(EnergyAsia, February 13, Friday) — An alliance of Japanese companies has established a research body to develop the next- generation of non-edible cellulose-based biofuels. It has set goals of producing 250 billion litres of bioethanol per year by March 2014, and at a cost of 40 yen per litre by 2015. (US$1=90 yen). By using…