Diversifying Japan's Energy Sources
Currently, there is a movement toward diversifying energy sources in Japan, which will allow the country to become less dependent on fossil fuels and reduce greenhouse gas emission. Among other projects, the Japanese government is involved in manufacturing bio-fuels from agricultural products, beginning with the experimental study of biomass ethanol with Asahi Breweries and the National Agricultural Research Center for Kyushu Okinawa Region. This project, conducted on Ie Island, Okinawa, involves the production of biomass ethanol from high biomass sugarcane to develop E3 gasoline, an automobile fuel containing biomass ethanol.
B.A. in International Affairs from the University of Puget Sound in Washington.