Indian construction engineering company L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering (LTHE) has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) to build second generation (2G) Ethanol plants, informed the company in an official statement.
2G Ethanol is derived from agricultural wastes that do not impact human and animal food chains, while first generation (1G) Ethanol comes from molasses (by-product of refining sugarcane or sugar beets into sugar).
The project by L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering will be based on fully indigenous technology developed by ICT which is capable of processing a variety of feedstocks and offers one of the lowest project life cycle cost, claims the company.
Prof. GD Yadav, Vice Chancellor, ICT, stated that "LTHE and ICT will collaborate to provide complete solutions in setting up 2G Ethanol plants in terms of Process License, Technology Knowhow, Basic Engineering, Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) or Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM)."
Subramanian Sarma, MD & CEO of L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering, said, “The 2G Ethanol projects will herald a new age of technological advancement and will fuel India’s green economic growth engine. LTHE will leverage its vast experience in engineering, construction and project management to meet challenges and deliver the 2G Ethanol projects.”
