Bangladesh, May 30 -- Japan Airlines (JAL) has launched a demonstration project at Yamagata Airport using biodiesel fuel derived from rice bran oil production byproducts to power a baggage towing tractor.

The project began on May 28 and is scheduled to run until around the end of May 2027.

The fuel is produced from rice bran fatty acid, a non-edible byproduct of rice bran oil manufacturing. It is made by Boso Oil and Fat, a Showa Sangyo Group company, using the Ion Exchange Resin Method developed at Tohoku University. According to the partners, this marks the first airport use of biodiesel produced through this method.

JAL selected Yamagata Airport for two reasons. Its basin location creates large seasonal temperature swings, enabling ...