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  • TotalEnergies Kicks Off Offshore Lidar Project in UK and Japan

    20 December 2024
    Business development, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    TotalEnergies has commissioned Fraunhofer IWES and Oldbaum to perform lidar-based measurement campaigns in the UK and Japan. With dual-Doppler scanning lidar technology, two measuring devices are operated synchronously at different onshore locations where they are aligned in such a way that the laser beams cross at a point up to ten kilometres off the coast, […]

  • Obayashi Could Build 455MW OWF in Japan

    23 March 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Japanese company Obayashi Corp. is looking into developing a 455MW offshore wind project off Akita Prefecture, and could start an environmental survey already this month to decide the final wind farm’s size, according to the national media.  Obayashi is already involved in two offshore wind projects planned to be installed off the prefecture’s coast. These include a 170MW offshore wind farm near the Port of […]

  • Top News of the Week May 13 – 19, 2013

    20 May 2013

    Japan to See Floating Wind Turbines by End of the Year  Japan could see a floating wind and current hybrid power generation system, the world’s first, off its coast by the end of this year… Global Tech I Transformer Station Successfully Installed (Germany) Yesterday, the transformer station for the offshore wind farm Global Tech I […]

  • Foundations In at Japan’s First Commercial-Scale Offshore Wind Farm

    21 September 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    All 33 monopile foundations have been installed at the 140 MW Akita Noshiro wind farm offshore Akita Prefecture, Japan. The final monopile and the transition piece were installed off Akita Port by Seajacks Zaratan on 19 September, Akita Offshore Wind Corporation, the owner and the developer of the project, said. 20 units were installed off […]

  • TEPCO and Equitix Secure Triton Knoll OFTO Deal

    10 November 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    A consortium of the London-based Equitix Limited and Japan’s TEPCO Power Grid has been selected as the preferred bidder for the offshore electricity transmission link connecting the 857 MW Triton Knoll wind farm to the UK grid. Valued at approximately GBP 577 million (EUR 675 million), the new offshore electricity transmission asset is comprised of […]

  • Vestas Turbines to Spin on Japanese Offshore Wind Farm

    25 April 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Vestas has won a 238 MW order from Hibiki Wind Energy for the supply of wind turbines for the Kitakyushu-Hibikinada offshore wind project, located off Japan’s Fukuoka prefecture. The order includes the supply and installation of 25 V174-9.5 MW wind turbines as well as long-term Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement for the […]

  • Japanese Trio to Jointly Develop Happo Noshiro Offshore Wind Farm

    11 September 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Tohoku Electric Power and ENEOS Corporation have agreed to join Japan Renewable Energy Corporation (JRE) in the development of the Happo Noshiro offshore wind project. The project aims to construct and operate offshore wind farms with a maximum output capacity of 155 MW off Noshiro City and Happo town, Akita Prefecture. JRE is currently conducting […]

  • National Oilwell Varco to Kit Out Japanese Mega Jack-Up

    3 September 2019
    Vessels

    Japan’s Shimizu Corporation has awarded National Oilwell Varco (NOV) with a contract to provide equipment package and design for a newbuild offshore wind farm installation vessel. NOV, through its subsidiary GustoMSC, has worked with Shimizu on the customized jack-up design which has a total tonnage of 28,000t and is capable of accommodating 130 people. The vessel will […]

  • MOL Orders ‘Japan’s First’ Coastal Module Carrier for Offshore Wind Foundations

    30 July 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain, Vessels

    MOL Drybulk, part of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has signed a contract with China’s Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering for the construction of a module carrier that the company says is Japan’s first coastal module carrier to transport components for offshore wind turbine foundations. The vessel is scheduled for delivery in the spring of 2026 under […]

  • EMEC Gears Up for 2012 (UK)

    17 January 2012

    EMEC are gearing up for another exciting year, as developers continue their testing programmes at their wave and tidal testing facilities, and they look forward to welcoming a number of new clients on site throughout the year. On Wednesday, Jenny Norris and Matthew Finn facilitated the first EMEC Developers Research Forum (DRF) of the year […]

  • DCNS and Nass&Wind to Showcase Their Floating Wind Turbine in Tokyo, Japan

    24 July 2013

    From 24 to 26 July 2013, DCNS and Nass&Wind will present their Winflo floating wind turbine development programme at the 8th Renewable Energy 2013 exhibition in Tokyo, Japan. A study of the marine renewable energy sector highlights the many common issues shared between Japan and France. Both countries have very long coastlines offering significant marine […]

  • Tokyo: Green Giraffe Presents European Offshore Wind Learning Curve

    26 January 2018
    Business & Finance

    Green Giraffe Director Sophie Cherrier held a presentation at the 3rd Asia Offshore Wind Day in Tokyo, Japan, looking at the industry-wide lessons from Europe, bankability of offshore wind projects, and the challenges and opportunities the Japanese offshore wind sector is facing.

  • Asia Pacific to Become Largest Wind Market by 2016

    4 December 2013
    R&D

    With an expected addition of 221GW of new wind capacity from 2013-2020, wind development in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region remains solid. The lion’s share of capacity growth will continue to be supplied by China and India, but high growth rates will be expected from emerging markets in South-East Asia and the Pacific. Energy produced […]

  • East of England Wind Farms Attract Far East Interest

    30 July 2013

    Growing interest from Japan, Korean and China in the world’s windpower market has extended to the massive wind farm developments planned off the East of England. The countries want to create more wind energy at home but also have a watchful eye on the potential of lucrative markets off the UK. James Gray, inward investment […]

  • Vestas to Take Full Ownership of MHI Vestas

    29 October 2020
    Business & Finance

    Vestas Wind Systems and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have signed an agreement through which Vestas will acquire MHI’s shares in the MHI Vestas Offshore Wind joint venture. Vestas is to acquire MHI’s 50 per cent share of the MHI Vestas joint venture against 5,049,337 shares in Vestas that will be issued at closing of the transaction, […]

  • MAKE Forecasts Long-Term Growth of Offshore Wind in APeC Region

    23 May 2016

    New annual wind power capacity in Asia Pacific excluding China (APeC) will more than double by 2025, compared with 2015 installations, driven by continued growth across most markets, according to MAKE’s APeC Wind Power Outlook 2016 report. The analysis and consultancy company expects more than 63GW of wind power to be commissioned in Asia Pacific excluding China […]

  • ‘HVDC Transmission Market – Forecasts to 2018’ Report Available

    5 February 2014
    Grid Connection, R&D

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “HVDC Transmission Market – Forecasts to 2018” report to their offering. The ever increasing demand of energy, with long distance between generation and consumption centers, is poised to change the nature of transmission and distribution. Ironically HDVC seems to be the future energy transmission option. The […]

  • Japanese Demo Offshore Wind Unit Set For Decommissioning

    2 October 2019
    R&D, Vessels

    Japan’s Penta-Ocean Construction is preparing to remove a bottom-fixed foundation type wind turbine and an observation tower off the coast of Kitakyushu. The decommissioning is scheduled to take place in October. Back in 2011, Penta Ocean constructed the 2MW wind turbine and the wind observation tower as part of a joint research project of National Research and […]

  • Japan lags behind Europe in offshore wind development

    12 May 2010
    R&D

    Japan, which saw its first offshore wind farm begin operations in 2004, lags far behind Europe in promoting offshore wind energy. In another positive development for the global offshore wind energy industry, it appears that the world’s number two economy is getting ready to harness a massive amount of additional offshore wind energy to help […]

  • First Vestas Nacelles Reach Akita Port in Japan

    28 December 2021
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The first shipment of nacelles and blades for the 140 MW Akita Noshiro offshore wind farm has reached Akita Port in Japan. A SAL ship carrying 17 nacelles and 30 blades arrived from the Port of Esbjerg in Denmark to Akita Port on Friday, 24 December. This is the second shipment of wind turbine components […]

  • Turbine Pre-Assembly Work Starts on Japan’s Offshore Wind Project

    18 April 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    The pre-assembly work of wind turbine towers for the 140 MW Akita Noshiro, Japan’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm, has started at Akita Port. The project comprises 20 Vestas V117 – 4.2 MW wind turbines to be installed off Noshiro Port, and 13 Vestas units off Akita Port. In December 2021, SAL’s vessel, loaded with […]

  • Japan to Get 5MW Offshore Wind Turbine

    26 November 2013
    Technology

    Hitachi has announced that it has decided to install a 5MW prototype of a offshore wind turbine off the coast of Kamisu in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. The company said that it will begin the installation of its HTW5.0-126 offshore wind turbine by the end of 2013. It is planned to start operating by the end […]

  • Another Offshore Wind Farm Planned for Japan

    9 February 2015
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Japan’s offshore wind sector seems to have surged lately, as news about planned offshore wind farms off the country’s coast keep coming to news desks. According to Nikkei Asian Review, Japanese engineering company Hitachi Zosen has teamed up with Mitsubishi and Sumitomo Electric Industries to build an offshore wind farm off the coast of Murakami, Niigata Prefecture. The proposed offshore […]

  • Japan Estimates Its Renewable Energy Potential

    6 April 2015
    Authorities, R&D

    Japanese Ministry of the Environment has published a report on renewable energy potential by 2030 and 2050.  According to the document, renewable energy could provide between 241.4 and 356.6 TWh by 2030. Wind energy (onshore and offshore) has the potential to reach 64.6TWh by 2030. The Ministry said: “The calculation of prospects of renewable energy is estimated with the several […]

  • Top News of the Week of Jan 21– 26, 2013

    27 January 2013

    Alstom Launches Construction of Its Plants in Saint-Nazaire, France Alstom CEO, Patrick Kron, and Alstom Renewable Power President, Jérôme Pécresse, accompanied Prime Minister, Jean-Marc Ayrault, in Saint-Nazaire, when he officially launched construction works of Alstom’s first two offshore wind turbine factories on Monday 21 January.   Spain: SUPRAPOWER Offshore Wind Turbine on Its Way SUPRAPOWER […]

  • Mitsui O.S.K. Lines to Take 5% Stake in Seajacks

    24 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Tokyo-based Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) today informed it plans to acquire a 5% share in Seajacks from Marubeni Corporation.