Yanmar Begins Feasibility Test on Biodiesel Fuel Cogeneration System.Tokyo, Japan, Aug 4, 2006 - (JCN) - Yanmar Co., Ltd. in collaboration with the B&G Marine Center in Takashimashi, Shiga Shiga (shē`gä), prefecture (1990 pop. 1,222,401), S Honshu, Japan. Otsu (the capital) and Hikone are the chief cities. It is predominantly an agricultural region, with rice the principal crop. Textile manufacturing and cattle raising are important. Shiga includes part of Biwa, Japan's largest lake. prefecture, has started a feasibility test on the compact 9kWDiesel Cogeneration System, an exhaust heat recovery equipment which mixes electricity with 100% recycled biodiesel fuel for recovering heat. This alternative fuel, biodeisel uses biomass which is carbon-neutral and emits no carbon dioxide when burned. Further, emission of sulfur oxide and carbon monoxide, as well as soot is drastically reduced; hence recycled biodiesel fuel is touted as "clean" fuel. The feasibility test during the next three years includes assessing the durability of engine and system using 100% biodiesel. The project is intended to raise residents' awareness of environmental concerns. Takashima city, active in the use of recycled products of biodisel, making soaps and with buses running on diesel oil, hopes to become a fuel self-sufficient city. Copyright [c] 2006 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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