Punjab inks deal to turn paddy straw into biofuel

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• on February 12, 2019
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To put a check on stubble burning and boost renewable energy generation, the Punjab government joined hands with Delhi-based Virgo Corporation for a Rs 630 crore biofuel project.

The comapny will use the technology provided by the US-based firm Honeywell to extract bio jet fuel from rice husk. It would set up a rapid thermal processing plant, which will provide over 150 direct and 500 indirect jobs.

Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh said the project would help in addressing the problem of the environmental pollution due to stubble burning besides providing additional income to farmers by helping turn the unmanageable agro-waste into raw material for producing bio fuel.

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