Pune: Hardeep Singh Puri, the Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, launched the first pilot technology project to produce jet fuel from alcohol yesterday in Pune. The sustainable biological aviation fuel, or SAF, that this initiative produces. The Praj Udyog Group’s research and development division, located in the Pirangut Industrial Estate close to Pune, is home to this pilot project. At the opening program were representatives from Indian Oil and other oil corporations, as well as Praj’s president, Pramod Chaudhary.
The Minister stated that the supply of raw materials is a major challenge, and there is a significant demand for this bio aviation fuel on the international market. The majority of nations have high hopes for India’s biofuel production, he continued. In addition to expressing gratitude to the Praj Udyog Group’s engineers for starting this initiative in India before Brazil, he also expressed confidence that it will be a true global pioneer.
Following the official opening, the Minister and other representatives examined the project and conveyed their satisfaction with the utilization of cutting-edge technology. Last year, bioaviation fuel derived from alcohol completed the flight from Pune to Delhi. At the airport in Delhi at that time, Puri welcomed the flight. The business that produces biofuels will have a lot of room to grow since, even if at least 1% of India’s aviation fuel is blended with sustainable biofuel, at least 14 crore litres of biofuel will be required annually.