Shimizu Corporation, Mitsubishi Estate Mitsubishi Jisho Design, and Euglena have been selected for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's "Biofuel Utilization Commercialization Promotion Support Project"

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Shimizu Corporation (headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Kazuyuki Inoue; hereinafter referred to as "Shimizu Corporation"), Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. (headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Executive Officer and President: Atsushi Nakajima; hereinafter referred to as "Mitsubishi Estate"), Mitsubishi Jisho Design Inc. Inc. (headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Junichi Tanizawa; hereinafter referred to as "Mitsubishi Jisho Design"), and euglena Co., Ltd. (headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Mitsuru Izumo; hereinafter referred to as "euglena") are pleased to announce that they have been selected as operators for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's public "Support Project to Promote Commercialization of Biofuel Utilization."

東京都では、電力の HTT（（ H）減らす・（T）創る・（T）蓄める）を推進するとともに、ゼロエミッション東京の実現に向けた対策を進めており、環境負荷の少ないバイオ燃料（バイオディーゼル燃料、SAF 等）を活用した車両・船舶・航空機等の事業化に向けた取組を支援するため、「バイオ燃料活用における事業化促進支援事業」を実施しています。
同支援事業のもと、三菱地所が開発、三菱地所設計が設計監理、清水建設が施工を行っている完成時点で日本一の高さとなる「Torch Tower」（東京都千代田区大手町）の建設工事期間において、ユーグレナが提供するバイオ燃料「サステオ」（HVO100%）を大型建設機械へ導入します。そして、バイオ燃料普及にあたっての課題改善等を検討するとともに、同支援事業における CO2排出量削減事例を周知し、建設現場でのバイオ燃料活用による脱炭素社会実現への貢献を目指します。

Project name: "Promotion of biofuel use in construction projects to realize a carbon-free society"

Project overview: At the construction site of the "Torch Tower," which will be the tallest in Japan upon completion, 100% pure biofuel will be used for construction machinery and promotion will be carried out to expand the use of biofuel in the construction industry.

Project period (planned): September 2024 to March 2026