Invited talk on Recent Advances In Bio-Fuels by Dr. D.K. Tuli

Dr. D. K. Tuli, a well-known expert in the field and Former Executive Director (Alternate Energy), IOCL R&D Centre, Faridabad. Dr. Tuli has a vast experience in the area of Alternate Energy including Bio-Fuels and is presently spearheading the research activities at State-of-Art ‘DBT-IOC Centre for Advanced Bio-Energy Research’ as its Executive Director. This Research Centre  has been established at Indian Oil R&D Centre, Faridabad in partnership with Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India at a cost of  about 60 crore rupees. He discussed about the importance of alternate fuels in today’s context and research work being done on 1^{st ,}2^nd and 3^rdGeneration Bio-Fuels in India, US and Europe. He presented the world scenario of Bio-Ethanol and Bio-Diesel production and their usage in transport sector. Dr. Tuli presented the National Bio-Fuel Policy and India’s Vision for its implementation . He concluded his talk by saying “Environmental reasons will drive research efforts towards carbon neural transportation fuels.”