A consortium of Japanese companies has announced the launch of a joint study to produce and use biomethane obtained from animal manure in Hamanaka Town, Hokkaido.
The initiative, a collaboration between Hamanaka Town, JA Hamanaka, Takanashi Milk Products Co., Ltd., Hokkaido Gas Co., Ltd., Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), and its subsidiary MOL Sunflower Ltd., aims to explore the possibility of using biomethane as a fuel alternative in factories and vessels.
Biomethane, a...