Mains Paper II · 3 Science & Technology · 3.13 Energy: conventional and renewable

3.13.5 Bioenergy: biogas, biofuels, ethanol blending and GOBARdhan

Bioenergy turns plant and animal waste and crops into gas, liquid fuels and power; India pushes ethanol blending, biogas and biomass to cut oil imports and farm waste.

  • APPSC Group 2 · Mains Paper II
  • Advanced level
  • 5 min read
  • Full course

Key terms

  • biogas
  • methane
  • methanogens
  • biofuel
  • ethanol
  • E20
  • biodiesel
  • 2G ethanol
  • PM JI-VAN
  • SATAT
  • GOBARdhan
  • compressed biogas

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