Research on fuelling fuel cells in Japan

Two more energy-related items from Japan for Sustainability:

Project to Create Hydrogen from Food Waste and Used Cooking Oil
Kyoto City has launched a research project to produce hydrogen for fuel cells from food waste and used cooking oil for the first time in Japan. This is a joint research project with Kyoto University, the Ministry of the Environment, and the Biogas Study Group.

Solid Methanol for Fuel Cells
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. has announced that it has solved the safety and portability problems of methanol fuel by developing the world's first solid methanol. The company applies its clathrate compound technology to liquid methanol, which is used as fuel for direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs).