Reliance setting up Rs. 7bn biodiesel plant in AP

tsk1979 · 22nd February 2007, 14:50

http://www.andhracafe.com/index.php?m=show&id=19257

Chevron US will be the partner in this venture. Reliance is already growing jatropha in a 200-acre plot at Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh.

kvish · 22nd February 2007, 15:52

That answers a lot of questions on where the supply of biodeisel will come from..... Already Scorpio/Mercs etc lined up with Biodiesel models.... Are we going to move ahead of other countries in this aspect????

Wondering if Mahindra already knew about this before even thinking of biodiesel scorpios...

typeOnegative · 22nd February 2007, 17:19

Do you know that the Government has an opportunity cost of 15k rupees on every diesel car every year? Ahahahaha .....

indian21r · 8th March 2007, 08:37

This good news. Finally some initative for alternate fuels.

spadival · 8th March 2007, 11:53

First of all, I wonder if this is "news" or just some rumor.

Zappo · 8th March 2007, 12:08

Nothing to worry there spadival. Tsk has already given you the source... and it was there in the TOI also. I remember having read it.

The thing is unlike diesel refineries (the fossilled variety) the biodiesel is a more tricky affair. It is not something that has nothing of a fixed pattern. For example for one batch a single wash may do the trick while for another it may need 3 such washes. More worryingly there are enough reports in US that proves the fact that some of the best biodiesel comes out of the backyard/garage variety of individual ventures rather than from the big names. Reliance being the "assembly line" theorists (everything on a large automated scale=huge profits) I wonder what happens to the quality!

srishiva · 8th March 2007, 12:10

Sometimes it helps not to be too smart of a car company. You just need to move forward the way Mahindra is doing (biodiesel and hybrid cars). There is nothing about being ahead of other countries. Its about doing whats right for a particular country (like Brazil did). With 70% people dependent on agriculture its high time the government encourages initiatives with tax breaks etc.,

neoonwheels · 8th March 2007, 12:28

I hope it would be cheaper alternative... If Govt does not impose too many taxes on it....

caliper · 17th May 2007, 01:42

This is good news. Biodiesel is much less carcinogenic than petro-diesel.

ggkg · 17th May 2007, 06:41

Great news. After endless studies and committees someone is finally moving on the ground..

Rudolph Diesel ran his first diesel engine on groundnut oil because there was no diesel yet!

If Railways, state RTC and others switch that is great start already! This plus ethanol from sugarcane and gas from KG Basin can keep us going for long time...

spadival · 17th May 2007, 07:32

The last I heard, the AP CM refused to give an appointment to Mukesh Ambani because of another issue between AP and RIL over gas prices. I hope that does not jeopardize the bio-diesel project.

22nd February 2007, 14:50	#1
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,790 Times View My Garage	Reliance setting up Rs. 7bn biodiesel plant in AP http://www.andhracafe.com/index.php?m=show&id=19257 Chevron US will be the partner in this venture. Reliance is already growing jatropha in a 200-acre plot at Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh.
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22nd February 2007, 15:52	#2
kvish BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 627 Thanked: 195 Times	That answers a lot of questions on where the supply of biodeisel will come from..... Already Scorpio/Mercs etc lined up with Biodiesel models.... Are we going to move ahead of other countries in this aspect???? Wondering if Mahindra already knew about this before even thinking of biodiesel scorpios... Last edited by kvish : 22nd February 2007 at 15:53.
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22nd February 2007, 17:19	#3
typeOnegative Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vikhroli, Mumbai, India Posts: 1,503 Thanked: 27 Times	Do you know that the Government has an opportunity cost of 15k rupees on every diesel car every year? Ahahahaha .....
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8th March 2007, 08:37	#4
indian21r BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 963 Thanked: 807 Times	This good news. Finally some initative for alternate fuels.
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8th March 2007, 11:53	#5
spadival Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Melbourne, AU Posts: 1,773 Thanked: 26 Times View My Garage	First of all, I wonder if this is "news" or just some rumor.
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8th March 2007, 12:08	#6
Zappo Team-BHP Support Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 5,918 Thanked: 2,652 Times	Nothing to worry there spadival. Tsk has already given you the source... and it was there in the TOI also. I remember having read it. The thing is unlike diesel refineries (the fossilled variety) the biodiesel is a more tricky affair. It is not something that has nothing of a fixed pattern. For example for one batch a single wash may do the trick while for another it may need 3 such washes. More worryingly there are enough reports in US that proves the fact that some of the best biodiesel comes out of the backyard/garage variety of individual ventures rather than from the big names. Reliance being the "assembly line" theorists (everything on a large automated scale=huge profits) I wonder what happens to the quality!
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8th March 2007, 12:10	#7
srishiva Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 4,375 Thanked: 2,256 Times	Sometimes it helps not to be too smart of a car company. You just need to move forward the way Mahindra is doing (biodiesel and hybrid cars). There is nothing about being ahead of other countries. Its about doing whats right for a particular country (like Brazil did). With 70% people dependent on agriculture its high time the government encourages initiatives with tax breaks etc.,
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8th March 2007, 12:28	#8
neoonwheels Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 2,064 Thanked: 1,875 Times View My Garage	I hope it would be cheaper alternative... If Govt does not impose too many taxes on it....
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17th May 2007, 01:42	#9
caliper BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: India Posts: 160 Thanked: 3 Times	This is good news. Biodiesel is much less carcinogenic than petro-diesel.
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17th May 2007, 06:41	#10
ggkg BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 148 Thanked: 162 Times	Great news. After endless studies and committees someone is finally moving on the ground.. Rudolph Diesel ran his first diesel engine on groundnut oil because there was no diesel yet! If Railways, state RTC and others switch that is great start already! This plus ethanol from sugarcane and gas from KG Basin can keep us going for long time...
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17th May 2007, 07:32	#11
spadival Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Melbourne, AU Posts: 1,773 Thanked: 26 Times View My Garage	The last I heard, the AP CM refused to give an appointment to Mukesh Ambani because of another issue between AP and RIL over gas prices. I hope that does not jeopardize the bio-diesel project.
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