Efficacy of biodiesel for usage as renewable alternate fuel to petro-diesel is well established. Many agencies including Govt. and private have been making efforts for promotion and development of biodiesel in the country. Somehow, the activities are scattered and a coherent network for maintenance of sustainable supply chain activities from seed to biodiesel has not got built. Hence, a one-point information processing gains significance.

Today, in our country no such mechanism exists from where information can be obtained, accessed, analyzed & presented on the work undertaken and accomplished in bio-fuel development chain. All the information lies scattered and it becomes difficult to present in the International forum to obtain benefits of various mechanisms.

Keeping this in mind, PCRA has designed a “biodiesel Bank” and will be maintaining the data trough its website www.pcra-biofuels.org. This unique system would facilitate the flow of information to the National Biofuel Centre operational at its Corporate office.

Under the “biodiesel Bank” different activities being pursued in the country for propagating, promoting and development of bio-fuels will be given credit points based on the vitality of the activity in the supply chain starting from identification of land to the end use of bio-fuels. The credit points will get credited to the credit bank account of individuals and organizations maintained at the National Biofuel Centre, Delhi. The credit points will continue to get accumulated based on the information supplied (with supporting documents) by individuals and organization on completion of a specific task by them. The credit points awarded would be available on our website.

PCRA has made a list of activities based on which it is awarding credit points. Any new activity not included in the present list will be included in the list based on requirement and justification.

Based on the credit point accumulated by individuals and organizations, PCRA will give Annual awards for the exemplary work done by individuals and organization. PCRA is also planning to develop a mechanism to give incentives to various stakeholders working in the field of bio-fuel promotion and propagation.

This would provide and opportunity to the stakeholders to associate them with the Bio-diesel movement in a manner that no vital link of biodiesel development chain is missed.

PCRA invites all stake holders in the field of bio-diesel in India to send information regarding activities being pursued and the status of completion so that PCRA awards credit point.