Comparative Journey Towards Sustainable Energy: CNG and Bio-Diesel Fuels in India Cummins Technical Center India

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Bondada, Nandita, author.

Contributor:

Baruah, Labanya

Mokhadkar, Rahul

Conference Name:

Symposium on International Automotive Technology (2026) (2026-01-28 : Pune, India)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource cm

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 2026

Summary:

India being highly populated and developing country, the demand for various alternative fuel is increasing drastically. It is driven by the need to reduce dependency on traditional fossil fuels and reduce impact on environmental issues like Greenhouse gas, emissions and pollution. The potential options, CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) and Biodiesel, are becoming increasingly popular and important. Biodiesel, a renewable fuel which is produced from waste materials and crops which grown repeatedly and easily available while CNG is more sustainable than diesel as natural gas is a cleaner-burning fossil fuel in comparison to coal or oil.This paper will focus on comparison between basic properties of Diesel, CNG and Biodiesel. In this study will also focus on survey of various Government initiatives, policies and infrastructural development which are evolving to encourage the usage of CNG and Biodiesel. These fuels are emerging as promising alternative contenders to traditional diesel. It has the potential to reduce carbon footprints, making them environment friendly and more sustainable energy options. This survey also summaries the industry motivation from govt initiatives to promote the aim of cleaner transportation and its transition towards future sustainable energy.This study presents a comparative journey of CNG and Biodiesel in India. Key parameters like fuel properties, feedstocks and its availability, storage and handling, product integration, emissions and endurance performance assessments, customer acceptability et cetera are considered for understanding these fuels in a better way. Also, it will highlight the key bottlenecks, technical challenges and the obstacles hindering the widespread adoption of Biodiesel as compared to CNG. The paper also elaborates the challenges on sustainability of biodiesel and CNG fuels and the futuristic opportunities in carbon neutral fuels like H2. The paper concludes with the comparative study of CNG and Biodiesel on various aspects from ideation to execution

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Publisher Number:

2026-26-0116

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