Hello jeroen
Hello Craig and Kieth
i think you where looking for this article
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-1611170,00.html
Thankyou!
:-)
Superheated steam vs "expensive fermentation"? Well, maybe Mitsubishi
sees it that way.
Anyway, it remains to be seen what becomes of it. Maybe it'll be like this:
A factory in Växsjö Sweden is to be converted to produce Chrisgas (Clean
Hydrogen Rich Synthesis Gas) which in turn will be used to produce bio-DME
(dimetyleter) which can replace fossil diesel in modified vehicles. DME kan
also be produced from coal,oil and gas which is being done large scale in
Japan where there are also several suitably converted marques.
Not so you'd notice. Bit of talk, promising markets, wonderful
potential... and one licensed vehicle so far, from what I can make
out, an in-house bus.
Planet Japan, LOL! Not to be overly sceptical, and much as I love
them, there are many grand, and indeed fine, schemes here, wonderful
technology, amazing patents held, often widely publicised when
announced, but how far it ever gets out of the laboratory is another
matter. Often, not at all. Or not yet anyway.
The Biomass Nippon (Japan) strategy is another example:
http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg19333.html
Re: [biofuel] Japan: Country Eyes Bioenergy-fueled Plants, Cars in 2010
http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg19315.html
[biofuel] Japan: Environment Ministry High on Alcohol-Fueled Vehicles
Three years ago. Really nice scheme, 500 model communities, it says.
But none yet.
Or this:
http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg26857.html
[biofuel] Japan's METI speaking in favor of diesel cars
Two years ago - "Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
(METI) will promote
development of advanced, emission controlled diesel passenger cars to
limit the emissions of global warming gases..."
They have them, but not for Japan, or not outside the Tokyo Motor
Show - export-only, to Europe. Again, nothing happened. But just
recently there've been further such statements which probably will
happen. For not very good reasons, the time wasn't right two years
ago, now it probably is. A few things have changed, not obvious
unless you know where to look. I'll be posting more about this once
we've nailed it down.
The Japanese have a different way of going about things. When they
finally do decide to move, they move very fast and effectively. IMHO,
with biofuels, biomass energy, energy conservation, greenhouse gases,
it's not a question of if but when. It seems that time is not quite
yet.
Best wishes
Keith
>>Keith,
>>
>>I heard that the Sunday Times (UK, 15th May) published an article
>>about how the Japanese have started farming macroalgae (seaweed) to
>>produce methane fuel 'biogas'. Unfortunately I haven't been able to
>>access the article but I'm encouraged to hear that something is
>>actually happening, since I've read reports from the 1980's
>>predicting that it would be feasible by about now. I'd be interested
>>to find out more: has it made the news in Japan at all?
>>
>>Craig
>
>Hi Craig
>
>I don't know about it. I'll try to check it out.
>
>Best wishes
>
>Keith
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