There is rapid rise in energy consumption in the country results in shortage of fossil fuels such as oil, coal and petroleum products. Recession in country economy lead to concern about the availability of energy requirement for sustaining the economic growth. In view of the fast depletion of petroleum products, the search for alternative fuels has become necessary, looking at huge demand of diesel for all sectors of economy, the biodiesel is being viewed a substitute of diesel. The vegetable oils, animal fats and grease are the main feed stocks for the biodiesel production. Biodiesel fuel properties are quite comparable to diesel. In India, National Biodiesel mission is started in year 2003 which promotes the growth and development of alternate fuel in India. This paper provides the current status of biodiesel development by various organizations and states in India. The study shows that policy implementation is consuming lot of time which should be minimized for the rapid development of alternative fuel in India.
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Bölüm | Articles |
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 1 Haziran 2014 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2014 Cilt: 4 Sayı: 2 |