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  • WPD Joins JRE in Developing Offshore Wind Project in Japan

    7 September 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Japan Renewable Energy Corporation (JRE) and wpd AG group have agreed that wpd will invest and co-develop the Saikai Enoshima offshore wind project being developed by JRE. The project aims to construct and operate offshore wind farms with a maximum output capacity of 299.5 MW offshore Enoshima, Saikai City, Nagasaki Prefecture. JRE is currently conducting […]

  • TEPCO Floats 370MW Choshi Offshore Wind Farm Plan

    5 September 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Japan’s power company Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. (TEPCO) has revealed plans to build a 370MW wind farm offshore Choshi City in the Chiba prefecture. The wind farm would be built on an area of some 39km2 some 1.2 kilometres offshore, with water depths ranging between 8 and 30 metres. The wind turbines would […]

  • Japan Works on Transmission Grids to Increase Wind Energy Capacity

    12 February 2013
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    Japanese Government has announced that it will start a transmission grid project in April, which will boost the country’s current wind energy capacity by approximately 600%, Oilprice.com news site informs. The project will be carried out over 10 years, throughout which the necessary funds will be provided to build transmission grids. The companies that will […]

  • Sif Foundations for Akita-Noshiro Project in Japan

    3 March 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Sif has signed a final contract with Kajima Corporation to deliver the monopiles and transition pieces for the Akita-Noshiro offshore wind project in Japan. The Dutch company is in charge of manufacturing 33 monopiles and 33 transition pieces which together make 25KTon of steel. Sif will store the structures at its MV2 facility, with delivery at […]

  • Japan Setting Up New Offshore Wind Working Group

    17 December 2018
    Authorities

    Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) are launching a new working group to start discussions on standards for maintenance and management of offshore wind projects.

  • 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 […]

  • Wind Farm Offshore Japan Becomes Fully Operational

    25 October 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Nyuzen offshore wind project in Japan is now officially operational, according to a recent social media post by Mingyang Smart Energy. The project completion ceremony was held on October 17. The 9 MW offshore wind project features three Mingyang’s MySE 3.0-135 typhoon-resistant offshore wind turbines. The wind turbines were installed at the construction site […]

  • MOL Makes Grand Entrance Into CTV Business with Japanese Charter Deal

    15 June 2023
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Japan-based Mitsui O.S.K. Line (MOL) has concluded a time charter contract with Shimizu Corporation for two crew transfer vessels (CTVs) for the Ishikari Bay New Port offshore wind project in Japan. This marks the MOL Group’s entry into the CTV business. MOL Group company MOL Coastal Shipping will operate the CTVs, which will support the […]

  • Aker Offshore Wind and Mainstream Combine Offshore Businesses

    12 July 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Mainstream Renewable Power (Mainstream) and Aker Offshore Wind (AOW), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aker Horizons, have agreed to combine into a new company with a 27 GW portfolio of renewable energy projects across the solar, onshore, and bottom-fixed and floating offshore wind. As part of the transaction, Aker Horizons entered into an agreement with Aker […]

  • MHI Vestas Turbines for 700MW Japanese Offshore Wind Project

    9 April 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Renova has selected MHI Vestas to supply turbines for the Akita Yurihonjo offshore wind project in Japan. The project is expected to have a power generating capacity of approximately 700MW, making it one of the largest offshore wind farms in Japan. “The Yurihonjo project will be a pioneer in the Japanese offshore wind market, and […]

  • Deutsche Windtechnik Partners with NSE to Offer O&M Services Offshore Japan

    16 January 2023
    Contracts & Tenders

    Deutsche Windtechnik and Nippon Steel Engineering (NSE) have signed an agreement to jointly offer offshore wind farm operation and maintenance (O&M) services in Japan. With this agreement, NSE and Deutsche Windtechnik will jointly be able to provide competitive and comprehensive O&M services for offshore offshore wind farms in Japan by integrating Deutsche Windtechnik’s O&M technology […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Maersk Training and ClassNK Set Sights on Offshore Wind in Japan and APAC

    13 September 2022
    Industry, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Training & Education

    Japanese classification society ClassNK has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Maersk Training regarding training for offshore wind farm operators and education for alternative fuel ship crews in Japan and the APAC region. With the signing of the MOU, the two parties said they will cooperate proactively towards enabling high-quality training which satisfies the […]

  • Tekmar Bags Its First Offshore Wind CPS Deal in Japan

    24 July 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Sumitomo Electric Industries has selected Tekmar Energy to deliver the cable protection system (CPS) for the Akita and Noshiro offshore wind project in Japan. Tekmar Energy will supply 64 CPS and cable hang-off arrangements for the two wind farms’ inter-array cables. “This is another significant award for Tekmar Energy which marks our first major CPS […]

  • Top News of the Week Sep 23– 28, 2013

    29 September 2013

    Belgium: Alstom Hires Bold Tern Alstom has hired “Bold Tern” jack-up installation vessel, owned by Fred. Olsen Windcarrier, to complete the offshore operations at the Belwind offshore wind farm. Japanese Offshore Wind Taking Pace A lot is happening on the offshore wind power front in Japan. In June Japan unveiled its first commercial floating turbine […]

  • Japan, Taiwan and South Korea to Focus on Offshore Wind, Report Says

    20 August 2014
    R&D

    MAKE’s 2014 inaugural APeC Wind Power Outlook 2014 is now available. The 65-page report contains over 85 charts, tables and graphs providing in-depth analysis of 10+ markets in the region. The report studies key drivers and barriers for new wind power installations in Asia Pacific (excl. China), regional macro conditions, regulatory frameworks as well as 10-year […]

  • 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 […]

  • Saitec and Univergy to Cooperate on Japan’s Floating Wind

    10 January 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Technology

    Saitec Offshore Technologies and Univergy Internacional have signed an agreement for the creation of a special purpose company for the development of floating wind projects with SATH (Swinging Around Twin Hull) technology in Japan.

  • SeaRoc Group to Talk Health and Safety in Japan

    30 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Training & Education

    SeaRoc Group has won contracts for its Health and Safety services to provide advice and support to players involved in the offshore wind industry in Japan. The company will provide a full day training course to an expected 100 attendees consisting of developers, banks, insurance companies, EPCI contractors and members of industrial associations such as JWPA and […]

  • Japan: IDEOL and Hitachi Zosen to Build Floating Wind Foundations

    10 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Technology

    IDEOL, a fast-growing French start-up specialized in floating foundations for the offshore wind industry, and Hitachi Zosen (Hitz), a major Japanese industrial and engineering company, have signed an agreement for the design, engineering and construction of floating offshore wind turbines in Japan using IDEOL’s patented “Damping Pool” solution. “We are extremely pleased that one of […]

  • UHL Transporting Akita Noshiro Hardware to Japan

    20 January 2021
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The Hamburg-based United Heavy Lift (UHL) has been contracted to transport 20 monopiles and 22 transition pieces for the Akita Noshiro wind farm, Japan’s first large-scale offshore wind project. In December 2020, F900 Eco-Lifter MV UHL Fame completed the loading operation of 14 monopile foundations at Sif’s Maasvlakte 2 facility in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The […]

  • Tokyo Gas Joins Chiba Offshore Wind Joint Venture

    25 November 2020
    Business & Finance

    Tokyo Gas has joined the offshore wind joint venture established by Northland Power and Shizen Energy in 2019 and will become a shareholder in the project company Chiba Offshore Wind (COW). COW is developing offshore wind projects off the Pacific Ocean coastline of Chiba Prefecture in Japan. Now, with Tokyo Gas on board, there is […]

  • EOLOS and Windpal Team Up Offshore Japan

    13 March 2023
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders

    Spain-based EOLOS and Japanese Windpal have signed an agreement to secure business in the Japanese offshore wind market. The two companies will combine EOLOS FLS200 technology and digital services with Windpal environmental marine services to execute safe and sustainable operations at sea. Under the agreement, EOLOS will provide Windpal with the necessary technology and digital […]

  • Top News of the Week, 20 – 26 February 2017

    26 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Shell Eyes More Action in European Offshore Wind The Netherlands-based oil and gas giant, Shell, is looking to get on board further projects across Europe as it aims to dive deeper into the offshore wind market. Hywind Foundations On a Roll (Photos) The Navantia-Windar team has started the roll-out of the spar-type floating foundations built […]

  • Japan Launches 1.42GW Offshore Wind Study

    18 March 2015
    Authorities

    In a bid to develop more offshore wind the Japanese Environment Ministry has selected three sites with combined capacity of 1.42GW. Iwate Prefecture and the town of Hirono were selected by the ministry to study community acceptance and environmental impact on the construction of a 200MW offshore wind farm. Also, the authorities in the city […]