In Japan, Asahi Kasei, Mitsui Chemicals, and Mitsubishi Chemical have explored measures to promote decarbonization and optimize production capacity for their two ethylene manufacturing facilities in western Japan. To achieve these goals, the three companies applied for and were selected for the “Fiscal 2025 Support Program for Energy and Manufacturing Process Conversion in Hard-to-Abate Industries” […]
In Japan, Toray Industries, Inc., has made significant progress in a one-year trial with an all-carbon carbon dioxide (CO₂) and methane separation membrane to remove carbon dioxide and moisture at the biogas production facility of a customer’s sewage plant in Osaka Prefecture. The company confirmed that moisture removal costs with this technology are around 70% […]
In Japan, heat-resilient biofertilizers could help crops cope with rising temperatures but engineering them has been slow and uncertain. A new study at the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST) shows that pairing experimental evolution with controlled gamma-ray mutagenesis can accelerate the path to heat-tolerant nitrogen-fixing bacteria, shortening development timelines and opening practical […]
In Japan, LanzaTech Global, Inc. announced the successful operational results at the municipal solid waste (MSW) to ethanol pilot plant in Kuji City, Iwate, Japan owned and operated by longstanding partner, SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD. This 1/10th commercial scale facility, with the capacity to produce approximately 400 tons of ethanol per year, operated for nearly […]
In Japan, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd provided marine biofuels to the SERENITY HIGHWAY, a dedicated automobile carrier operated by NYK, at the Port of Nagoya on October 30. This is MHI’s first supply of biofuels to MOL’s operated ships in the Chukyo area. By using the B24 it is expected to have a CO2 reduction […]
In Japan, the city of Yokohama Port and Harbor Bureau from January 1, 2026 will launch an incentive program, the first of its kind in Japan, for methanol-fueled vessels and biofuel-using vessels that will waive 100% of entrance fees, similar to LNG vessels. The goals are to promote the International Container Strategic Port Policy and […]
In Japan, Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., “K” LINE, MOL, NYK Line, JMU and NSY have concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a standard design framework to efficiently develop and carry out the initial design of liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carriers and next generation alternative fuel ships utilizing decarbonization technologies (such […]
In Japan, Kanematsu Corporation has begun supplying FAME-blended biofuel for international ocean-going vessels together with Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. and Kanematsu Yuso Co., Ltd., a Kanematsu group company. The three companies aim to decarbonize the shipping industry through the Initiative, with the FAME-blended biofuel expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 20% compared to […]
In Nebraska, TotalEnergies, TES, Osaka Gas, Toho Gas, and ITOCHU have signed a Joint Development and Operating Agreement, granting the Japanese companies a combined 33.3% stake in the Live Oak project — a large-scale facility to produce electric natural gas (e-NG) also known as e-methane, initiated by TotalEnergies and TES and currently under development in […]
In Japan, Osaka Gas Trading and Export has entered into an agreement for the procurement of biomethane produced in the U.S. by Archaea Energy, a bp company. Under this agreement, OGTX will purchase approximately 26,000 Nm³ of biomethane derived from landfill gas, produced at Archaea Energy’s wholly owned facilities operating in the United States. The […]
