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  • 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 […]

  • Rovco Partners with HOM for Wind Work Offshore Japan

    9 November 2022
    Contracts & Tenders

    UK-based Rovco and Horizon Ocean Management (HOM) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for through-life subsea asset integrity and balance of plant survey solutions for the Japanese offshore wind market. The agreement will see both parties work together to analyse the Japanese offshore wind market and develop a better understanding of the demand in […]

  • Hitachi Zosen and Ideol to Start Building Japanese Floaters

    7 July 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Japan’s Hitachi Zosen and France’s Ideol signed a contract to launch the construction phase of their 2-turbine offshore wind project in Japan on 13 June, 2016. Prior to this contract, the two companies signed an engineering agreement on 3 June 2015 for the design of both a concrete and a steel version of Ideol’s patented floating foundation […]

  • ABB, Hitachi to Enter Joint Venture for HVDC System Solutions

    16 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    ABB and Hitachi have announced an agreement to form a joint venture for high voltage direct current (HVDC) system solutions in Japan. The new entity, to be based in Tokyo, will be responsible for the design, engineering, supply and after-sales services related to the DC system of HVDC projects bringing ABB’s latest technologies to the […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Charters NYK Line CTV for Japanese Offshore Wind Project

    16 February 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa has concluded a time charter contract with Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line) for a crew transfer vessel (CTV) for the Ishikari Bay New Port offshore wind project in Japan. The CTV will be owned by NYK and managed by Hokkaido-based Hokuyo Kaiun, an NYK Group company. The vessel will be […]

  • MOL Offshore Wind Projects Receive Japanese Government Support

    9 February 2023
    Business development, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Two Mitsui O.S.K Lines (MOL) projects have been selected in a public offering for subsidised projects in the Offshore Wind Power Human Resource Development Project administered by the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, part of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry. The first project is constructing a training facility in Kitakyushu and the […]

  • Vissim to Deliver Marine Management Kit for Japanese Offshore Wind Project

    17 June 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Vissim AS has secured a contract to provide the marine communication and management system for the Akita Noshiro offshore wind project in Japan. Vissim will deliver the licensing, radar, AIS, radio communication systems, as well as integrated marine management software. “Vissim has experience of delivering systems across the world, and we are excited to build […]

  • Iberdrola, Kansai Close EUR 1.28 Billion Windanker Deal

    24 April 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Iberdrola has closed a strategic agreement with Japan’s Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (Kansai) to co-invest in the 315 MW Windanker offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. After obtaining all the necessary regulatory approvals, Iberdrola will have a majority stake of 51 per cent in the assets, while Kansai will hold 49 per […]

  • First Subsea Connects Fukushima Floating Wind Farm Wires

    6 January 2015
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Subsea connector specialist, First Subsea, has supplied cable connectors for the second phase of the Fukushima Floating Offshore Wind Farm Demonstration, offshore Japan. Two First Subsea connectors have been used to connect 22kV cables to the facility’s floating 66kV power substation, in preparation for the arrival of a 7MW wind turbine in Phase 3, 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 […]

  • EMEC to Attend GRE & AWTEC Next Week

    28 July 2014

    EMEC is exhibiting at the Grand Renewable Energy (GRE) International Conference & Exhibition 2014 in Tokyo, Japan, next week. The GRE Conference is being held jointly with the 2nd Asian Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (AWTEC). Oliver Wragg (Commercial Director) and Allan Davidson (Director Asia) will be attending the conference. AWTEC focuses on wave and […]

  • Top News of the Week Nov 11 – 17, 2013

    17 November 2013

    Germany: Hochtief Plans to Sell Offshore Division German construction group Hochtief is very likely to sell its offshore division, according to German newspaper Wirtschaftswoche and the Handelsblatt. VIDEO: Fukushima Floating Offshore Wind Power Project Japan is speeding up with the development of its floating offshore wind projects, in an aim to move away from nuclear […]

  • K2 Management Hired as Technical Advisor on Japan’s First Commercial Scale Floating Wind Farm

    8 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    K2 Management has been hired as technical advisor on the Goto floating wind farm in Japan, the country’s first commercial scale floating wind farm. The Goto Floating Wind Farm LLC Consortium – comprising Toda Corporation, Eneos Corporation, Osaka Gas, Inpex Corporation, Kansai Electric Power, and Chubu Electric Power – was selected last year as the […]

  • Swedish Underwater Kites to Make Clean Energy

    26 April 2011

    With the hunt for new ways of producing electricity growing ever more intense, and the recent tragedy in Japan raising doubts about… (newsfeedmaker) [mappress] Source: newsfeedmaker, April 26, 2011;

  • Japan: Cabinet Greenlights More Room for Offshore Wind

    15 March 2018
    Authorities

    On 9 March, the Cabinet of Japan decided on a bill to establish basic rules for development of offshore wind power in the general common sea area, and will now submit the draft legislation to the National Diet. 

  • Wind Turbines Continue to Generate Power in Japan

    18 March 2011

    Wind turbines have continued to generate power in Japan in the wake of the most damaging earthquakes and tsunami in the island nation’s… (smartplanet) [mappress]   Source: smartplanet ,March 18, 2011

  • 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 […]

  • The Switch and Yaskawa Team Up

    2 October 2013

    The Switch, supplier of megawatt-class permanent magnet generator and full-power converter packages for wind power and other renewable energy applications, and YASKAWA Electric Corporation (“YASKAWA”), a global manufacturer of servomotors, controllers, inverters, and industrial robots, announced they will enter into a strategic cooperation on high-power motors, generators and converters. By combining forces, the two companies […]

  • Reducing Offshore Wind Energy Costs with Floating-axis Wind Turbines (South Korea)

    28 November 2011
    Technology

      Following Japan’s decision to reduce its reliance on nuclear power after the problems at Fukushima in March, wind power… (environmentalresearchweb) [mappress] Source: environmentalresearchweb, November 28, 2011

  • Hitachi Zosen Plans to Install Floating Wind Turbines in Japanese Waters

    5 March 2013
    Technology

    Hitachi Zosen Corp. plans to install floating offshore wind turbines in Japanese waters as soon as possible, reports Bloomberg. The industrial machinery maker signed a cooperation agreement with a Norwegian oil and gas company, Statoil ASA. The agreement also included a feasibility study for floating offshore wind turbines. Statoil deployed the world’s first full-scale floating […]

  • 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;

  • Tokyo Electric Power Co. starts offshore wind testing in 2012 (Japan)

    20 May 2010
    R&D

    Tokyo Electric Power Co. (OOTC:TKECY) plans to start a feasibility test for Japan’s first full-scale offshore wind power generation in June…   [mappress] Source: istockanalyst, May 20, 2010;

  • After Nuclear Disaster in Japan Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon Looks Promising (UK)

    16 March 2011

    THE nuclear disaster in Japan and the political turmoil that has sent oil prices to a record high should put the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon…   (thisissouthwales) [mappress] Source: thisissouthwales, March 16, 2011  

  • Ideol and Macquarie Agree on Floating Wind Project in Japan

    26 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    France-based Ideol and Japan’s Acacia Renewables, Macquarie Capital’s wholly owned subsidiary, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of the first utility-scale commercial floating offshore wind farm in Japan.

  • Fukushima Hamakaze Spar Tilts Back Into Position

    17 May 2016
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The advanced spar floating foundation built to support the 5MW Fukushima Hamakaze structure off Japan has recovered stability after it tilted while under tow in Osaka Bay last week. The advanced spar floater was en route from Hitachi-Zosen’s dockyard in Sakai to the Sumoto port when it tilted due to an uncontrolled water ingress during the planned […]

  • Toshiba and GE to Start Producing Haliade-X Nacelles in Japan in 2026

    18 July 2023
    Business development, Technology

    Toshiba and GE plan to start producing nacelles for GE’s Haliade-X offshore wind turbines in Japan in 2026 and to start gathering local suppliers with capabilities to deliver nacelle components before that, Nikkei reports. The Japanese and the US company signed a strategic partnership agreement in 2021, under which GE will provide the Haliade-X technology, parts […]