NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization) adopted our plan titled as “Development of optimization technology for the oil production of the bio fuel plant jatropha”. The core members of the consortium are Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Plant High Technology Institute and the University of the Ryukyus. We and Nissan Motor Company also participate in the research. See a news release from NEDO (http://www.nedo.go.jp/index.html) on July 9 (Japanese).