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IHI to test algae-based jet fuel production in Thailand

Project with Siam Cement scales up previous experiments in Japan

BANGKOK -- IHI will conduct large-scale verification experiments in Thailand on a process for producing jet fuel from the oil extracted from cultured microalgae.

The goal is to have a practical technology ready by 2020 so the biojet fuel can be used for test flights during the Tokyo Olympics. Commercialization of the fuel is not expected until around 2030, however.

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