In Japan, ENEOS Corporation and Mitsubishi Corporation have agreed to jointly conduct a Front End Engineering Design to advance the study of Sustainable Aviation Fuel production facility at the ENEOS Wakayama Plant in Arida City, Japan. ENEOS has been studying the feasibility of such a facility since 2022. To advance this study to the next […]
In Japan, Asahi Kasei and Kurashiki City held a grand opening ceremony on February 4, 2025, for a biogas purification system in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The system uses Asahi Kasei’s CO2 separation/recovery technology utilizing zeolites installed at a sewage treatment plant. The goal of this collaboration is to evaluate and demonstrate the performance of […]
In Japan, Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation are collaborating to use biomass-based plastics in home appliances. Under the terms of the agreement, Idemitsu Kosan will produce biomass chemicals using the mass balance method, and Mitsubishi Electric will use the bioplastics in home appliances such as air conditioners and refrigerators. The plastics are […]
In Japan, LanzaJet announced that Cosmo Oil Co. Ltd (Cosmo Oil) has been selected for a FY2024 subsidy from Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) to support a project developed with Mitsui & Co. (Mitsui) that will plan to utilize LanzaJet technology. This funding marks a significant milestone for large-scale domestic SAF production in Japan […]
In Japan, on February 17 at the Port of Yokohama, Wallenius Wilhelmsen completed its first biofuel bunkering trial in Japan, fueling the M/V Tamesis with 400 metric tons of Bio Bunker B24 supplied by Mitsubishi Corporation Energy Co. The operation is part of the company’s strategy to expand biofuel supply locations and reduce its environmental […]
In Japan, Zeon Corporation and The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. announced that they have agreed to establish a bench facility to demonstrate technology for producing butadiene from ethanol derived from plant-based and other sustainable materials with high efficiency. The facility will be installed at Zeon’s Tokuyama Plant (Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture) and is scheduled to […]
In Japan, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced that Twelve Benefit Corporation raised an additional $83 million in February, following the momentum of their $645 million funding announcement last fall. Twelve is backed by investments from MOL Switch LLC, MOL’s wholly owned subsidiary formed to invest in decarbonization technologies, which invested in Twelve in July 2024. […]
In Japan, NYK announced signing a time-charter contract with Yara Clean Ammonia on February 10, for the world’s first ammonia-fueled medium gas carrier, set for delivery in November 2026, aiming to cut emissions from maritime transport and support a growing ammonia supply chain for power generation and marine fuel. “This collaboration enables us not only […]
In Japan, Euglena Co., Ltd. announced that its “People’s Republic of Bangladesh / Research Project to Establish a Raw Materials Supply Chain for SAF in Bangladesh” has been selected for the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s “FY2023 Supplementary Budget Global South Future-Oriented Co-Creation Project Subsidy.” Japan aims to replace 10% of domestic airline fuel […]
In Japan, on February 9, NYK started a biofuel test run on its coal carrier Noshiro Maru, which is operated for Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. This is the first time in Japan that a coal carrier has been used to test biofuel for a domestic power utility company. Mitsubishi Corporation Energy Co., Ltd. in […]
