Indian President Calls for 60M Tonnes of Biodiesel/Year by 2030

In a speech today to the Biodiesel Conference Towards Energy Independence, Indian President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam called for a national goal of producing 60 million tonnes of biodiesel (about 18 billion gallons US) per year by 2030. India currently consumes about 120 million tonnes of oil per year, 90% of that for transportation.