| May 1975 | Founded Japan Planning Organization Co., Ltd. (presently JBEC 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. |
| May 2019 | Established a joint venture company Ways2H, Inc. (formerly BT Engineering, Inc.) with Clean Energy Enterprises, Inc. in USA |
| Jun. 2019 | Executed a license agreement with Clean Energy Enterprises, Inc. (CEE) in the USA |
| Oct. 2019 | Received an order of the first AGM from Ways2H, Inc. |
| Nov. 2020 | Concluded an agreement with Toda Corporation and Tokyo Metropolitan Government – Bureau of Sewerage to conduct joint research on hydrogen production technology from sewage sludge |
| April 2021 | Installed and started demonstration tests of the 2nd AGM at the Sewerage Technology Research and Development Center in the Sunamachi Water Reclamation Center of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government |
| April 2022 | Registered as a partner of the United Nations WIPO GREEN |
| August 2022 | With the termination of the license agreement with Clean Energy Enterprises, Inc. (United States), all shares of Ways2H, Inc. were transferred to Clean Energy Enterprises, Inc. and the joint venture agreement was terminated. |
| April 2023 |
At the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders held on April 6, 2023, we received approval for the share exchange agreement between JBEC Co., Ltd. and Japan Blue Energy Co., Ltd., and the share exchange was completed on April 26, 2023, making Japan Blue Energy Co., Ltd. a 100% subsidiary of JBEC Co., Ltd. |
