Biodiesel and Indian Energy Security
Development of biodiesel as an alternative fuel holds significant advantages for the country in the field of agriculture besides ensuring energy security
A target to meet 5 per cent of energy needs through bio diesel could generate 2.4 million jobs besides ensuring cultivation of 2.8 million hectares of waste land and an additional combined yearly farm income of Rs 42 billion from the fourth year onwards, a CII-Rabobank report has said.
Biodiesel initiatives can lead to considerable improvements for the rural population. Deploying wasteland for bio diesel production in the country in a micro business unit model should be given more importance as that will help in reducing the gap between the poor and the rich as currently the worlds fuel revenue are enjoyed by a very small group but if from the start we can promote the production, conversion and sale of bio diesel in a small scale industry model that can be achieved. I would say a system like what we have for milk production and distribution should be followed.
The US Agricultural Department puts India's 2006-07 oilseed productions at 29.5 million tonnes, which includes rapeseed, soybeans and sunflower seed. India is among the largest soybean producers in the world at 7.3 million tonnes.
The Planning Commission has also said with 7 million hectares, a potential bio diesel production of 7 million tones could be realised, equal to more than 10 per cent of the country's projected diesel consumption in 2011-12. The planing commission should decide now itself (when this industry is still in infancy) to promote it in a decentralised manner. Such a decision will have far reaching effect , it will give India fuel independence and also will help reduce the influence of people controlling the current fuels assets as the country will be producing the fuel as a whole and not companies producing fuel.
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A target to meet 5 per cent of energy needs through bio diesel could generate 2.4 million jobs besides ensuring cultivation of 2.8 million hectares of waste land and an additional combined yearly farm income of Rs 42 billion from the fourth year onwards, a CII-Rabobank report has said.
Biodiesel initiatives can lead to considerable improvements for the rural population. Deploying wasteland for bio diesel production in the country in a micro business unit model should be given more importance as that will help in reducing the gap between the poor and the rich as currently the worlds fuel revenue are enjoyed by a very small group but if from the start we can promote the production, conversion and sale of bio diesel in a small scale industry model that can be achieved. I would say a system like what we have for milk production and distribution should be followed.
The US Agricultural Department puts India's 2006-07 oilseed productions at 29.5 million tonnes, which includes rapeseed, soybeans and sunflower seed. India is among the largest soybean producers in the world at 7.3 million tonnes.
The Planning Commission has also said with 7 million hectares, a potential bio diesel production of 7 million tones could be realised, equal to more than 10 per cent of the country's projected diesel consumption in 2011-12. The planing commission should decide now itself (when this industry is still in infancy) to promote it in a decentralised manner. Such a decision will have far reaching effect , it will give India fuel independence and also will help reduce the influence of people controlling the current fuels assets as the country will be producing the fuel as a whole and not companies producing fuel.
find interesting links and news items on Bio Diesel on the right side
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