National Policy On Bio Fuels 2018

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  • Made by Ministry of Renewable Energy
  • Categorizes bio fuel as First, Second, and Third generations
  • First generation (or) Basic Bio Fuels - Bio Ethanol and Bio Diesel.
  • Second Generation (or) Advanced Bio Fuels -  Ethanol, Municipal solid wastes to drop-in fuels.
  • Third Generation Bio Fuels - Bio CNG etc.,
  • The policy is aimed at reducing dependency on fuel imports, cleaner environment, better public health, municipal waste management,  additional income to farmers and sugar mills etc.,
  • First National Bio Fuel Policy was announced in 2009.
  • Drop-in fuels are those fuels which are synthetic or bio generated and are equivalent  to the traditional fuels(Petrol, diesel, jet fuel etc.,) and can be used in the same infrastructure used for the traditional fuels without and changes.