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  • Japanese Powerhouses Start Offshore Wind Surveys

    16 July 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation and Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. (J-POWER) have begun an offshore ground investigation around Hirashima and Enoshima islands off the coast of Saikai City, Nagasaki Prefecture, to explore the possibility of developing an offshore wind farm. The Japanese government is currently in the process of determining areas to be designated as offshore […]

  • 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.

  • Statoil Eyes Japanese Market

    31 October 2011

    Statoil ASA (STL), Norway’s largest oil and natural gas company, is looking to develop offshore wind in Japan as that nation promotes more r… By Sally Bakewell (bloomberg) [mappress] Source: bloomberg, October 31, 2011;

  • Kyocera to Start Building Floating Solar Energy Project

    10 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Kyocera Corporation, Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation , and Ciel et Terre International has announced that they will begin construction this month on the world’s largest floating solar installation. Kyocera TCL Solar LLC will develop and operate utility-scale floating solar power plants utilizing Ciel et Terre’s Hydrelio© floating solar platforms in two installations, totaling 2.9 megawatts […]

  • KWS, Acteon Sign Floating Offshore Wind MoU in Japan

    26 August 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Floating Wind, Research & Development

    “K” Line Wind Service (KWS), a subsidiary of the “K” Line Group, and UK-headquartered Acteon have signed a non-exclusive memorandum of understanding (MoU) outlining how they will use each other’s skills and services to support floating offshore wind in Japan, including demonstration and commercial projects. InterMoor, Acteon’s moorings and anchors brand, will provide comprehensive mooring, […]

  • Multifunctional Floating Offshore Wind Farm Support Vessel Design Gets ClassNK Nod

    28 February 2024
    Business development, Research & Development, Vessels

    K Line Wind Service, together with Japan Marine United Corporation and Nihon Shipyard, has been jointly granted Approval in Principle (AiP) from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) for the design concept of the multifunctional floating offshore wind farm support vessel (MFSV). The MFSV is designed to perform whole mooring works efficiently for floating offshore wind turbine […]

  • 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 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 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 […]

  • Japan Floats Away from Nuclear

    31 October 2013
    R&D, Technology

    A floating wind turbine of 2MW capacity started generating power near Nagasaki prefecture on Monday (October 28), Bloomberg informs. This is a demonstration project, which is carried out by a group led by Toda Corporation for the Japanese Ministry of the Environment. Last year, the group installed a 100kW model of the floating wind turbine […]

  • 13 GW Offshore Wind Joint Venture JERA Nex bp Launched

    4 August 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    JERA and BP have completed the formation of JERA Nex bp, which holds a portfolio of operating assets and development projects with a net potential generating capacity of 13 GW. The new 50:50-owned joint venture is a global offshore wind developer, owner, and operator. The portfolio includes around 1 GW of installed net generating capacity, […]

  • Offshore Construction Starts on Japan’s First Floating Wind Farm

    18 October 2022
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Offshore construction has started on the 16.8 MW Goto floating wind farm offshore Goto City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, the Goto Floating Wind Farm LLC consortium said. The first of the eight SPAR-type floating foundations has been loaded onto the semi-submersible spud barge, Float Raiser, at Fukue Port and transported to the wind farm site offshore […]

  • Japanese to Triple Output of Wind Turbines

    6 December 2011

    In light of recent events, Japan has been urged to pay more attention to renewable energy sources. Coincidently, in the same month as one… By Carin Hall (energydigital) [mappress] Source: energydigital, December 06, 2011; Image: kyushu-u

  • Japan’s First CTVs Under Construction

    8 June 2020
    Vessels

    Two wind farm support vessels (WFSVs) are currently being built for the Akita Noshiro project, the first large-scale offshore wind farm in Japan established on a commercial basis. The two 27m WFSVs, designed by BMT, are being constructed by Cheoy Lee Shipyards at its Hin Lee (Zhuhai) Shipyard facility. The first vessel is set to be launched in […]

  • Top News of the Week Nov 25 – Dec 1, 2013

    1 December 2013

    Clarity in Germany Until 2020  German environment minister Peter Altmaier announced yesterday that the German incoming government has agreed explicitly to extend the current Stauchungsmodell  for 2 more years, until 2020. RWE Terminates Atlantic Array OWF Development (UK)  Atlantic Array, offshore wind farm proposed for the Bristol Channel Zone, has turned out to be nonviable […]

  • 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 […]

  • Japan Set to Test Offshore Wind Technology

    16 November 2012
    R&D, Technology

    A wind turbine was erected off the coast of Choshi, Chiba Prefecture in Japan, in order to test the behaviour of offshore wind technology in rough conditions there. This area is known for its frequent typhoons and the fact that two tidal currents also meet there. The demonstration project will help figure out what system […]

  • YASKAWA to Bring The Switch’s Drive Trains to Japan

    18 March 2014
    Technology

    YASKAWA Electric Corporation, a global manufacturer of servomotors, controllers, inverters, and industrial robots, has announced that it will be the sole supplier of The Switch megawatt-class permanent magnet generator (PMG) and full-power converter (PMG) advanced drive train packages for wind power and other renewable energy applications to the Japanese market. The Switch products will be […]

  • Furukawa Hired on Japan’s Offshore Grid Development

    23 July 2015
    Grid Connection

    Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. has been selected as an intended outsource company for the “Next-Generation Offshore DC Power Transmission System Development Project” run by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). The development of the project will start this year and run for five years, with the goal of establishing fundamental technologies toward […]

  • Japan: NEDO Takes Further Offshore Wind Steps

    12 January 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D

    Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation (NEDO) has announced two tenders to be launched in early February, aiming to support the development of both floating and fixed-bottom offshore wind projects in the country.

  • Japanese Govt to Set Out Offshore Wind Rules

    12 January 2018
    Authorities, R&D

    The Japanese government will submit a bill on offshore wind development to the National Diet on 22 January, according to Japan Times. Given that Japan does not have unified rules for offshore wind operations, the bill would bring more clarity within the industry as it specifies the rules.

  • 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 […]

  • Sif and EWA Tackle Foundation Logistics Challenge in Asia

    16 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    Dutch offshore foundations manufacturer Sif and Japan-based East Winds Asia (EWA) have developed a method to transport and store offshore wind foundations in Asian harbors which is said to eliminate the need for additional infrastructural investments.

  • Non-EU Countries Take Pace in Offshore Wind

    15 November 2012

    Offshore wind power is evolving in non-EU countries, what has not been the case just before couple of years, the Digitimes Research says. Offshore wind development in the U.S.,Japan and South Korea is taking its pace. The Cape Wind project off the coast of Massachusetts, U.S.has been approved after years of waiting. Japan is shifting […]

  • Japanese Companies Forge Offshore Wind Pact

    15 January 2020
    Business & Finance

    Japanese utility JERA and the engineering firm Shimizu Corporation have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate within the offshore wind power generation business. JERA and Shimizu will explore ways to utilize their respective know-how and resources in the offshore wind power generation business to collaborate on related projects in Japan and overseas. Based […]

  • JERA Acquires Part of Gunfleet Sands

    28 December 2018
    Business & Finance

    Japanese utility JERA has agreed to acquire a 24.95% equity interest in the Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farm in the UK from Marubeni Corporation.