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Japan’s current renewable energy policy es on generating power from solar, wind, and geothermal sources. For biofuels, the Government of Japan (GOJ) maintains its 2010 plan to introduce 500 thousand kilo liters (kl) (oil basis) of biofuels by 2017. Due to the increase in food prices during the past few years, there is a broad debate within Japan about the use of food crops to produce biofuels. This is a major reason that Japan is ing research efforts on technology to produce biofuels from sources that do not compete with food.

I. Executive Summary

Japan’s current renewable energy policy es on generating power from solar, wind, and geothermal sources. For biofuels, the Government of Japan (GOJ) maintains its 2010 plan to introduce 500 thousand kilo liters (kl) (oil basis) of biofuels by 2017.
Although two different types of biofuels, E3 and bio- Ethyl Tert-Butyl Ether (ETBE) blended gasoline, compete in the market in Japan, bio-ETBE blended gasoline is more prevalent as it is widely distributed. In 2012, the GOJ permitted sales of E10 and ETBE 22 gasoline and vehicles designed to use these biofuels; however, this will have a limited effect on the market as the supply of E3 and E10 remains small compared to that of bio-ETBE gasoline, and the Japanese petroleum industry does not have any plans to supply ETBE22 gasoline.

Due to the increase in food prices during the past few years, there is a broad debate within Japan about the use of food crops to produce biofuels. This is a major reason that Japan is ing research efforts on cellulosic ethanol technology that is not seen to compete with food.

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