Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) signed a memorandum of understanding on September 2 to collaborate on biofuels, biomass utilisation, waste-to-resource solutions and circular economy initiatives.
The agreement covers the full biofuels value chain, including compressed biogas (CBG). Key areas of joint work include feedstock assessment, supply chain development, biomass and waste resource management, technology evaluation, pilot projects, market development, capacity building and knowledge sharing.
The MoU also addresses the assessment and utilisation of biofuel by-products such as fermented organic manure (FOM), digestate, bio-CO₂ and distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS). The partnership will look at potential carbon credit opportunities linked to bioenergy projects.
Speaking on the occasion, BPCL Director (Marketing) Subhankar Sen said the collaboration marked a significant moment for the company, adding that combining the strengths of both organisations could achieve outcomes neither could deliver independently. CSE’s Director General said the partnership would draw on the organisation’s experience with municipalities and its understanding of the CBG ecosystem, alongside BPCL’s industrial and execution capabilities.
The MoU provides a broad framework, with specific projects and activities to be taken up through separate agreements that define scope, responsibilities and implementation.
BPCL, a Fortune Global 500 company and India’s second-largest oil marketing company, operates refineries in Mumbai, Kochi and Bina with a combined capacity of around 35.3 million tonnes per annum. The company has set a target to achieve net-zero emissions in Scope 1 and Scope 2 by 2040. CSE is a New Delhi-based public interest research and advocacy organisation focused on environment and development issues.