Posted by Pradyumna
on 11/4/2002, 7:24 am
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A bio-diesel extracted from trees is one can be used as replacement to high cost fossil fuel.
The bio-diesel would be cheap to produce as it can be extracted from certain species of tree that are common in many parts of India, such as the Jetropha, Karanja and Mahua.
Research on bio-diesel as an efficient, clean and 100% natural energy alternative to petroleum fuels have been successful in many countries like Italy, the US, Japan and Malaysia and that it would cost India 200bn rupees (£2.7bn; $4.1bn) to set up its own refining plants.
Research has also shown ethanol extracted from sugar cane can be blended with diesel to produce a successful fuel
The famous pillai had done some plant based bio diesel in india to open this new area research.
Soy based diesel has been around for a little time now, moreso for the farmers of the crop than for any other reason.
Bio-diesel, the new alternative, prepared from esterification of non-edible oils, experts said. Any non-edible oil like castor, kokam, mahua or karanja has to be treated with ethanol and some other additives to get bio-diese
A project in manufacture of bio-diesel is being undertaken by the scientists of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, with the help of the Department of Non-Conventional Energy Sources and the Rural Development Department of Karnataka. Some experiments are being done by the Indian Oil Company in Faridabad and by IIT, Delhi. The Andhra Pradesh Government has also funded a project by a private entrepreneur who has invested Rs. 35 crores.
The Ministry's proposal calls for the promotion of plantations of suitable oilseeds for bio-diesel and setting up of bio-diesel plants of one to 100 tonnes per day capacity, adding 10 million tonnes a year in five years. It also suggests arrangement of funds through banks, market promotion and development of vendors.
The indigenous bio-diesel will cost around Rs. 12.50 to Rs. 15 a litre.
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