"Is India Ready for CTL Fuels?"
Magazine or Newspaper Article, The Financial Express
February 20, 2008
Authors: Ananth Chikkatur, Research Fellow, Energy Technology Innovation Policy, Sunita Dubey
Belfer Center Programs or Projects: Energy Technology Innovation Policy; Environment and Natural Resources; Project on India and the Subcontinent; Science, Technology, and Public Policy
Faced with high oil prices and increasing oil imports to meet the country’s rising demand for transportation fuels, there is now a perception that India’s energy security is threatened. In addition to securing overseas oil fields, alternative options include biomass-based fuels and coal-to-liquid (CTL) fuels. While the production of biodiesel has now become a national mission, CTL fuels are also gaining currency as a commercially attractive proposition because of the potentially cleaner characteristics.
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Chikkatur, Ananth and Sunita Dubey. "Is India Ready for CTL Fuels?." The Financial Express (February 20, 2008).
