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Making ethanol from noodles

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 8, 2011, shows experimental equipment to produce bioethanol from ''udon'' noodles, built by Chiyoda Manufacturing Co. in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture. The western Japanese prefecture is known for Sanuki udon noodles.

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Japan's 1st bioethanol plastic bottles

TOKYO, Japan - Masahiko Uotani (L), chairman of Coca-Cola (Japan) Co., shows off plastic bottles made using bioethanol on Dec. 17, 2009. The beverage maker said its introduction of the product in March will be the first in Japan.

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Japan's 1st bioethanol plastic bottles

TOKYO, Japan - This Dec. 17, 2009 photo shows plastic bottles made using bioethanol that Coca-Cola (Japan) Co. will introduce in March, for the first time in Japan.

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Facilities recycling 'shochu' dregs into bioethanol increasing

TOKYO, Japan - Workers pump from a tanker truck dregs from distilling Japanese ''shochu'' liquor into a storage facility in Saito, Miyazaki Prefecture.

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Facilities recycling 'shochu' dregs into bioethanol increasing

TOKYO, Japan - Bottles of shochu are made by member firms of Saito recycling cooperative in Saito, Miyazaki Prefecture.

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Hit by ethanol demand, hurricanes, beverage makers hiking prices

TOKYO, Japan - A series of hurricanes that hit Florida last summer, coupled with strong demand for ethanol, has prompted Japanese beverage makers to raise prices of orange juice this month. In addition, an increasing number of orange farmers in the United States and Brazil are switching to sugarcane and other crops from which ethanol is made, reflecting strong demand for bioethanol, which is drawing keen interest as an alternative to petroleum.

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(5)Koizumi arrives in Brazil on 1st stop of 3-nation trip

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi listens to an explanation about bioethanol, which is made from sugar cane and used as automobile fuel, in Pradopolis, north of Sao Paolo, Sept. 14.

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(4)Koizumi arrives in Brazil on 1st stop of 3-nation trip

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi tours a factory that makes bioethanol from sugar cane in Pradopolis, north of Sao Paolo, Sept. 14 after arriving in Sao Paulo on the first leg of his 11-day tour of Brazil, Mexico and the United States.

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(4)Koizumi arrives in Brazil on 1st stop of 3-nation trip

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi tours a factory that makes bioethanol from sugar cane in Pradopolis, north of Sao Paolo, Sept. 14 after arriving in Sao Paulo on the first leg of his 11-day tour of Brazil, Mexico and the United States. (Kyodo)

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(5)Koizumi arrives in Brazil on 1st stop of 3-nation trip

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi listens to an explanation about bioethanol, which is made from sugar cane and used as automobile fuel, in Pradopolis, north of Sao Paolo, Sept. 14. (Kyodo)

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Hit by ethanol demand, hurricanes, beverage makers hiking prices

TOKYO, Japan - A series of hurricanes that hit Florida last summer, coupled with strong demand for ethanol, has prompted Japanese beverage makers to raise prices of orange juice this month. In addition, an increasing number of orange farmers in the United States and Brazil are switching to sugarcane and other crops from which ethanol is made, reflecting strong demand for bioethanol, which is drawing keen interest as an alternative to petroleum. (Kyodo)

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Nissan develops bioethanol-powered electric vehicles

Hideyuki Sakamoto, executive vice president of Nissan Motor Co., holds a press conference in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on June 14, 2016. Sakamoto said the automaker is developing a fuel cell system to enable cars to run on electricity generated by bioethanol, and that it will be the first time the fuel has been used in automobiles. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World's 1st bioethanol plant from food, paper waste built in Kyoto

Hitachi Zosen Corp., Kumamoto University and the Kyoto city office unveil in Kyoto, western Japan, on Jan. 28, 2015, a jointly constructed demonstration plant to produce bioethanol from raw garbage and paper waste, the first of its kind. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Making ethanol from noodles

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 8, 2011, shows experimental equipment to produce bioethanol from ''udon'' noodles, built by Chiyoda Manufacturing Co. in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture. The western Japanese prefecture is known for Sanuki udon noodles. (Kyodo)

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BioPower, Ethanol E85,alcohol, refueling, fueling, fuel, petrol, filling, gas station,

Ethanol E85 (alcohol) sign on a petrol station offering green, ecological, power, fuel in Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Josef Horazny)

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BioPower, Ethanol E85,alcohol, refueling, fueling, fuel, petrol, filling, gas station,

Ethanol E85 (alcohol) filling pistol on a petrol station offering green, ecological, power, fuel in Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Josef Horazny)

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BioPower, Ethanol E85,alcohol, refueling, fueling, fuel, petrol, filling, gas station, Saab 95

Ethanol E85 (alcohol) is being refueld into Saab 95 BioPower passenger car at the petrol station offering green, ecological, power, fuel in Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Josef Horazny)

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BioPower, Ethanol E85,alcohol, refueling, fueling, fuel, petrol, filling, gas station, Saab 95

Ethanol E85 (alcohol) is being refueld into Saab 95 BioPower passenger car at the petrol station offering green, ecological, power, fuel in Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Josef Horazny)

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BioPower, Ethanol E85,alcohol, refueling, fueling, fuel, petrol, filling, gas station, Saab 95

Ethanol E85 (alcohol) is being refueld into Saab 95 BioPower passenger car at the petrol station offering green, ecological, power, fuel in Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Josef Horazny)

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BioPower, Ethanol E85,alcohol, refueling, fueling, fuel, petrol, filling, gas station,

Ethanol E85 (alcohol) sign on a petrol station offering green, ecological, power, fuel in Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Josef Horazny)

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BioPower, Ethanol E85,alcohol, refueling, fueling, fuel, petrol, filling, gas station

Ethanol E85 (alcohol) at the petrol station offering green, ecological, power, fuel in Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Josef Horazny)

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BioPower, Ethanol E85,alcohol, refueling, fueling, fuel, petrol, filling, gas station, Saab 95

Ethanol E85 (alcohol) is being refueld into Saab 95 BioPower passenger car at the petrol station offering green, ecological, power, fuel in Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Josef Horazny)

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BioPower, Ethanol E85,alcohol, refueling, fueling, fuel, petrol, filling, gas station

Ethanol E85 (alcohol) is being refueld into Saab 95 BioPower passenger car at the petrol station offering green, ecological, power, fuel in Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Josef Horazny)

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BioPower, Ethanol E85,alcohol, refueling, fueling, fuel, petrol, filling, gas station, Saab 95

Ethanol E85 (alcohol) is being refueld into Saab 95 BioPower passenger car at the petrol station offering green, ecological, power, fuel in Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Josef Horazny)

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BioPower, Ethanol E85, alcohol, refueling, fueling, fuel, petrol, filling, gas station, Saab 95

Ethanol E85 (alcohol) is being refueld into Saab 95 BioPower passenger car at the petrol station offering green, ecological, power, fuel in Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Josef Horazny)

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BioPower, Ethanol E85,alcohol, refueling, fueling, fuel, petrol, filling, gas station, Saab 95

Ethanol E85 (alcohol) is being refueld into Saab 95 BioPower passenger car at the petrol station offering green, ecological, power, fuel in Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Josef Horazny)

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BioPower, Ethanol E85,alcohol, refueling, fueling, fuel, petrol, filling, gas station, Saab 95

Ethanol E85 (alcohol) is being refueld into Saab 95 BioPower passenger car at the petrol station offering green, ecological, power, fuel in Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Josef Horazny)

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BioPower, Ethanol E85,alcohol, refueling, fueling, fuel, petrol, filling, gas station, Saab 95

Ethanol E85 (alcohol) is being refueld into Saab 95 BioPower passenger car at the petrol station offering green, ecological, power, fuel in Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Josef Horazny)

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Japan's 1st bioethanol plastic bottles

TOKYO, Japan - This Dec. 17, 2009 photo shows plastic bottles made using bioethanol that Coca-Cola (Japan) Co. will introduce in March, for the first time in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Japan's 1st bioethanol plastic bottles

TOKYO, Japan - Masahiko Uotani (L), chairman of Coca-Cola (Japan) Co., shows off plastic bottles made using bioethanol on Dec. 17, 2009. The beverage maker said its introduction of the product in March will be the first in Japan. (Kyodo)