Japan’s First Trial of Biodiesel from Rice Bran Oil Byproducts Launches at Yamagata Airport
―Upcycling byproducts into renewable energy through world-first technology―

 

Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; President: Mitsuko Tottori; hereinafter “JAL”), Showa Sangyo Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Hideyuki Tsukagoshi; hereinafter “Showa Sangyo”), Boso oil and fat Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Funabashi-shi, Chiba; President: Tatsuya Yamaguchi; hereinafter “Boso oil and fat”), Phytochem Products Inc. (Headquarters: Sendai-shi, Miyagi; CEO: Makiko Kato), and Tohoku University (Headquarters: Sendai-shi, Miyagi) have jointly announced the commencement of a demonstration project at Yamagata Airport. This project uses biodiesel fuel (hereinafter “BDF”) produced from byproducts generated during the rice bran oil manufacturing process, to power one of JAL’s airport ground support equipment (baggage towing tractor).

 

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