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  • 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  

  • 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

  • PowerX Reinventing Offshore Energy Transfer with Power Ark Vessels – Guest Post

    26 May 2022
    Grid Connection, Industry, Ports & Logistics, R&D, Technology, Vessels

    The following article is a guest post by Una Softic, a Global Partnerships Advisor at PowerX. Japanese company PowerX is addressing renewable energy transfer challenges with strategic partners in Japan and globally, developing a power transfer vessel – Power Ark, and building a large-scale battery assembly facility – Power Max. PowerX is set to solve […]

  • First offshore wind power plant in Japan starts operation

    23 July 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    Wind Power Kamisu in Kamisu City, Ibaraki Prefecture started operating from July as the first offshore wind power plant in Japan. Plant… (shimbun) [mappress] Source: shimbun, July 23, 2010;

  • 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

  • EOLOS Nets Its Largest Floating LiDAR Contract with RVO, Secures First Project in Japan

    7 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Supply Chain

    EOLOS Floating LiDAR Solutions has been awarded three of the four lots in the Dutch government’s tender for wind and ocean site assessments at two new offshore wind areas. This is the largest single project award for EOLOS to date, according to the Spain-based company, which recently also secured a contract in Japan. The Netherlands Enterprise […]

  • Bech-Bruun Advises Marubeni Offshore Japan

    6 February 2020
    Business & Finance

    Bech-Bruun has advised Marubeni Corporation and its partners on the legal and commercial matters in relation to the Akita Noshiro offshore wind project in Japan.

  • Japanese Kick-Start First Overseas Offshore Wind Investment Fund

    18 February 2019
    Business & Finance

    Sumitomo Corporation, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) and Development Bank of Japan have established their first fund dedicated to overseas offshore wind projects. Established through the fund management company Spring Infrastructure Capital, the fund will acquire the assets Sumitomo Corporation holds in the Race Bank and Galloper offshore wind farms in the UK as seed assets. […]

  • 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. […]

  • Briggs Marine Enters Japanese Offshore Wind Market

    8 November 2022
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Horizon Ocean Management (HOM), a subsidiary joint venture between Mitsui and Japan’s wind turbine maintenance company Hokutaku, has signed a collaboration agreement with the UK-based Briggs Marine to establish an offshore wind operations and maintenance (O&M) consultancy and service provision offering in Japan. The agreement will see the two companies working together to provide pre-bidding […]

  • Japanese Consortium Launches Project to Mass-Produce Floating Wind Foundations

    21 January 2022
    R&D, Technology

    “K” Line Wind Service, Japan Marine United Corporation, Nihon Shipyard, and Toa Corporation have established a consortium to work on a project focused on mass production of floating wind foundations and cost reduction of floating wind installation. The consortium sys it aims to develop a mass production method and cost reduction of floating wind foundations, […]

  • First Japanese Turbine Installation Vessel Up and Running

    8 February 2019
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    The Tokyo-based Penta-Ocean Construction Co. has taken delivery of Japan’s first offshore wind turbine installation vessel, which is now ready for first work. Penta-Ocean Construction, who ordered the CP-8001 vessel from Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) in 2016, held the completion ceremony last week. According to the vessel designer GustoMSC, the delivery marks an important milestone […]

  • Japanese Ink MoU for Joint Ops of Cable-Laying Vessels

    1 October 2021
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Kokusai Cable Ship (KCS) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for collaborative operations of cable-laying vessels for the offshore wind market. The two Japanese companies plan to jointly research commercial opportunities in new subsea cable-laying demand, mainly for offshore wind projects in Japan and throughout Asia. MOL and its […]

  • Carbon Trust Hails Japan’s New Offshore Wind Law

    3 December 2018

    Following the Japanese Government’s approval of a new offshore wind bill that will be put into effect in the spring of 2019, the Carbon Trust welcomed the move, saying that this was a crucial step for Japan’s future energy strategy.

  • TEPCO Ventures to Deliver SkySpecs Solutions to Japan’s Offshore Wind Market

    1 December 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    SkySpecs an TEPCO Ventures have signed a partnership agreement to deliver SkySpecs’ solutions to the Japanese offshore wind market. Under the agreement, TEPCO will deliver the robotics solutions provider’s autonomous drone inspections, blade asset management software, and predictive maintenance planning tool to the wind energy market in Japan. According to SkySpecs, which has offices in […]

  • Kajima Consortium Lands Kashima Port Offshore Wind Project

    7 July 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The Ibaraki Prefectural Government in Japan has selected the Kajima offshore wind power consortium comprising Wind Power Energy and Hitachi Wind Power to develop the 93.6MW Kashima Port offshore wind project.

  • Japan Announces Feed-in-Tariff for Wind Power

    22 June 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Japan, the world’s third largest economy, has firmly shifted its future energy profile towards renewable energy technologies with a decision on Monday to implement a feed-in-tariff for wind power and other renewables. Reuters reported that the new incentives for renewable energies could unleash billions of Euros in revenue from renewable generation and related equipement while […]

  • Germany to Shut Down Nuclear Plants by 2022

    1 July 2011
    Authorities

    Germany will become the first major industrial nation to completely reject nuclear power since the Fukishima disaster in Japan after voting… (globalpost) [mappress] Source: globalpost, July 01, 2011;

  • Japan: Patent Application for Power Generating Wind Turbine Filed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd

    25 February 2011

    Japan based Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd filed patent application for power generating wind turbine. The inventors are Shibata Masaaki,… (powergenworldwide) [mappress] Source: powergenworldwide , February 25, 2011

  • Hitachi Zosen Aims Big

    16 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    Hitachi Zosen Corp., Japanese industrial and engineering company, has revealed its plan to generate JPY 50 million (EUR 393 million, USD 419 million) in sales through its wind energy business in the next ten years.  The company has not disclosed its current sales earnings. The company explained that it aims to widen its wind energy business to include developing, […]

  • Xodus Strikes Up Japanese Offshore Wind Partnership

    28 July 2020
    Business & Finance

    Xodus Group has established a partnership with Japanese consultancy E&E Solutions to deliver advice and analysis for the offshore wind market in Japan. The partnership will provide integrated advisory and technical services for offshore wind developers, owners, operators and lenders. Xodus expects the collaboration to bring its international experience in helping clients address industry challenges […]

  • Japan Adds 25 GW More to Its Wind Energy 2050 Target

    2 June 2014
    Authorities

    The Japan Wind Power Association (JWPA) has lifted the bar for wind energy development in the country, now targeting 75 GW of installed wind capacity by 2050, Bloomberg writes. Under the newly set target, 37 GW of offshore wind power is expected to be installed by 2050, including both bottom-fixed and floating offshore wind turbines. […]

  • Japan to Develop Floating Wind Turbines

    14 September 2011
    Authorities

    Japan will join the race to develop floating wind turbines to use in deepwater off its tsunami-stricken northern Pacific coast as it… By William Hardy (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, September 12, 2011

  • Two-Bladed Floating Offshore Wind System Attracts Japanese Majors

    8 April 2022
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Seawind Ocean Technology, the developer of two-bladed floating offshore wind energy systems, has established collaboration with JGC Japan Corporation (JGC) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL). Having agreed on the key terms of the relationship in a recently executed MOU, the companies intend on entering into a definitive Joint Development Agreement later this year. Seawind’s CEO, […]

  • Sif Receives Foundation Order from Japan

    27 December 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Sif Holding has entered into exclusive negotiations for the delivery of 33 monopiles and transition pieces for an offshore wind project in Japan. The current state of negotiations has led to a pre-order of the 25KTon of steel for the undisclosed project. According to Sif, the manufacture of the monopiles and transition pieces and the […]

  • Japan to Get 60MW Offshore Wind Farm

    11 October 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    Shimonoseki city in southwestern Japan will see construction of a 60MW wind farm off its coast soon. Kozo Domori, a spokesman of the Maeda Corp., a national engineering company in charge of the project development, confirmed this for Bloomberg. The company is looking for investors in this project worth up to USD 320 million, which […]