In Japan, Mitsubishi Power, a brand of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), has completed the construction of a 50-megawatt (MW) class woody biomass-fired power plant in the city of Hyuga, in Japan. The Hyuga Biomass Power Plant, developed by a consortium led by MHI as part of a full turnkey solution for engineering, procurement, and construction […]
In Chile, Port Portal reports Nippon Yusen Kaisha in collaboration with Idemitsu Tanker, Iino Kaiun, and Nippon Shipyard, has announced the development of an environmentally friendly Very Large Crude Oil Carrier. This new vessel, the first Malacca Max-type VLCC in Japan to use methanol as a next-generation fuel, represents a significant step forward in green […]
In Japan, The Asahi Shimbun reported that a consortium of a Japanese university and businesses will team up with a state government in Australia for a project to mass produce sustainable biofuel for airplanes. The Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, which has expertise in cultivating pongamia oil trees, plans to start a demonstration experiment […]
In Japan, researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University have developed a new catalyst that efficiently converts a derivative of glycerol into bio-based propylene, contributing to sustainable chemical production. The newly developed catalyst enables the selective reduction of allyl alcohol to propylene with high efficiency, using renewable energy sources such as hydrogen or electricity. The catalyst contains […]
In Japan, architecture and construction firm Takenaka Corporation will unveil temporary, 3D-printed structures made from plant-based resin that will turn into forests once their usable life is over. Straight-forwardly called Architecture that Becomes a Forest, the project is being displayed at the upcoming Expo 2025 Osaka. As part of the interactive experience, children will be […]
In Japan, researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University have developed a new catalyst that efficiently converts glycerol, a byproduct of biodiesel production, into biobased propylene. The study, published recently in Chemical Communications, discusses an innovative catalyst that can selectively reduce glycerol derivative allyl alcohol to biobased propylene, using renewable energy sources like hydrogen or electricity. The […]
In Japan, achieving carbon neutrality requires the effective use of renewable biomass. In the production of biodiesel, for instance, glycerol is generated as a major byproduct. Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University have developed a new catalyst that efficiently converts a derivative of glycerol into bio-based propylene, contributing to sustainable chemical production. The newly developed catalyst […]
In Moldova, 10 businesses producing solid biofuels will make their businesses more energy efficient and modernize their pellet and briquette production lines under the UNDP project “Multidimensional response to emerging human security challenges”, funded by the Government of Japan. Existing producers of solid biofuels are supported to promote resource-efficient production, including the use of energy-efficient […]
In Japan, A.P.Moller – Maersk said it has taken a significant step towards supporting the development of methanol bunkering in Japan by co-hosting Japan’s first “methanol bunkering simulation” at the Port of Yokohama. The Alette Maersk, Maersk’s fifth dual-fuel methanol vessel, participated in the methanol bunkering simulation conducted by Kokuka Sangyo’s methanol tanker, Eikamaru. To […]
In Japan, Neste, ITOCHU, and GS Caltex have teamed up to bring the first batch of CORSIA-certified sustainable aviation fuel to Japan, by blending over 1,000 tons of Neste supplied neat SAF at GS Caltex’s refinery in Yeosu, South Korea, before being transported to Narita International Airport. This SAF will be available for purchase by […]
