In this test navigation, in order to explore the possibility of using biofuel in coastal vessels, biofuel is added to a part of the fuel (light oil) normally used and the actual navigation is performed. It is intended to confirm the above, and it is expected that the possibility of using biofuel for domestic vessels will increase in the future.
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Location: Hiroshima / Ujina Port
Photo: From left, "SEA SPICA" Ambassador STU48 Suzuki, Kojima, Euglena President Izumo, JR West Hiroshima Branch President Kubara, Railway and Transportation Organization President Kawachi, Setonaikaikisen President Nita, Hiroshima Motor Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration Promotion Council President Kojima Energy Specialist, Director of Chugoku Transport & Tourism Bureau Multimon
State of Susuteo refueling
The Railway and Transportation Organization and Euglena Co., Ltd. signed a "Basic Agreement on Comprehensive Collaboration" (hereinafter referred to as "Basic Agreement") on July 7, 2021 based on the SDGs philosophy * 1. As the first step of the collaborative efforts based on this basic agreement, in collaboration with Setonaikaikisen and JR West, the tourist-type high-speed cruiser "SEA SPICA" will be equipped with sustaino as part of the fuel (light oil). By conducting a technical survey using it, we confirmed the performance during navigation, fuel consumption, and the effect on the engine. Details of the results of the technical survey will be announced by the Railway and Transportation Organization as soon as they are organized, but we believe that smooth navigation was possible. Euglena has confirmed the safety of Sasteo from fuel property inspections by a third-party organization and various introduction results, but based on the technical survey conducted this time, light oil of Sasteo in coastal vessels and diesel engines It is expected that the credibility of substitutability will be further increased, and as a result, the possibility of using biofuels in the domestic shipping industry and other fields will increase. * 1 Generation Z talk session
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About "SEA SPICA"> The service will start on September 12, 2020, mainly in the Tobishima Kaido and Shimanami Kaido areas of the Geiyo Islands. The route connecting Hiroshima Port to Mihara Port is named "Setouchi Shimatabi Line" and operates regularly every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday from October 2, 2020. Operates as a charter service by travel agencies on other days. The operating company is Setonaikaikisen Co., Ltd. of the Setonaikaikisen Group.Good Design Award 2020 Best 100 Good Focus Award [Community Design] Ship of the Year 2020 Small Passenger Ship Category Award □ Ship Specifications Passenger Capacity
In June 1945, seven Nishi-Setonaikaikisen route operators were integrated to establish "Setonaikaikisen Co., Ltd." The main route is Hiroshima-Matsuyama, which operates 12 round trips by high-speed ferry and 10 round trips by ferry. In 2019, the new ferry "Sea Paseo" will enter service on the same route. Built with the concept of "Park on the SETONAIKAI", it has won various awards such as the Good Design Award 2019 Best 100 and the Ship of the Year 2019 Small Passenger Ship Category Award, and is highly evaluated from all sides. Group companies include Setouchi Sealine Co., Ltd. (operated by Shimashobe route, "SEA SPICA") and Setouchi Kai Cruise Co., Ltd. (operated by cruise ship "Galaxy", travel business). http://setonaikaikisen.co.jp/ Subsidies for promoting the construction of railways and the development of transportation facilities by railway operators, marine transportation operators, etc. An incorporated administrative agency established in October 2003 with the aim of establishing a transportation system based on mass transportation through the support of. https://www.jrtt.go.jp/ [Main business] ・ Construction and lending of railway facilities such as Shinkansen railways ・ Investigation of overseas high-speed railways ・ Shared construction of ships ・ Investment in local public transportation, etc. Granting subsidies, etc. to railway operators that maintain railway facilities, payment of expenses required for benefits such as pensions for former JNR staff, etc. On April 1, 1987, JNR split private management Established by taking over the railway business from the Japanese national railway. The railway business area is the entire section of the Sanyo Shinkansen, between Joetsu Myoko Station and Kanazawa Station on the Hokuriku Shinkansen, and the Kinki region, Chugoku region, Hokuriku region and Shinetsu, and some conventional lines in Fukuoka prefecture, centered on western Japan. Operates passenger railways, etc. The total operating kilometers are 4,903.1 kilometers, the Shinkansen 812.6 kilometers, and the conventional line 4,090.5 kilometers. The number of stations is 1,174. https://www.westjr.co.jp/ In 2005, we succeeded in establishing the world's first edible outdoor mass culture technology for the microalgae Euglena (Japanese name: Euglena). In addition to developing and selling functional foods and cosmetics that utilize the microalgae Euglena and chlorella, we also provide research and gene analysis services for the production of biofuels. In addition, the products covered by the Euglena GENKI Program, which has been in operation since 2014 to deliver Euglena cookies with abundant nutrients to Bangladeshi children, will be expanded to all group products including cosmetics from April 2019. Listed on TSE Mothers in December 2012. TSE First Section market change in December 2014. We define "Sustainability First" as the Euglena Philosophy and develop our business. https://euglena.jp ● About Euglena Susuteo is the name of biofuel manufactured and sold by Euglena Co., Ltd., and is manufactured from used cooking oil and algae such as Euglena. Biofuel emits CO2 during the combustion stage of fuel, but both plants and Euglena, which are the raw materials for used edible oil, absorb CO2 by photosynthesis during the growth process, so CO2 when fuel is used. It is expected to contribute to the realization of carbon-neutral emissions, which are substantially plus or minus zero. In addition, compared to the heavy oil used in the past, it does not contain sulfur, which causes air pollution, so it complies with SOx regulations * 2, and the amount of greenhouse gas emissions during combustion is compared to fuel derived from fossils. It is a fuel with a low environmental load that can be reduced. * 2
