{"id":40748,"date":"2019-01-19T18:15:25","date_gmt":"2019-01-19T12:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=40748"},"modified":"2019-01-19T18:15:25","modified_gmt":"2019-01-19T12:45:25","slug":"methanol-blending-in-petrol-reduces-carbon-dioxide-emission-arai-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/methanol-blending-in-petrol-reduces-carbon-dioxide-emission-arai-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Methanol-blending in petrol reduces carbon dioxide emission: ARAI study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindubusinessline.com\/news\/methanol-blending-in-petrol-reduces-carbon-dioxide-emission-arai-study\/article26030575.ece\"><strong>Methanol-blending in petrol reduces carbon dioxide emission: ARAI study<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Important Facts:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) study observation:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Methanol (M-15) blended with petrol used in BS IV cars lead to reduced CO2 emission in real world condition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Significance of Study :<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provide evidence based alternative fuel option to India&#8217;s huge <strong>crude oil import worth 7 Lakh Crore per year<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Base for <strong>Indigenous pollution-free technology<\/strong> to substitute import and save money<\/li>\n<li>Adopting methanol in this scale would <strong>bring down pollution in country by more than 40%<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>India&#8217;s can have its <strong>own Indigenous fuels at cost about 19\/liter which would be about 30% cheaper than any available fuel<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Why Methanol?:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Methanol can be <strong>produced from Natural Gas, Indian High Ash Coal, Bio-mass, MSW, stranded and flared gases<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Methanol is a <strong>clean burning fuel which can replace both petrol &amp; diesel in transportation, LPG<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Methanol <strong>burns efficiently producing no particulate matter and almost nil (SO)x and (NO)X emissions<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Niti Aayog Road Map for Methanol Blending:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NITI Aayog has drawn <strong>comprehensive plan to replace 20% of crude import from methanol <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Production of methanol from Indian high ash coal from indigenous technology would reduce CO2 emission and <strong>meet Paris Agreement target of CO2 sequestration (2.5-3bn tonne)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Almost 40% of Methanol Production can be produced through bio-mass, stranded gas and municipal solid waste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Government Efforts: <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Government <strong>aims to increase fuel blending to 20% by 2030<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Ensured assistance in all research efforts in methanol blending<\/li>\n<li>Government has commissioned <strong>Scania buses<\/strong> running on 100% bio-ethanol<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Methanol-blending in petrol reduces carbon dioxide emission: ARAI study Important Facts: Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) study observation: Methanol (M-15) blended with petrol used in BS IV cars lead to reduced CO2 emission in real world condition Significance of Study : Provide evidence based alternative fuel option to India&#8217;s huge crude oil import worth&hellip; 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