Toyota to Start Algae Biofuel Research Project
According to a report in The Nikkei, Toyota will team up with Chuo University and Japan’s Agriculture Ministry to begin a research project with the aim to produce biofuel from the algae Pseudochoricystis. One of Toyota’s suppliers – Denso – has actually been working on biofuels derived from this form of algae for several years. The hope is to commercialise the product as a substitute for petrol and diesel by 2020.
According to The Nikkei, the Agriculture Ministry had previously talked to Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation about the project. Other participants will include Microalgae Corporation and Kyoto University.
