JAPAN AIRLINES MOVE STEADILY TOWARDS USING BIOFUELS

BY JULIAN RYALL IN the aftermath of the worst natural disaster in living memory, with the impact of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami on Japan's economy being assessed closely, its government is conducting a rapid rethink of its energy priorities - and that could be good news for the biofuels sector. The immediate concerns have been related to the nation's heavy reliance on nuclear power, but this is triggering discussions about how companies need to speed up the search for alternative sources of less potentially harmful sources. And that includes the ...


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