⇒ World Bio Fuel Day is observed every year on 10th August.
Theme:
The theme of World Biofuel Day 2021 was “the promotion of biofuels for a better environment.”
Oil and Gas companies, under the aegis of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas celebrated World Biofuel Day 2021 with the theme ‘Biofuels for Sustainability and Rural Income’.
Significance:
It is celebrated to create awareness about the importance of non-fossil fuels as an alternative to conventional fossil fuels and to highlight the various efforts made by the Government in the biofuels sector.
History:
August 10 is marked as the World Biofuel day because on August 9, 1893 Sir Rudolf Diesel, inventor of the diesel engine, had run the mechanical engine with Peanut oil for the first time efficiently.
Schemes launched on World Biofuel Day 2021:
GIS based inventory tool:
» A GIS based inventory tool of organic waste streams developed under the GEF-MNRE-UNIDO project was also launched during the webinar on World Biofuel Day.
» The tool provides district level estimates of available urban and industrial organic wastes and their energy generation potential across India.
» The GIS tool will enable SME’s and project developers to set up new waste to energy projects and may facilitate the rapid growth of biomethanation in waste-to-energy sector in the country.
Interest subvention scheme:
» The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India launched the Global Environment Facility funded loan interest subvention scheme that provides financial assistance to innovative waste to energy biomethanation projects and business models.