Indian Airforce To Use Bio Fuel | Burning Issues | PDF Download

WHAT JUST HAPPENED?

• Indian Air Force (IAF), the Russian-made AN-32 transport aircraft, has gone green.
• Antonov An-32
• Indian Air Force: Bought 125 aircraft, 105 are still in service.

ANTONOV AN-32

GO GREEN!

• The Russian-made AN-32 transport aircraft, has gone green.
• The fleet of AN-32 was formally certified to fly on a blended bio-jet fuel, which will be 10 per cent tree-derived and 90 per cent conventional aviation fuel.

NOTES

• This is a huge step in promoting the ‘Make in India’ mission as this bio-fuel would be produced from Tree Borne Oils (TBOs) sourced from tribal areas and farmers, augmenting their income substantially
• The shift is also meant to curb India’s dependence on crude imports, besides reducing the IAF’s carbon footprint.

Bio Fuels (contd.)

• When mixed with conventional fuel, they decrease the amount of harmful emissions
• Govt. Of India has started Ethanol Blending Program (EBP)
• 4 th Generation biofuels are made from Genetically Engineered crops and algae which would yield less stress on food crops and commercial crops

TREE BORNE OILS

• Bio-fuels are renewable liquid fuels extracted from biological raw material and have proven to be good substitutes for oil in the energy sector.
• As oil from the food crops like corn, sweet sorghum, soybean, etc., cannot be diverted for biodiesel in India, the concentration of alternate biofuel source is on non-edible oils obtained from seeds of tree species, some of which were being traditionally used as fuel source in rural areas. Tree Borne Oilseeds (TBOs) are cultivated/grown in the country under different agro-climatic conditions in a scattered form in forest and non-forest areas as well as in waste land /deserts/hilly areas.

TREE BORNE OILS

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