Japanese biotech company Euglena has completed its JPY6bn ( $ 52.8 billion ) Yokohama bio - refinery , where it will produce bio jet fuel and diesel . Euglena said it will double production from 125 tonnes per year to 150 kl / h by 2025 . Euglena has partnered with airline ANA on the venture and hopes to start fuelling the carrier 's commercial international flights that depart from Japan by 2020 . The new carrier is expected to qualify for the international ASTM certification for bio jet fuel by next year . Euglena has also been working with Isuzu Motors on a biodiesel , set to go on sale in the summer .
Japanese biotech company Euglena has completed its JPY6bn ($52.8m) Yokohama bio-refinery, where it will produce bio jet fuel and diesel. Euglena said it will double production from 125 kilolitres per year to 250,000 kl/year by 2025. Euglena has partnered with airline ANA on the venture and hopes to start fuelling the carrier's commercial international flights that depart from Japan by 2020. The new fuel is expected to qualify for the international ASTM certification for bio jet fuel by next spring. Euglena has also been working with Isuzu Motors on a biodiesel, set to go on sale in the summer.