According to The Asahi Shimbun, a consortium of Japanese companies will set sail on domestically building an ammonia carrier ship that is fueled by ammonia, which emits no carbon dioxide (CO2) when burned.
The cleaner fuel source is part of an effort to decarbonize seafaring vessels, which are a major source of global CO2 emissions. The ship, scheduled for completion in 2026, is expected, following a demonstration voyage, to be the world’s first vessel of its kind and to be used in international shipping. The plan was jointly released Jan. 25 by four companies including shipping giant Nippon Yusen KK (NYK). Use of the ship, which co-fires ammonia with heavy fuel oil, can cut emissions of greenhouse gases, including CO2, by more than 80 percent as compared to when fuel oil alone is used. https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15159500
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According to The Jiji News, a Japanese power generation company, Jera Co and engineering firm IHI Corp unveiled to the press a test facility at a thermal power plant in Hekinan, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for burning coal mixed with ammonia to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
The test will run from March 26 to June 19, and based on its results, the commercial use of coal-ammonia fuel is planned to begin in the late 2020s at the earliest. https://sp.m.jiji.com/english/show/31798
According to The Jiji news, Nissan Motor Co. and Honda Motor Co. said the major Japanese automakers will cooperate with each other in wide-ranging fields associated with electric vehicles.
Exchanging a memorandum of understanding for comprehensive collaboration the same day, they will start considering how they can specifically work together in, among others, developing cutting-edge software platforms and core components for EVs. https://sp.m.jiji.com/english/show/31848#goog_rewarded
According to The Jiji news, Uber Eats Japan LLC said that it will launch a food delivery service using an autonomous robot in Tokyo's Nihonbashi district, in an effort to address a shortage of delivery personnel.
Japan is the second country to see an Uber Eats robot delivery service, after the United States. https://sp.m.jiji.com/english/show/31644#goog_rewarded
According to The Asahi Shimbun, a test run of Japan’s first hydrogen hybrid train called Hybari was shown to the media on the JR Tsurumi Line in Kanagawa Prefecture.
The train, which runs on electricity generated from hydrogen, is part of East Japan Railway Co. (JR East)’s initiative to decarbonize railroads, with the aim of its commercialization in fiscal 2030. Hybari is equipped with a fuel cell, which generates electricity by having hydrogen react with oxygen, and storage batteries. It runs without emitting carbon dioxide. The hybrid train was jointly developed with Toyota Motor Corp., which markets the Mirai fuel cell vehicle, and Hitachi, which offers storage batteries. https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15182593
According to The Jiji News, Nissan Motor Co. said that it aims to launch automated driving services in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, and elsewhere between fiscal 2027 and 2028.
Some other municipalities will also be chosen for the services. Nissan plans to set the service fees lower than taxi fares. https://sp.m.jiji.com/english/show/31531
According to The Jiji News, Japan's Aeon Co. and Marubeni Corp. said that they have concluded a deal to strengthen their cooperation from the food sector to newly cover digital transformation and decabonization.Trading company Marubeni also increased its equity stake in retail giant Aeon, although the number or value of the newly acquired shares was not disclosed.
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According to the Asahi Shimbun, Idemitsu Kosan, a major oil wholesaler, ENEOS, and Hokkaido Electric Power Co. have announced that they have begun studying the construction of one of the largest hydrogen production facilities in Japan in the western part of Tomakomai City.
The aim is to produce "green hydrogen" by utilizing renewable energy abundant in Hokkaido. By around 2030, a plant will be constructed in western Tomakomai to produce hydrogen by electrolyzing water. The scale of the facility will be more than 100,000 kilowatts, the largest in Japan, and will be capable of producing more than 10,000 tons of hydrogen per year; 10,000 tons is equivalent to the annual use of 110,000 fuel cell vehicles. https://digital.asahi.com/articles/ASS2P72XBS2NULFA01D.html
According to The Asahi Shimbun, Honda Motor Co. announced it has begun commercial production of a new hydrogen fuel cell system jointly developed with General Motors Co.
The auto giant said it had managed to reduce costs to one-third. The battery will be fitted to the CR-V sports utility vehicle that will be released in North America and Japan by the end of the year. Honda said it will also be sold to other companies for use in trucks and other commercial vehicles. Data center operators are expected to rely on the battery as an emergency power source. https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15154331
According to The Asahi Shimbun, Japanese researchers said they have produced three piglets cloned from a pig that was genetically modified to prevent rejection of its organs in transplants to humans.
PorMedTec Co., a Kawasaki-based company established by the Meiji University International Institute for Bio-Resource Research, said on Feb. 13 that the three piglets were born by C-section on Feb. 11. A team consisting of researchers from Kagoshima University and Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine plans to transplant the pigs’ kidneys into monkeys to verify the safety of the organs. If all goes well, they hope to start the operations this summer. The eventual goal is to transplant pig kidneys into humans. https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15163169 |
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