharat
Abhiyan'
to
be
truly
successful.
"Such technological breakthroughs can make India stand out as a leader in the world's struggle
to
save
the
earth
from
challenges
of
global
warming,"
he
noted.
The plant, which has a capacity to consume 10 tonne of biomass per day, is based on the
globally-competitive indigenous technology of converting lingo-cellulosic biomass to Ethanol.
It is a Feedstock-independent technology developed by DBT-ICT Centre for Energy Biosciences
at the Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) Mumbai, supported by Department of
Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology and the Biotechnology Industry Research
Assistance Council…
http://myinforms.com/en-as/a/31304883-india-gets-its-first-2g-ethanol-plant-in-uttarakhand/
India’s first 2G Ethanol plant in Uttarakhand
Harsh Vardhan inaugurates India’s first 2G plant in Kashipur, Uttarakhand.
PTI
Union Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday inaugurated the country's first secondGeneration (2G) Ethanol plant at Kashipur in north Indian state of Uttarakhand.
"The technology is suited for both Indian and global needs and it is projected to
be capable of converting all types of agricultural residues like bagasse, rice and
wheat straw, bamboo, cotton stalk, corn stover, wood chips to ethanol in less
than 24 hours, with optimum product yields," the Union Minister for Science
Technology and Earth Sciences said.
"If successfully operated and scaled-up, it will establish India as a major global
technology provider in the arena of renewables and reduction in carbonemissions, besides effecting considerable savings in import of crude-oil," a
statement from the ministry quoting Vardhan said.
He said that more such examples are needed, for the initiatives like 'Make in
India' and 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' to be truly successful.
"Such technological breakthroughs can make India stand out as a leader in the
world's struggle to save the earth from challenges of global warming," he noted.
The plant, which has a capacity to consume 10 tonne of biomass per day, is
based on the globally-competitive indigenous technology of converting lingocellulosic biomass to Ethanol.
It is a Feedstock-independent technology developed by DBT-ICT Centre for
Energy Biosciences at the Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) Mumbai,
supported by Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology
and the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC).
The Government has set a mandate of 5 per cent blending of renewable biofuel
in both petrol and diesel. While diesel biofuel blending is near zero, the petrol
blending on Friday stands at an overall of about 3 per cent in the form of first
generation (1G) or molasses-based Ethanol.
While the annual requirement of 1G-ethanol stands at about 500 crore litre, the
current total installed capacity is about just 265 crore litre.
"In such a scenario, the targets of 10 per cent blending by 2017 and 20 per cent
by 2020 look remote unless agricultural waste based ethanol 2G-Ehanol
production technologies are successfully demonstrated," the statement said.
https://www.thedollarbusiness.com/news/indias-first-2g-ethanol-plant-in-uttarakhand/46184
"Dr. Harsh Vardhan celebrates Earth Day by
inaugurating India’s first Cellulosic Alcohol Technology
Demonstration Plant at Kashipur, Uttarakhand "
Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, inaugurated India’s 1st
Second-Generation (2G) Ethanol plant today at Kashipur in Uttarakhand. Taking pride in the
indigenously-developed technology and its evolution into a demonstration plant, he said that more such
examples are needed, for the initiatives like Make in India and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan to be truly
successful. Such technological breakthroughs can make India stand out as a leader in the world’s
struggle
to
save
the
earth
from
challenges
of
global
warming,
he
noted.
The Minister said that it is a novel technology suited to both Indian & Global Needs and is projected to
be capable of converting all types of agricultural residues like Bagasse, Rice Straw, Wheat Straw,
Bamboo, Cotton Stalk, Corn Stover, Wood chips etc. to ethanol in less than 24 hours, with optimum
product yields. If successfully operated and scaled-up, it will establish India as a major global
technology provider in the arena of renewables and reduction in carbon-emissions, besides effecting
considerable
savings
in
import
of
crude-oil.
The Technology Demonstration plant, with a capacity to consume 10 tons of biomass per day, is based
on the globally-competitive indigenous technology of converting lingo-cellulosic biomass to Ethanol. It
is a Feedstock-independent technology developed by DBT-ICT Centre for Energy Biosciences at the
Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) Mumbai, supported by Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of
Science and Technology and the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC).
Government of India has set a mandate of 5% blending of renewable biofuel in both petrol and diesel.
While diesel biofuel blending is near zero, the petrol blending today stands at an overall of about 3% in
the form of first generation (1G) or molasses-based Ethanol. While the annual requirement of 1Gethanol stands at about 500 crore litres, the current total installed capacity is about 265 crore litres. In
such a scenario, the targets of 10% blending by 2017 and 20% by 2020 look remote unless agricultural
waste based ethanol i.e. 2G-Ehanol production technologies are successfully demonstrated. India’s
potential for 2G-Ethanol production from a mere 10% of its non-food and non-fodder agricultural
residues, currently estimated to be available in excess of 300 million tons, stands at nearly 1000 crore
liters
of
ethanol.
Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Dr. K. Vijay Raghavan, expressed confidence that this
technology, with the lowest capital and operating costs, would allow 2G-Alcohol to be produced and
sold at globally-competitive price. The DBT-ICT Centre has already developed designs of plants with
capacities of 250 - 500 tons/day. He said that this is an example of how we can work on the challenges
the world faces, define them in Indian labs and then strive to solve them for the benefit of the world
community in general and India in particular
http://investinindia.com/news/dr-harsh-vardhan-celebrates-earth-day-inaugurating-india%E2%80%99sfirst-cellulosic-alcohol-technology-
Dr. Harsh Vardhan celebrates Earth Day by inaugurating India’s first Cellulosic Alcohol
Technology Demonstration Plant at Kashipur, Uttarakhand
Written By Ajit Kumar on Saturday, April 23, 2016 | 11:04 AM
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Dr. Harsh Vardhan celebrates Earth Day by inaugurating India’s first Cellulosic Alcohol
Technology Demonstration Plant at Kashipur, Uttarakhand
Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, inaugurated India’s
1st Second-Generation (2G) Ethanol plant today at Kashipur in Uttarakhand. Taking pride in the
indigenously-developed technology and its evolution into a demonstration plant, he said that more such
examples are needed, for the initiatives like Make in India and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan to be truly
successful. Such technological breakthroughs can make India stand out as a leader in the world’s struggle
to save the earth from challenges of global warming, he noted.
The Minister said that it is a novel technology suited to both Indian & Global Needs and is projected to be
capable of converting all types of agricultural residues like Bagasse, Rice Straw, Wheat Straw, Bamboo,
Cotton Stalk, Corn Stover, Wood chips etc. to ethanol in less than 24 hours, with optimum product
yields. If successfully operated and scaled-up, it will establish India as a major global technology
provider in the arena of renewables and reduction in carbon-emissions, besides effecting considerable
savings in import of crude-oil.
The Technology Demonstration plant, with a capacity to consume 10 tons of biomass per day, is based on
the globally-competitive indigenous technology of converting lingo-cellulosic biomass to Ethanol. It is a
Feedstock-independent technology developed by DBT-ICT Centre for Energy Biosciences at the Institute
of Chemical Technology (ICT) Mumbai, supported by Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science
and Technology and the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC).
Government of India has set a mandate of 5% blending of renewable biofuel in both petrol and
diesel. While diesel biofuel blending is near zero, the petrol blending today stands at an overall of about
3% in the form of first generation (1G) or molasses-based Ethanol. While the annual requirement of 1Gethanol stands at about 500 crore litres, the current total installed capacity is about 265 crore litres. In
such a scenario, the targets of 10% blending by 2017 and 20% by 2020 look remote unless agricultural
waste based ethanol i.e. 2G-Ehanol production technologies are successfully demonstrated.India’s
potential for 2G-Ethanol production from a mere 10% of its non-food and non-fodder agricultural
residues, currently estimated to be available in excess of 300 million tons, stands at nearly 1000 crore
liters of ethanol.
Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Dr. K. Vijay Raghavan, expressed confidence that this
technology, with the lowest capital and operating costs, would allow 2G-Alcohol to be produced and sold
at globally-competitive price. The DBT-ICT Centre has already developed designs of plants with
capacities of 250 - 500 tons/day. He said that this is an example of how we can work on the challenges
the world faces, define them in Indian labs and then strive to solve them for the benefit of the world
community in general and India in particular.
http://www.ajitkumar.co.in/2016/04/dr-harsh-vardhan-celebrates-earth-day.html
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Dr. Harsh Vardhan celebrates Earth Day by inaugurating India’s first Cellulosic
Alcohol Technology Demonstration Plant at Kashipur, Uttarakhand
Signed by: Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr. Harsh
Vardhan
Inaugurated: India’s 1st Second-Generation (2G) Ethanol plant – Indigenously
developed Technology.
Venue: Kashipur in Uttarakhand
Features: Well suit to both Indian & Global needs

Capacity of converting all types of agricultural residues like Bagasse,
Rice Straw, Wheat Straw, Bamboo, Cotton Stalk, Corn Stover, Wood
chips etc. to ethanol in less than 24 hours, with optimum product
yields

Technology provider in the features of renewables and reduction in
carbon-emissions, besides effecting considerable savings in import of
crude-oil
Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Dr. K. Vijay Raghavan, expressed his views

Lowest capital and operating costs

2G-Alcohol to be Generated and sold at globally-competitive price
http://www.updatenewsodisha.com/news-repository-2016/earth-day/
23 Apr
Dr. Harsh Vardhan celebrates Earth Day
Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr. Harsh
Vardhan, inaugurated India’s 1 st Second-Generation (2G) Ethanol plant today at
Kashipur in Uttarakhand. Taking pride in the indigenously-developed technology
and its evolution into a demonstration plant, he said that more such examples are
needed, for the initiatives like Make in India and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan to be
truly successful. Such technological breakthroughs can make India stand out as a
leader in the world’s struggle to save the earth from challenges of global warming,
he noted.
The Minister said that it is a novel technology suited to both Indian & Global
Needs and is projected to be capable of converting all types of agricultural residues
like Bagasse, Rice Straw, Wheat Straw, Bamboo, Cotton Stalk, Corn Stover, Wood
chips etc. to ethanol in less than 24 hours, with optimum product yields. If
successfully operated and scaled-up, it will establish India as a major global
technology provider in the arena of renewables and reduction in carbon-emissions,
besides effecting considerable savings in import of crude-oil.
The Technology Demonstration plant, with a capacity to consume 10 tons of
biomass per day, is based on the globally-competitive indigenous technology of
converting lingo-cellulosic biomass to Ethanol. It is a Feedstock-independent
technology developed by DBT-ICT Centre for Energy Biosciences at the Institute
of Chemical Technology (ICT) Mumbai, supported by Department of
Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology and the Biotechnology
Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC).
Government of India has set a mandate of 5% blending of renewable biofuel in both
petrol and diesel. While diesel biofuel blending is near zero, the petrol blending
today stands at an overall of about 3% in the form of first generation (1G) or
molasses-based Ethanol. While the annual requirement of 1G-ethanol stands at
about 500 crore litres, the current total installed capacity is about 265 crore litres. In
such a scenario, the targets of 10% blending by 2017 and 20% by 2020 look remote
unless agricultural waste based ethanol i.e. 2G-Ehanol production technologies are
successfully demonstrated.India’s potential for 2G-Ethanol production from a mere
10% of its non-food and non-fodder agricultural residues, currently estimated to be
available in excess of 300 million tons, stands at nearly 1000 crore liters of ethanol.
Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Dr. K. Vijay Raghavan, expressed
confidence that this technology, with the lowest capital and operating costs, would
allow 2G-Alcohol to be produced and sold at globally-competitive price. The DBTICT Centre has already developed designs of plants with capacities of 250 - 500
tons/day. He said that this is an example of how we can work on the challenges the
world faces, define them in Indian labs and then strive to solve them for the benefit
of the world community in general and India in particular.
http://www.government-world.com/dr-harsh-vardhan-celebrates-earth-day-by-inaugurating-indiasfirst-cellulosic-alcohol-technology-demonstration-plant-at-kashipur-uttarakhand/?print=pdf
Dr. Harsh Vardhan celebrates Earth Day by inaugurating India’s first Cellulosic Alcohol Technology
Demonstration Plant at Kashipur, Uttarakhand
Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, inaugurated India’s 1st
Second-Generation (2G) Ethanol plant today at Kashipur in Uttarakhand.