In Japan, Astomos Energy Corporation and INPEX CORPORATION have reached an agreement to supply B24 biofuel bunker to a Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) chartered by Astomos in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Over the next several months, INPEX will supply B24 biofuel to the VLGC through a bunker vessel operated by Monjasa1 at Khor […]
In Japan, Toyota Tsusho Corporation and Toyotsu Energy Corporation together launched Japan’s first continuous supply of biodiesel blended fuel on a commercial basis to ships operated by Toyofuji Shipping Co., Ltd. at the Port of Nagoya in April. This launch follows repeated biofuel supply trials for ships that Toyota Tsusho conducted at the Port of […]
In Japan, designer Masateru Yasuda has developed a bicycle that leverages wood’s flexibility and ability to absorb vibration. Such attributes, which help make Japanese buildings resistant to the region’s frequent earthquakes, are integral to Yasuda’s Moccle bicycle. A bent wood frame, made from plywood sheets sandwiching carbon fiber, is held in place with metal fixtures […]
In Japan, introducing carbonated water into a mixture of low-methoxy pectin and calcium carbonate solution can accelerate the gelation process, improve the mechanical strength of hydrogels, and induce intrinsic structural changes in the gel material-found a recent Tokyo University of Science research. The insights from this study validate the use of carbonated water as a […]
In Japan, INPEX CORPORATION and SANYU ENERGY CO., LTD. have launched a collaboration on the use of renewable diesel (RD) in the Kansai region of Japan derived from renewable resources. SANYU ENERGY will supply RD procured by INPEX to SANYU REC. LTD. and SANYU GIKOU CO., LTD. SANYU ENERGY, SANYU REC and SANYU GIKOU are […]
In Japan, Marubeni Corporation and Taisei Corporation, through a special purpose company, “Ishikari area Biomass Power corporation” (hereinafter, “IBP”), have started development of a wood-based biomass power plant (Ishikari Area Biomass Power Plant), with a power generation output of 9,950 kW, at the Ishikari Bay New Port Area in Ishikari City, Hokkaido. The biomass power […]
In Japan, the research team of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) has designed and developed a novel recycling process for producing biomass-derived chemicals by reusing the by-products of the target product. In this study, the research team demonstrated a self-sustaining process that minimizes the usage of external utilities in the chemical process by […]
In Japan, Neste, ITOCHU Corporation and Fuji Oil Company collaborated to supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), which was locally-blended with conventional jet fuel, to the Japanese market as part of a demonstration project of the Civil Aviation Bureau of the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). The initiative helps Japan prepare for […]
In Japan, following extensive engagement by the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and U.S. Embassy Tokyo, Japan published a new biofuels policy last week that will allow the United States to capture up to 100 percent of Japan’s on-road ethanol market. The Biden Administration commends the government of […]
In Japan, All Nippon Airways (ANA) has for the first time agreed to use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) that was blended in Japan under a public-private initiative led by the Civil Aviation Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). ANA will procure the blended SAF from ITOCHU Corporation, and will use […]
