The consortium behind the Fukushima Experimental Offshore Floating Wind Farm Project has completed the construction of a three-column semi-submersible floater as part of the second phase of the project.
The floater has been moored at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works.
One 7MW floating wind turbine and subsea cables have also been built, and preparations are now underway to connect the cables to the 66kV floating power substation. During the summer, the shipping, laying and burying of subsea cables will be carried out.
By the end of the year, the wind turbine is scheduled to be mounted on the semi-submersible floater at Onahama port.
The consortium developing the project is made up of Marubeni, the University of Tokyo, Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan Marine United, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation, Hitachi, Furukawa Electric, Shimizu, and Mizuho Information & Research. The floating wind project is sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.