Hi Hoagy, how've you been? Bit more below on this one:
>Japan: Country Eyes Bioenergy-fueled Plants, Cars in 2010 > Dec 19, 2002 > http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=4&id=243380 > > Japan aims to introduce an ambitious program intended to recycle >leftover food, livestock droppings > and scrap wood as biomass energy to fuel cars, ships and power >plants, starting in 2010, according to > a report obtained Thursday. A final government draft of the >Biomass Nippon (Japan) strategy, > obtained by Kyodo News, says the government will designate some 500 >communities as model areas > for intensively implementing projects to utilize biomass energy. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20021220a7.htm The Japan Times Online Biomass recycling program planned for launch in 2010 Japan is targeting 2010 for the introduction of an ambitious program to recycle leftover food, livestock manure and scrap wood as biomass energy to fuel cars, ships and power plants, according to a report obtained Thursday. A final government draft of the Biomass Nippon strategy, obtained by Kyodo News, says the government will designate some 500 communities as model areas for intensively implementing projects to utilize biomass energy. Biomass fuel, made from animal, plant and other organic wastes, is expected to contribute to fighting global warming through cutting the use of fossil fuels and thereby reducing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to the document. The United States and the European Union have both set targets of tripling the use of biomass energy by 2010. According to the final Biomass Nippon draft, the government will launch by March 31 a study to assess the quality of diesel fuel made from used rapeseed oil and other food waste, and test the fuel in cars and ships. The strategy also includes building biomass power plants to be fueled by scrap wood and methane gas originating from animal droppings, promoting usage of biomass products made from manure, and using ethanol abstracted from plants as automobile fuel. The projects are expected to generate 260 billion yen in the economy in 2010 if they are carried out as stipulated, officials said. The government hopes the biomass-related technology and products will develop into a new strategic industry, they said. The government is expected to unveil the Biomass Nippon strategy by the end of the year and start work on related legislation early next year, according to the officials. The Japan Times: Dec. 20, 2002 (C) All rights reserved Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
