India is the Sixth Largest and One of the Fastest Growing Energy Consumers in the...

India is the Sixth Largest and One of the Fastest Growing Energy Consumers in the World

DUBLIN, Ireland--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c91928) has announced the
addition of "India's Biofuel Industry" to their offering.

Biofuel is any fuel that is derived from biomass - recently living
organisms or their metabolic byproducts, such as manure from cows. It
is a renewable energy source, unlike other natural resources such as
petroleum, coal, and nuclear fuels.

Ethanol is manufactured from microbial conversion of biomass
materials through fermentation. Ethanol contains 35% oxygen. The
production process consists of conversion of biomass to fermentable
sugars, fermentation of sugars to ethanol, and the separation and
purification of the ethanol. Fermentation initially produces ethanol
containing a substantial amount of water. Distillation removes the
majority of water to yield about 95% purity ethanol, the balance being
water. This mixture is called hydrous ethanol. If the remaining water
is removed in a further process, the ethanol is called anhydrous
ethanol and is suitable for blending into gasoline. Ethanol is
"denatured" prior to leaving the plant to make it unfit for human
consumption by addition of a small amount of products such as
gasoline.

Biodiesel fuels are oxygenated organic compounds - methyl or ethyl
esters - derived from a variety of renewable sources such as vegetable
oil, animal fat, and cooking oil. The oxygen contained in biodiesel
makes it unstable and requires stabilization to avoid storage
problems. Rapeseed methyl ester (RME) diesel, derived from rapeseed
oil, is the most common biodiesel fuel available in Europe. In the
United States, biodiesel from soybean oil, called soy methyl ester
diesel, is the most common biodiesel. Collectively, these fuels are
referred to as fatty acid methyl esters (FAME).

India is the sixth largest and one of the fastest growing energy
consumers in the world, with a rapidly growing economy, rising
population and an expanding number of middle-class consumers. Due to
limited domestic crude oil reserves, India meets about 72% of its
crude oil and petroleum products (diesel, aviation fuel, etc.)
requirement through imports, which are expected to expand further in
coming years. In the last three years, India's oil import expenditure
has nearly doubled due to the escalation in global oil prices.

Given the escalation in global oil prices and continued growth in
consumption of petroleum products, the consequent burgeoning
expenditure on oil imports is of serious concern to the Government of
India (GOI). The GOI is looking at ways to limit rising oil imports by
promoting use of biofuels.

Biofuels are going to play an extremely important role in meeting
India's energy needs. The country's energy demand is expected to grow
at an annual rate of 4.8% over the next couple of decades. Most of the
energy requirements are currently satisfied by fossil fuels - coal,
petroleum-based products and natural gas. Domestic production of crude
oil can only fulfill 25-30% of national consumption. In fact, the
crude oil imports are expected to total 147 million tons (Mt) in
2006-2007.

The report Biofuel Industry in India is a complete coverage of the
ethanol and biodiesel market in the country.

CONTENTS:

Executive Summary

What are Biofuels?

Introduction to Biofuels

Background

What are the Major Biofuels?

Utilization of Biofuels

Analysis of Ethanol

Analysis of Biodiesel

Advantages and Disadvantages of Biofuels

What the Future Holds for Biofuels

Introduction to India's Biofuel Industry

Market Overview

Ethanol Production Statistics

Biodiesel Production Statistics

Major Government Policies on Ethanol

Major Government Policies on Biodiesel

Ethanol Industry in India

Market Overview

Production of Ethanol from Sugarcane

Usage of Ethanol for Petrol

Major Issues in the Ethanol Industry

Biodiesel Industry in India

Market Overview

Dominance of Jatropha Curcasa

Economics of Producing Biodiesel from Jatropha

Role of the National Biodiesel Mission

Phase 1 Demonstration Project

Phase 2

Major Issues

Trade in Biofuels

Trade in Ethanol

Trade in Biodiesel

Case Studies

Major Ongoing and Proposed Projects

Outlook for India's Biofuel Industry

Major Players

Godrej Agrovet

Nova Bio Fuels Pvt. Ltd

Reliance Industries Ltd

Sagar Jatropha Oil Extractions Private Limited

Appendix

Glossary of Terms

**FIGURES AND TABLES ALSO INCLUDED**

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