“India should focus more on the production of Sustainable Aviation fuel as it will put us on global amp and India can become a hub for transition from India to Europe and South-East. It takes 2 litres of ethanol to make one litre of SAF. The development of SAF can be supported with right policy decisions and right technology at a place”, said Dr Pramod Chaudhari, President of Indian Federation of Green Energy and Executive Chairman, Praj Industries at the curtain raiser event of 2^nd edition of India Bioenergy & Tech Expo held in Pune.

Dr Chaudhari pointed out the need for alternative to diesel in India and role of bioenergy sector in developing the alternate fuels to traditional fossil fuel.  We need to promote biodiesel as an alternative to diesel in order to boost bioenergy sector and also to reduce carbon footprint in India. Raj Industries is working on the production of biodiesel and we have found new additives in this area, he said.

While highlighting the importance of agriculture biomass as a major contributor of raw material for the production of biofuel, Dr Chaudhari said that companies are working in the supply chain of biomass from last few years and with the right policy support and investment it is poised to grow. IFGE has chosen a right niche to support the movement in biofuel production.

Dr Y B Ramkrishna, Senior Vice President IFGE and Former Chairman, Working Group on Biofuel MoPNG emphasised the need to use of biological sources apart from feedstocks which can be considered as substitute to conventional fuels. We are looking at various sources which are considered as industry waste and can be converted into bioenergy. We are also looking at the low carbon fuels which will not only reduce the carbon footprint but also are sustainable and commercially viable options over traditional fossil fuel and a lot of R& D work is being conducted in this sector. We need to create an ecosystem in which all the wasted resources can be made available to the industry to convert it alternate biofuel. By practising this 100 per cent of country’s energy will come from bioenergy sector.

Dr Ramkrishna also added that government is supporting bioenergy sector by pushing various schemes for the sector and policy intervention. But still there are few gaps in the policies which needs to address and IFGE is addressing to these challenges and bridging the gap between the industry and government for the growth of bioenergy sector.

Vaibhav Dange, Founder Director IFGE informed the audience about the remarkable growth of bioenergy sector in India and IFGE’s contribution to the growth of the sector. He mentioned that India’s entire spectrum of bioenergy was displayed for the first time in the last year edition of India Bioenergy & Tech and that has added value of the bioenergy to the minds of the policy makers, industry leaders and created a buzz among the industry stakeholders.

Ravi Boratkar, Founder Member IFGE and Director of MMActiv Sci-Tech Communications informed the audience about the structure of 2nd International Conference & Exhibition on bioenergy and Technologies and new initiatives of IFGE which will be the part of upcoming 2^nd edition of India Bioenergy & Tech Expo.

At IFGE, we are aiming at showcasing cutting edge technologies, latest machineries, products and services through exhibits, demonstrations and presentations. The theme of the upcoming India Bioenergy & Tech Expo is ‘Transition to Net Zero Need to scale up Bioenergy Initiatives’ will surely provide the networking opportunities to industry leaders, decision makers, researchers for increasing business partnerships. The International conference in Bioenergy will focus on the areas such as CBG, Fermented organic manure, Biomass (pallets and Briquettes), ethanol, Carbon capture, utilisation & storage, Green Hydrogen and advanced biomaterials.

“In the upcoming edition of India Bioenergy & Tech Expo, we have planned various zones such India CBG Tech Expo, Special Biomass Tech Expo, Ethanol, Waste energy, Bio mobility and biodiesel for all the stakeholders of bioenergy sector. We are expecting more than 150 experts from bioenergy sector and 1000 delegates from India and also from other countries.  The companies from Brazil and Spain are expected to participate in this evet. Also, we are expecting emerging entrepreneurs from bioenergy sector as there will be special support extended for them by MSME Ministry”, Boratkar informed.