In the Alternative Fuels space, EIL is foraying into Bio-fuels sector as they are a promising alternative for supplementing fossil fuels towards a sustainable energy future. The Company has forged a strategic alliance with CHEMPOLIS OY, Finland for 2G Ethanol technology and is collaborating with CSIR-IIP to develop Bio-Jet Fuel processes to produce Bio-Aviation Turbine Fuels (Bio-ATF).
The Pilot Plant set up for this initiative has already produced approx. 10,000 liters of Bio-ATF which has been approved for use on all IAF aircrafts with a 10% blend (SAF) with jet fuel. The Company has also developed the Basic Engineering and Design Package (BEDP) for a Bio-ATF plant for Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemical Ltd. (MRPL).
EIL is executing the Assam Bio Refinery Project of M/s ABRPL, the first-of-its-kind plant in India using Bamboo based feedstock for the production of fuel-grade Ethanol.
This pioneering project shall have the capacity to process 300 TMTPA of Bamboo which will be sourced primarily from the North Eastern part of India and shall produce 49 TMTPA of Ethanol together with associated value-added products in the form of Furfural, Acetic acid etc. The refinery also has the scope for diversification of products via the in-house technology for Furfural to Furfuryl Alcohol conversion.
Assam Bio Refinery Project, Numaligarh