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  • Three Consortia Selected in Japan’s Offshore Wind Tender, Fourth Winner to Be Announced in March 2024

    13 December 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Three consortia, one led by JERA, one by Sumitomo Corporation, and one by German RWE, have been selected in the latest offshore wind auction in Japan that saw three developers awarded development sites. Japan has also put another, fourth site out to tender in this round, but the winner of this site is expected to […]

  • DEME and Penta-Ocean Form Offshore Wind Tie-Up in Japan

    14 April 2021
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Japanese marine contractor Penta-Ocean Construction and DEME Offshore have signed a Memorandum of Agreement to establish a joint venture company to collaborate in the field of offshore wind construction in Japan. In March 2020, Penta-Ocean and DEME Offshore signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate in the field of offshore wind power construction in Japan, […]

  • Japan’s NEDO Working on Cutting Floating Wind Price

    13 January 2017
    R&D, Technology

    Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) is set to begin the development of a new floating offshore wind turbine system, with an aim to lower the cost of energy by JPY 20/kWh (approx. EUR 0.16/kWh) after 2030. During the project, NEDO will conduct multiple activities aimed at reducing the cost of the system, […]

  • Japanese Companies Make First Offshore Wind Foray Abroad

    4 March 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), Toho Gas, and Hokuriku Electric Power Company have agreed to acquire a 25 per cent stake in Formosa I International Investment from Macquarie’s Green Investment Group in order to participate in Taiwan’s offshore wind power business. This will mark the first investment made into the offshore wind power generation space […]

  • MOL, Hokutaku Complete Offshore Wind O&M Training Facility in Japan

    22 May 2024
    Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance

    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and its group company Hokutaku have completed the construction of a training facility specializing in practical operation and maintenance (O&M) of offshore wind power generation on the premises of Hokutaku’s Kyushu Branch in Japan. According to MOL, this is the first training facility in Japan to use the transition piece (TP). […]

  • Japan Setting the Scene for Offshore Wind Development

    6 November 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    As Japan’s shift to renewable energy gears up after the Fukushima disaster, the country is progressively pushing for offshore wind power, having in mind that its onshore wind capacities are rather limited. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced on Friday that it will establish a study group dubbed the Procurement Price Calculation […]

  • Iberdrola Adding Further Projects to Offshore Wind Portfolio in Japan

    27 October 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Iberdrola has incorporated one more planned offshore wind farm into its project development portfolio in Japan, according to the latest quarterly results published by the Spanish company, which is now also in an advanced discussion stage for another project in the country. “In addition to the Aomori, Saga and Satsuma projects, the Yuza project has […]

  • 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 […]

  • OWC Secures Work on 15 MW Floater Offshore Japan

    20 November 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Floating Wind, Research & Development

    Renewable energy consultancy OWC has been selected by Japanese industrial and engineering company, Kanadevia Corporation, to provide preliminary front-end engineering design (pre-FEED) services for a 15 MW semi-submersible floating wind project offshore Japan. OWC has supported Kanadevia since the initial stages of the floating offshore wind project, having collaborated during the Green Innovation Fund Phase […]

  • Oldbaum Services Completes LiDAR Project in Japan

    2 March 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Scotland-based wind data consultancy Oldbaum Services has completed a project to collect data for offshore wind energy projects off Japan by using an onshore scanning LiDAR. Oldbaum Energy carried out the project in partnership with NRG Renewables. The company installed the Leosphere W200S, a long range, remote sensing system in the Hokkaido province to gather and interpret data for […]

  • Japanese Utility Joins Ishikari Bay Offshore Wind Project

    20 August 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Japan’s Green Power Investment Corporation (GPI) and Hokkaido Electric Power Company (HEPCO) have signed an agreement to collaborate on an offshore wind project in Ishikari Bay. GPI is currently developing a 112MW wind farm at Ishikari Bay New Port. The wind farm is located 1.5-3 kilometres off the Ishikari Port on the Sea of Japan side […]

  • Japanese Two-Bladed Floater Sets Departure Date

    15 August 2018
    Ports & Logistics, R&D, Technology

    The two-bladed floating wind turbine recently assembled in Japan’s Kitakyushu Port will be towed to the installation site some 15 kilometres offshore on 24 August, according to the Japan Wind Power Association (JWPA). The Aerodyn SCD 3MW wind turbine, mounted onto Ideol’s patended Damping Pool floating foundation, is expected to start delivering power to the grid […]

  • Tokyo Gas and Shinobuyama Fukushima Start Floating Offshore Wind Study

    3 February 2023

    Japan’s Tokyo Gas and Shinobuyama Fukushima Electric Power have started a study on a floating offshore wind project off the coast of Fukushima. Located off the coast of Naraha Town and Tomioka Town, the 30 MW wind farm will feature Principle Power’s floating wind technology. The study will rely on the know-how obtained through the […]

  • Delegation from Japan to Visit Maine

    5 September 2011
    Authorities

    A delegation from Japan is visiting Portland, Augusta and other Maine communities next week to discuss alternative energy, business… (necn) [mappress] Source: necn, September 05, 2011;

  • Palfinger Cranes for Japanese Offshore Wind and Battery Storage Project

    1 June 2023
    Equipment, Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance

    Austrian crane specialist Palfinger Marine has revealed that 14 of its PF 200 fixed boom cranes are set to be installed at the Ishikari offshore wind farm in Hokkaido, Japan. Each crane features a lifting capacity of 1,000 kilograms and has an outreach of seven metres – the maximum outreach among PALFINGER PF cranes. The company […]

  • 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 […]

  • Canary Islands Aim for 300MW of Offshore Wind by 2025

    9 July 2018
    Business & Finance

    Canary Islands, Spain, are targeting 300MW of installed offshore wind capacity by 2025 as part of an objective to have 45% of renewable energy in their energy mix by that time. 

  • Japan’s First Floating Offshore Wind Farm Nears Construction Phase

    26 April 2022
    Authorities, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The construction of the 16.8 MW Goto floating wind farm offshore Japan is scheduled to start in September and the wind farm is expected to be commissioned in January 2024, the consortium behind the project said. The Goto Floating Wind Farm LLC Consortium was selected as the winner of Japan’s first offshore wind auction since […]

  • Japan’s Chubu Completes Ecowende Buy-In

    9 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Japanese company, Chubu Electric Power, has completed the acquisition of 30 per cent of equity shares of Ecowende, a joint venture between Eneco and Shell that is developing a large-scale offshore wind farm at the Hollandse Kust West Site VI in the Netherlands. This follows the agreement Chubu signed with Eneco in February this […]

  • Japan Enters New Offshore Wind Era as First Akita Noshiro Turbines Sail Out

    1 July 2022
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Wind farm installation vessel Seajacks Zaratan has left Akita Port in Japan loaded with the first sets of wind turbine components to be installed on the 140 MW Akita Noshiro offshore wind farm. Akita Noshiro comprises two sites off Akita Port and Noshiro Port. In total, the two wind farms will feature 33 MHI Vesta V117-4.2 MW wind […]

  • Japan: FHI Assigns Wind Turbine Generator System Business to Hitachi

    25 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Hitachi Ltd.  and Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd. have reached a basic agreement on the assignment of FHI’s wind turbine generator system business to Hitachi. Towards the completion of assignment, which is planned for July 1, 2012, Hitachi and FHI will discuss the specific terms of the future agreement. In recent years, environmental awareness and the […]

  • RWE and Partners Secure 684 MW Japanese Offshore Wind Site

    13 December 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    RWE Offshore Wind Japan Murakami-Tainai K.K. has been selected in a consortium together with Mitsui & Co., Ltd (Mitsui) and Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (Osaka Gas) to deliver a 684 MW commercial-scale offshore wind project in Japan. The Japanese Government has appointed the consortium to develop, construct, and operate a fixed-bottom offshore wind farm off […]

  • TLP Type Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Receives ClassNK Approval

    21 May 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    The Japanese MODEC and Toyo Construction have jointly obtained approval in principle (AiP) from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) for a floating structure and tether system and tether pile foundation for tension leg platform (TLP) type floating offshore wind turbine. In 2020, MODEC obtained AiP for the floating offshore wind turbines from DNV. This time, both […]

  • Japan Tests Floating Wind Turbines

    30 August 2012

    As the UPI reports, Japanese officials have announced that the country’s first floating wind farm is operational from Wednesday. The wind farm is located about a half mile off the coast of Kabashima island, one of the Goto Islands. Next summer, the 100-kilowatt turbine will be replaced by a larger 2-megawatt generator after collecting performance […]

  • TEPCO Taking Over Scottish Floating Offshore Wind Developer

    2 November 2022
    Business & Finance

    TEPCO Renewable Power, a subsidiary of Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO), has entered into an agreement with the shareholders of the Scottish offshore wind developer Flotation Energy to purchase 100 per cent of Flotation Energy’s issued shares. This represents TEPCO’s first major venture into offshore wind markets in the UK and overseas, according […]

  • 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 […]