About JBEC
History
| May 1975 | Founded Japan Planning Organization Co., Ltd. (presently Japan Blue Energy Co., Ltd.). Started consulting services for general matter related to promotion of local industries and activation of particular regions. |
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| Apr. 1995 | Added the fields of environment and energy to consulting services to expand the business. |
| Aug. 2002 | Submitted a patent application for the METHOD OF RECOVERING HYDROGEN FROM ORGANIC WASTE of our original development in Japan. |
| Sep. 2002 | Acquired a monopolistic non-exclusive license in Japan for the METHOD FOR GASIFYING ORGANIC MATERIALS AND MIXTURES OF MATERIALS from DM2 (presently Blue Tower GmbH) in Germany. |
| Aug. 2003 | Submitted a patent application for the METHOD OF RECOVERING HYDROGEN FROM ORGANIC WASTE in Canada, China, Indonesia, and Australia. |
| Sep. 2004 | Began construction of the first-in-Japan demonstration plant in Anan-shi, Tokushima. |
| Mar. 2005 | Completed construction of demonstration plant #1 in Anan-shi, Tokushima. Began construction of demonstration plant #2 in Izumo-shi, Shimane. |
| Aug. 2005 | Purchased patents from DM2 in Japan and Asia. |
| Apr. 2006 | Completed construction of demonstration plant #2 in Izumo-shi, Shimane. |
| Nov. 2008 | Received a patent for the METHOD OF RECOVERING HYDROGEN FROM ORGANIC WASTE in Indonesia. |
| Jan. 2009 | Received a patent for the METHOD OF RECOVERING HYDROGEN FROM ORGANIC WASTE in Japan. |
| Feb. 2009 | Received a patent for the METHOD FOR GASIFYING ORGANIC MATERIALS AND MIXTURES OF MATERIALS in Japan. Acquired monopolistic non-exclusive licenses in 17 countries in Asia and Oceania and prior licenses in Russia, China, and India. Submitted a patent application for the METHOD OF GASIFICATION OF ORGANIC WASTE in Japan. |
| Nov. 2009 | Received a patent for the METHOD OF RECOVERING HYDROGEN FROM ORGANIC WASTE in Australia. |
| Dec. 2009 | Received a patent for the METHOD OF RECOVERING HYDROGEN FROM ORGANIC WASTE in China. |
| Feb. 2010 | Started licensing of technology to operating bodies for the biomass gasification project (a grant-in-aid project of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry) |
| Jul. 2010 | Submitted a patent application for the METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN-CONTAINING GAS in Japan. |
| Nov. 2011 | Received a patent for the METHOD OF RECOVERING HYDROGEN FROM ORGANIC WASTE in Canada. |
| May 2012 | Changed the trade name to Japan Blue Energy Co., Ltd. Developed a BLUE TowerⅡ and submitted a patent application for the BIOMASS GASIFIER DEVICE in Japan. |
| Sep. 2012 | Launched the HIT (Hydrogen Innovation Town) business study group and initiated demonstration of hydrogen gas production from sewage sludge. |
| Feb. 2013 | Began construction of demonstration plant #3 in Shibukawa-shi, Gunma. |
| May 2013 | Received a patent for the METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN-CONTAINING GAS in Japan. Submitted a patent application for the BIOMASS GASIFIER DEVICE in Japan, the EU, and 18 other countries. |
| Jun. 2013 | Completed construction of demonstration plant #3 in Shibukawa-shi, Gunma. |
| Oct. 2013 | Established a consolidated subsidiary Global Blue Engineering Co., Ltd. (吉倍克工程股份有限公司) in Taiwan. |