Japan starts three-year E10 study

Japan’s Ministry of Environment said that it is starting a three-year feasibility study on E10 fuel, a 10% ethanol-gasoline mix, which is a significant move, considering the country currently allows only E3, a 3% biofuel mix. The ministry has given two studies on issues connected with the use of E10 the green light. The Osaka prefecture government will focus on ethanol made from discarded construction materials, while the Tokachi area in Hokkaido, northern Japan, will study E10 with ethanol made from farm waste. (May 11, 2009)