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U.S.-India sign pact on biofuels

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NEW DELHI: India and the United States on Tuesday inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in production and marketing of biofuels in a sustainable and environmentally friendly manner and in accordance with national priorities and socio-economic development goals.

A statement from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said eight specific areas were identified for collaborative activities. Biofuel feedstock production based on sustainable biomass would be carried out with active involvement of local communities through non-edible oil seed-bearing plantations on wastelands.

Under the MoU, thrust would be on production and development of quality planting materials and high sugar containing varieties of sugarcane, sweet sorghum, sugar and cassava.

Besides this, other areas of cooperation are advanced conversion technologies for first generation biofuels and emerging technologies for second generation biofuels, technologies for end-use applications in the sector based on a large-scale centralised approach and stationary applications in rural areas and industry for motive power and electricity production.

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