In Japan, Chiba University reported that researchers developed a new method for accurately detecting hydrogen with high sensitivity using tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy “Hydrogen, a promising fuel, has extensive applications in many sectors. However, its safe and widespread use necessitates reliable sensing methods. While tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS) has proved to be […]
In New York, Marine Link reports shipping companies, including NYK and MOL, are advancing ammonia as a marine fuel to cut emissions, with recent launches in Tokyo and Western Australia showing its potential. NYK, alongside IHI Power Systems and ClassNK, launched Sakigake, the first ammonia-fueled tugboat, which began a three-month trial in Tokyo Bay in […]
In Japan, Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd., successfully completes a land-based demonstration test of a pilot-ignition hydrogen 4-stroke high-speed engine for power generation in coastal vessels, achieving operation at a rated output of approximately 500kW. This trial was conducted as part of the Nippon Foundation’s zero emission ship demonstration experiment. The tested pilot-ignition hydrogen engine […]
In Japan, starting this November, Suntory Group will begin introducing PET bottles using paraxylene derived from used cooking oil (bio-paraxylene) for select products in Japan. This will be the world’s first commercialized PET bottles using bio-paraxylene and will help significantly reduce CO2 emissions compared to those made from conventional virgin petroleum-based materials. The group will […]
In the Netherlands, Offshore Energy reported that Japan’s IINO Kaiun Kaisha (IINO Lines) has placed an order for what is said to be “Japan’s first methanol dual-fuel crude oil tanker” at compatriot Nihon Shipyard, a joint venture of Imabari Shipbuilding and Japan Marine United Corporation. The unit will use methanol as fuel in addition to […]
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 […]
