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 […]
In Japan, Renova announced that the Omaezakikou Biomass Power Plant, in Shizuoka Prefecture, in which the company has a stake, started operation on January 29, 2025. This power plant has a capacity of 75.0 MW and is fueled by wood pellets and palm kernel shells (PKS). Preparations for this facility were made by Omaezakikou Biomass […]
In Japan, a structural analysis of redox enzymes in their reduced and oxidized states is crucial for advancing bioelectronic devices like biosensors and biofuel cells. In a recent study, researchers from Tokyo University of Science, Japan, developed a novel method, electrochemical small-angle X-ray scattering, to study these structural differences. Their work on bilirubin oxidase (BOD) […]
In Japan, DHL Express has signed a deal with Cosmo Oil Marketing Co. for the purchase of SAF to drive emission-reduced air freight in Japan. The deal represents an annual purchase of 7.2 million liters of SAF, which DHL Express will use for its regular cargo shipping services starting in April 2025, marking the first […]
In Japan, Cosmo Oil Marketing Co. will begin supplying sustainable aviation fuel produced domestically by SAFFAIRE SKY ENERGY LLC to Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. and All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. from fiscal year 2025. With the start of supply to domestic airlines from fiscal year 2025 onwards, the first domestically produced SAF supply chain in […]
