Nippon to start biodiesel testing soon

Kenichiro Saitoh, Nippon Oil’s general manager of fuel technology research and development, recently said that the joint project between Nippon Oil and Toyota Motor Corp. will star testing hydro-treated diesel fuel derived from palm oil in Toyota vehicles soon. However, says Satoh, the fuel needs further work to allow it to operate under ambient temperatures of minus 20 degree Celsius without the fuel freezing. (February 8, 2007)