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Global Bioenergy Industry News
News from Japan
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Biofuel from Euglena JAPAN - Japanese oil company, Nippon Oil and Hitachi subsidiary Hitachi Plant Technologies have joined forces to develop jet fuel from a single celled pond and lake organism, Euglena.
Thursday, March 04, 2010
SunPower Signs 32MW Solar Deal With Toshiba JAPAN - Toshiba is to order 32MW of high-efficiency solar panels from SunPower this year as part of Toshiba's new residential solar offering in Japan, to be launched on 1 April.
Monday, February 01, 2010
Kansai Electric Plans 6MW Wind Power Plant JAPAN - Japanese power company Kansai Electric saw operating revenue fall by 6.9 per cent in the first nine months of the year.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Toyota Tsusho to Produce Jatropha as Biofuel JAPAN - Toyota Tsusho Corp., the trading affiliate of Toyota Motor Corp., plans to start growing jatropha next year as it bets that higher crop yields and oil prices will make the plant a profitable...
Thursday, December 03, 2009
Toshiba Awarded Major Order for Solar Power Project JAPAN — Toshiba Corporation has won a major contract to develop a solar power generation project for Tokyo Electric Power Company, under which Toshiba's systems will be installed in the Ukishima...
Monday, November 30, 2009
MHI to Start Operation of Demonstration Plant JAPAN - A cellulosic bioethanol demonstration plant constructed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), Hakutsuru Sake Brewing Co., Ltd. and Kansai Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. is about...
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Research into Solar Power from Space JAPAN - Japan's Aearospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is leading the way with other research team in the study of solar power production from space.
Friday, October 09, 2009
Biotechnology Can Address Global Mega Trends JAPAN - Innovations in biotechnology can help address the growing global demand for food and fibre and reduce dependence on fossil fuels, DuPont Executive Vice President James C. Borel, told...
Friday, September 11, 2009
Two Solar Plants Planned for Nagasaki JAPAN - Kyushu Electric Power has put forward plans to build two large solar power plants on former coal-fired power station sites in Nagasaki Prefecture.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Producing Bioethanol from Brown Rice JAPAN - Japan is producing bioethanol from brown rice to use as a blend with traditional petrol.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Japanese Dairy Hungry for DDGS JAPAN - About four years ago the U.S. Grains Council, in collaboration with the local dairy industry and universities, introduced distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS) to the Japanese...
Friday, April 24, 2009
Practical Application of DDGS in Feed Under Study JAPAN - Distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS), a co-product of US ethanol production, is a valuable feed ingredient the US Grains Council has been working to promote in Japan and around...
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Sake Brewer to Start Biofuel Production JAPAN - A Japanese sake brewer is to start ethanol production at the country's largest biofuel plant using rice imported by the government.
Thursday, March 05, 2009
Petrobras Produces Ethanol-petrol Mix in Japan JAPAN - Brazilian petroleum giant Petrobras has started to produce petrol with a mixture of three per cent ethanol (E3) in Japan - the first step to sell ethanol on the Asian market.
Monday, February 09, 2009
Japanese Firms Research Cellulosic Ethanol TOKYO - A group of Japanese companies are to set up a research body to look into the development of biofuels from cellulose products.
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Flying High on Camelina JAPAN - Japan Airlines (JAL) has become the first airline to conduct a demonstration flight using a sustainable biofuel primarily refined from the energy crop, camelina.
Friday, January 30, 2009
JAL Take Off with Biofuel Aviation JAPAN - Today, Japan Airlines (JAL) became the first airline to conduct a demonstration flight using a sustainable biofuel primarily refined from the energy crop, camelina.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Greener Biodiesel Production JAPAN - A Japanese research group succeeded has developed pilot-scale production of biodiesel at a test plant for the "non-catalytic superheated methanol method".
Monday, October 20, 2008
Large Solar Plants to Be Built in Kawasaki JAPAN - Tokyo Electric Power Co. on Monday agreed with the city of Kawasaki to build two large-scale solar power plants.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Sanyo to Expand Solar Plant in Mexico JAPAN - Sanyo Electric Co Ltd reported yesterday that it will increase capacity at its solar modules plant in Monterrey in Mexico to 50 megawatts from its current 20 megawatts per year.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Solar Power for Airport JAPAN - Tokyo Electric Power Co and Mitsui & Co have set up a joint company to build a solar power generation system at Tokyo International Airport at Haneda.
Thursday, September 04, 2008
Japan Wind Wants to Tripling Market Share JAPAN - Japan Wind Development Co is to triple its market share by building more battery-supported plants capable of supplying electricity even on windless days.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Mitsubishi to Increase Solar Cell Production JAPAN - Mitsubishi Electric Corporation is to construct a new building for photovoltaic (PV) cell production.
Monday, August 04, 2008
Jatropha Offers Hope to Local Economies JAPAN - Jatropha, a biofuel source, which is already being cultivated in Japan, could offer hope to local economies in Japan.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Verenium and Marubeni Build Cellulosic Ethanol Plant in Asia THAILAND - Verenium Corporation, a pioneer in the development of next-generation cellulosic ethanol and high-performance specialty enzymes, and Marubeni Corporation are to open a 3 million-liter-per-year...

