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  • Japanese Consortium to Carry Out Akita OWF Feasibility Study

    27 July 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    A Japanese consortium led by Marubeni Corporation has entered into an agreement to carry out a feasibility study for the 145MW Akita offshore wind farm project off Akita Prefecture. The public offering of the project at Akita Port and Noshiro Port was made by Akita Prefecture for the purpose of expanding the installation of renewable energy and industrial […]

  • NYK and Akita Eisen Form CTV Alliance in Japan

    27 April 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    Japanese shipping company NYK and Akita Eisen KK, the only towing company in Akita prefecture, have agreed to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a crew transfer vessel (CTV) business related to offshore wind mainly in the waters off Akita prefecture. In accordance with the Act of Promoting Utilization of Sea Areas in Development of […]

  • JERA Presses Ahead with Happo-Noshiro Offshore Wind Project

    27 January 2022
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Japanese energy company JERA has submitted the Primary Environmental Impact Consideration Document for the Happo Town and Noshiro City Offshore Wind Power Generation Project in Akita Prefecture to Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry. JERA believes that the favorable wind conditions and shallow seabed off Happo and Noshiro make the area suitable for the […]

  • First Japanese Offshore Wind Farms Entering Construction Phase

    3 February 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The construction of the onshore substations and transmission lines is scheduled to start in February 2020, and the commercial operations are expected to start in 2022, according to Marubeni.

  • Ørsted and Partners to Participate in Japan’s First Offshore Wind Auction

    19 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted, Japan Wind Development Co. (JWD), and Eurus Energy have formed a partnership with the aim of jointly developing offshore wind projects in the Akita Prefecture, Japan. The three companies have been developing two designated offshore wind sites under Japan’s Offshore Renewable Energy Act of 2018, both of which are located off the coast of […]

  • Japan Launches Third Offshore Wind Auction

    10 December 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    Japan has launched an auction to select the developer of up to 356 MW of offshore wind capacity in the Happo-Noshiro zone off Akita prefecture. The auction opened on Friday, 10 December, and the deadline to submit bids for the development of projects at the Happo-Noshiro zone is 10 June 2022. The winner is expected […]

  • Japan to Get New Offshore Wind Training Centre in Akita

    13 October 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Contribution

    Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), together with Nippon Marine Enterprises, has announced that it will establish a training centre for offshore wind power generation in Akita Prefecture, Japan. The consortium was selected in a public offering for subsidized projects in the 2022 Subsidy for Offshore Wind Power Human Resource Development project administered by the Agency for […]

  • Japanese Trio to Jointly Develop Happo Noshiro Offshore Wind Farm

    11 September 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Tohoku Electric Power and ENEOS Corporation have agreed to join Japan Renewable Energy Corporation (JRE) in the development of the Happo Noshiro offshore wind project. The project aims to construct and operate offshore wind farms with a maximum output capacity of 155 MW off Noshiro City and Happo town, Akita Prefecture. JRE is currently conducting […]

  • Japan Identifies Eleven Offshore Wind Areas

    31 July 2019
    Authorities

    The Japanese government has designated eleven areas as potentially suitable for the development of offshore wind farms. The areas have been identified jointly by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), and the Port Authority of Japan. Four areas lie offshore Akita prefecture: Noshiro (Mitane and […]

  • BREAKING: Mitsubishi Only Winner in Japanese Offshore Wind Auction, GE Turbines for All Sites

    24 December 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Consortia in which Mitsubishi Corporation is the main stakeholder have been selected to develop all of the projects offered in Japan’s first fixed-bottom offshore wind auction. The Mitsubishi-led consortia have been selected to build an 819 MW Yurihonjo wind farm offshore Akita Prefecture, a 478.8 MW Noshiro Mitane Oga project, also off Akita Prefecture, and […]

  • Japan Launches First Fixed Bottom Offshore Wind Auction

    30 November 2020
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The government of Japan has launched its first-ever auction for fixed bottom offshore wind projects within the country’s General Common Sea Area. The Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI), and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MLIT) opened the auction for applications on 27 November. The tender will remain open until 27 […]

  • JERA Presses Ahead with Japanese Offshore Wind Project

    16 January 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Japan-headquartered JERA has submitted the Primary Environmental Impact Consideration Document for the Oga City, Katagami City and Akita City Offshore Wind Power Generation Project to Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry. The Primary Environmental Impact Consideration Document summarizes the results of deliberations concerning environmental conservation issues to be considered at the project planning stage. […]

  • NEDO Backs Two Wind Farm Projects off Japan

    19 January 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation (NEDO) will subsidize portions of project costs related to the development of two offshore wind farms with a combined capacity of 270MW. The first project NEDO will back is a 170MW offshore wind farm near the Port of Noshiro, Akita Prefecture, developed by Marubeni Corporation and Obayashi Corporation. The […]

  • Dutch to Study Floating Wind Market in Japan

    4 February 2022
    Business & Finance

    The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Japan, together with the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), has commissioned the Dutch company BLIX Consultancy to perform a floating wind market study in Japan, with an aim to strengthen offshore wind collaborations between the two countries and to obtain a better understanding of the floating wind […]

  • Offshore Wind One of Options to Power Amazon’s Data Centres in Japan

    14 May 2021
    Business & Finance

    Amazon is in talks with power utilities and trading houses in Japan as the tech giant is looking to build a renewable energy plant that would power its data centers in the country, Nikkei reported on 13 May. One of the options reported to be on the table is an offshore wind farm. A Japanese trading […]

  • ENEOS Taking Over Japan Renewable Energy

    12 October 2021
    Business & Finance

    ENEOS Corporation, Japan’s largest oil refiner and distributor, is acquiring Japan Renewable Energy Corporation (JRE), with the acquisition expected to be completed by the end of January 2022. ENEOS will buy the entire issued shares of JRE, a company indirectly owned by the Infrastructure business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management and an affiliate of GIC […]

  • Ørsted, TEPCO Submit Bid for 370 MW Offshore Wind Farm in Japan

    27 May 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted and TEPCO Renewable Power, through a joint venture company, have submitted a bid to the Japanese government for a wind farm off the coast of Choshi City in Chiba Prefecture. According to earlier information on the project, the Choshi offshore wind farm will have a capacity of 370 MW. TEPCO and Ørsted signed a memorandum of […]

  • BP Entering Japanese Offshore Wind Market

    23 March 2022
    Business & Finance

    BP has entered into an agreement with Marubeni to form a strategic partnership for offshore wind and potentially other decarbonisation projects, including hydrogen, in Japan. The new partnership will see BP acquiring a stake in Marubeni’s proposed offshore wind project in the country. Under the agreement, BP will join with Marubeni on a proposed offshore […]

  • SSE, Marubeni, CIP Team Up for ScotWind Leasing

    13 November 2020
    Business & Finance

    Scottish offshore wind seabed leasing process has brought together Scotland-headquartered SSE Renewables, Japanese conglomerate Marubeni Corporation, and Danish fund management company Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). According to the latest press release from SSE Renewables, the developer has teamed up with Marubeni and CIP to work on joint bids for the ScotWind seabed leasing, managed by […]

  • BW Ideol and ENEOS to Jointly Build Floating Wind Farm Offshore Japan

    7 July 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    BW Ideol and Japan’s ENEOS Corporation have signed a joint development agreement to develop a site-specific, commercial-scale floating offshore wind farm off Japan based on BW Ideol’s patented Damping Pool® technology. ENEOS Corporation, Japan’s largest oil refiner and distributor, participated in an offshore wind project off the coast of Taiwan in April 2019, and in […]

  • Offshore Wind in Asia: Following in Europe’s Footsteps?

    23 March 2021
    Business & Finance

    The following article is a guest post by Peter Thompson, East Asia Energy Leader at Arup, a global engineering and consultancy company. The article discusses the growing offshore wind sector in Asia, applying and refining lessons learned from Europe, as well as the region’s potential in floating wind. Asia’s offshore wind market is expected to […]