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Biomass Projects by Japanese Firms are Flourishing in Asia

Biomass Projects by Japanese Firms are Flourishing in Asia

Biomass projects by Japanese firms are flourishing in Asia one after another. The basic objectives of the projects may be summarized as follows:

  1. to transfer biomass technology developed in Japan to Asian countries,
  2. to develop a market for biomass energy utilization in these countries,
  3. to reduce CO2 emission in these countries.

Besides, adoption of CDM (Clean Development Mechanism) in these projects is strongly encouraged by Japanese firms. Some of the latest, notable projects are presented here:

<Biomass Power Generation >

  1. Nishinippon Environmental Energy Company (NEECO), a subsidiary company of Kyushu Electric Power CO.,INC made an announcement on 11 August 2010, stating that the company would start a biomass power generation business in India, by burning poultry excrements and woody chips as fuel. India today is facing a serious shortage of electricity owing to rapid economic development. Therefore NEECO intends to develop a market in this country for biomass power generation and supply.
  2. EJ Business Partners Co.,Ltd, a company specialized in environmental issues, announced that the company would take part in a biomass power generation project in Philippine, by using chaff and woody scraps as fuel. On 28 May 2010, the kick-off ceremony for this biomass power generation project took place at Rosario in Philippine.

<Bioethanol>

  1. Itochu Corporation. and JGC Corporation (Nikki) jointly made announcement on 8 April 2010 that they would, jointly with Philippine business partners, take part in a bioethanol production project (biggest in Philippine) that uses sugarcane as raw material, at the same time, take part in an electric power supply business that uses bagasse as fuel. Meanwhile, a business consortium formed by Itochu Corporation. and other three Japanese companies started construction of a bioethanol production factory in Vietnam in late March 2010, which uses cassava as raw material.
  2. On 19 August 2010, Tsukishima Kikai Co., Ltd (TSK) and JFE Engineering Corporation jointly announced that they were entrusted with a proof project from NEDO(New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization) to conduct a pilot-scale bioethanol production in Thailand. The companies intends to develop a commercial bioethanol production system in Thailand, which uses squeezed lee of sugarcane as raw material, and therefore they have chosen to start with a pilot–experiment at a factory of a sugar maker in Thailand.

 

Fig.  Asian Biomass Projects Conducted by Japanese Companies
Fig.  Asian Biomass Projects Conducted by Japanese Companies


Source:
1) website of Itochu Co.: (http://www.itochu.co.jp/ja/whats_new/)
2) website of TSK Co.: (http://www.tsk-g.co.jp/)
3) website of NEECO Co.: (http://www.neeco.co.jp/)
et al

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