INTEGRATED BIOENERGY AND BIOPRODUCT CENTRE

About:

• Department of Biotechnology (under Ministry of Science & Technology) and The Energy and Research Institute (TERI) signed a MoU for setting up of India’s first ever Integrated Bioenergy and Bioproduct Centre.
  
  
• This is also the DBT’s fifth Centre of Excellence in Bioenergy with other being located at the
  • Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi;
    
    
  • Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati;
    
    
  • Transtech Green Power Limited, Jaipur; and
    
    
  • ONGC Energy Centre, Delhi NCR.
    
    
  
  
  
• Its mandate is to carry out R&D research work along-with creation of products in the area of bio-commodities and bioenergy that can be finally commercialized.
  
  
• The unique concept of integrated production of advanced biofuels and bio-commodities is based on the multidisciplinary research expertise of TERI.
  
  
• Benefits: Advanced biofuels production technologies in bio-refinery approach would aid in;
  • Reducing dependence on the finite fossil fuel reserves,
    
    
  • Reducing crude oil imports,
    
    
  • Reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from energy utilization and
    
    
  • Can open new economic streams, in sustainable management of waste generated from agriculture, industrial or urban sector.