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  • Fukushima Hamakaze Spar Tilts off Sumoto, Japan

    12 May 2016

    Fukushima Forward’s advanced spar floating foundation, the base of the Fukushima Hamakaze structure, has tilted while being towed across Osaka Bay to Sumoto on Awaji Island, with part of an upper section now submerged, according to Japanese media. The foundation has been on its way to the port of Sumoto, where Hitachi’s 5MW downwind turbine will be mounted on it, before […]

  • Japan: Naruto Strait Holds 4GW of Tidal Power

    19 May 2014
    Authorities, R&D

    The Naruto Strait, situated between Japanese islands of Shikoku and Awaji, has a tidal energy capacity that could replace four nuclear reactors. The tidal energy potential of the Naruto Strait has been discovered by the University of Tokushima, which conducted the research on behalf of the Tokushima Prefecture, the Japan Times writes. The university has […]

  • Japan to Deploy Floating Wind Turbine Offshore Fukushima

    20 June 2013
    Authorities

    Ever since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011, Japanese companies have been investing strenuous efforts to develop other forms of energy. Driven by that very goal, a group of 11 companies, headed by Marubeni, is looking to deploy a floating wind turbine off the Fukushima coast. Takahide Soeda, from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and […]

  • Japan: Marubeni to Construct Two Offshore Wind Farms

    5 February 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Marubeni Corp. has been selected to build two wind farms off the coast of Japanese Akita prefecture, Bloomberg informs.  The two planned wind farms will have a total capacity of 145 MW. A 65 MW offshore wind farm will be built near the Akita port, while the Noshiro port will overlook an 80 MW facility. This was confirmed by the […]

  • Japan Pledges EUR 57 Mln for Offshore Wind

    15 January 2015

    Japanese government, led by Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, has pledged to increase its efforts to promote renewable energy in the next fiscal year after feed-in tariff system, aimed to boost renewable energy generation, faced some problems, Japanese media reported. The Abe administration has allocated in total EUR 0.94 billion (JPY 130.7 billion) for renewables, out of which […]

  • Tekmar Gets Offshore Wind Order from Japan

    11 July 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Tekmar has secured a contract to deliver an integrated engineering solution, including cable protection systems (CPS) and cable hang-off clamps, for an offshore wind project in Japan. Tekmar said that the contract is set to be delivered next year. The UK-based company did not reveal any other details about the project or client. “We are […]

  • Japan: Positive Results of Offshore Wind Study Group

    8 January 2014

    The study group tasked to set the procurement price for offshore wind power (Procurement Price Calculation Committee), established by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) last November, has released the results of its conclusions. The study group members reviewed data from two demonstration projects and examined the cost, estimated to be required […]

  • Japan: Environmental Ministry to Conduct Floating Wind Turbine Trails

    17 May 2012
    Authorities, R&D

      Due to the limited space for onshore wind turbines in Japan, the Japanese Environmental Ministry is planning to conduct trails for floating wind turbine off Kabashima Island in Nagasaki Prefecture later this month, the Daily Yomiuri informed. Fisrtly, the ministry is going to test a small 100-kilowatt model with three 11-meter blades. After completion […]

  • Fukushima’s 2MW Floating Wind Turbine Starts Operating (Japan)

    11 November 2013
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Fukushima’s experimental offshore floating wind farm project started operating today. The installation of 2MW downwind-type floating wind turbine, 66kV floating power substation, extra-high voltage subsea cable and a dynamic cable at the testing area (1st phase) have been successfully completed. Subsequently, the experimental study of 2MW floating wind turbine and 66kV floating power substation commenced today. […]

  • Newly Established Survey Company in Japan Completes Work on Happo-Noshiro Offshore Wind Project

    3 October 2024
    Business & Finance

    Japanese “K” Line Wind Service (KWS) and Singapore-headquartered EGS Survey (EGS) have established a joint venture company specialising in offshore geo-surveys which recently completed its first survey contract for the Happo-Noshiro offshore wind project. At the Happo-Noshiro site(s), located off the Happo Town and Noshiro City in Akita Prefecture, Japan, the new company, EK Geotechnical […]

  • UK Offshore Wind Farm Attracts Japanese Power Houses

    13 August 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    German energy company Innogy has agreed to sell a 41% stake in its 860MW Triton Knoll offshore wind farm in the UK to Japan’s J-Power (25%) and Kansai Electric Power (16%).

  • GWEC to Exhibit at China Wind Power in Beijing, Japan

    11 October 2013

    Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) will be exhibiting at China Wind Power in Beijing next week. They have an interesting programme lined up for what is the industry’s biggest global event of the year, starting next Wednesday 16th October. Wind development in China with the latest topics will be discussed with key players of the […]

  • Japanese Company Joins IX Renewables for Floating Wind Project in Taiwan

    28 June 2024
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Floating Wind, Outlook & Strategy

    Japan’s GF Corporation has joined as a strategic partner in IX Renewables’ Rui-li Phase 1 floating offshore wind project in Taiwan. The Rui-Li 1 project, located off the coast of Hsinchu County, is planned to feature twelve 15 MW wind turbines. The project is set to participate in the upcoming floating offshore wind tender, expected […]

  • Bad Weather Hampers Japan’s First Offshore Wind Farm

    2 December 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    A spell of bad weather could postpone the commissioning of Japan’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm – the 140 MW Akita Noshiro. All 33 Vestas V117-4.2 MW wind turbines, 20 at the Noshiro Port offshore wind farm and 13 at the Akita Port offshore wind farm, were installed before the end of September this year. […]

  • Saab Seaeye Falcon Helps Japan Harness Offshore Wind

    22 August 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    It is at the southernmost tip of Japan that the Ministry of the Environment is trialling a turbine to determine the viability of floating wind turbines, in a bid to help replace the 30% of energy lost since the nuclear shut-down. Sure-footed anchorage to the seabed is vital in such a vulnerable environment and a […]

  • Eneco Moves Its Offshore Wind Division into New Office

    17 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Eneco’s Dutch offshore wind division has moved into a new office at the Vlissingenstraat 43 from its old building at Industriestraat. Currently, Eneco is building its second offshore wind farm, Eneco Luchterduinen together with Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation, which is leading to a significant expansion of work in IJmuiden. Therefore, the construction team of Eneco Luchterduinen […]

  • Japan plans to build 1,000MW offshore wind power by 2020

    10 May 2010
    Authorities, R&D

    A high-powered government panel has drafted a plan that calls for the establishment by 2020 of massive offshore wind farms capable of … [mappress] Source: istockanalyst, May 08, 2010;

  • Tokyo Gas Makes First Investment in Overseas Floating Wind Project

    6 August 2024
    Business & Finance, Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Tokyo Gas has acquired a 21.2 per cent stake in WindFloat Atlantic, the 25.2 MW floating offshore wind farm in Portugal. WindFloat Atlantic, operated by Windplus, a majority-owned subsidiary of Ocean Winds, has been operational since 2020. According to the Japanese company, this is Tokyo Gas’s first direct investment in an overseas floating offshore wind […]

  • Japan: Trelleborg Wins Cable Protection Contract for World’s Largest Floating Windfarm

    16 October 2013
    Grid Connection

    Trelleborg Group’s offshore operations, leading global manufacturer of polymer and syntactic foam-based solutions for the offshore oil and gas industry, has been awarded a contract to supply the Furukawa Electric Company with cable buoyancy and protection, for an experimental floating wind turbine project off the coast of Fukushima, Japan. The project, which is being headed […]

  • PHOTO: France Celebrates Floatgen, Deployment Preps Underway

    13 October 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The Floatgen wind turbine is currently being prepared for deployment off Croisic at the École Centrale de Nantes SEM-REV demonstration site in France. This is both the first offshore and floating wind turbine to be installed off the French coast.

  • Japanese Students Visit Orkney

    19 September 2014

    Japanese students from the Kamaishi Super Science School on a visit to EMEC’s wave test site facilities at Billia Croo, Stromness. The students are pictured with Ian Johnstone and Yuka Johnston from Aquatera, along with Neil Kermode from EMEC. Aquatera recently hosted a visit from six Japanese students and two teachers from the Kamaishi Super […]

  • ‘Flexible Tripile’ Developed for Japanese Offshore Wind Sites

    15 October 2024
    Business development, Foundations, Innovation, Research & Development, Supply Chain

    Japanese energy company J-Power and the University of Tokyo have jointly developed and patented a new foundation for fixed-bottom offshore wind turbines specifically designed for Japan’s topography, dubbed “flexible tripile”. J-Power says the design provides seismic isolation from the ground, improving constructability in areas with shallow bedrock and reducing vibrations caused by earthquakes. The foundation […]

  • Japanese Companies Make Progress with Tension Leg Floating Tech

    19 August 2022
    R&D, Technology

    Japanese companies Jera, Modec, Toyo Construction, and Farukawa Electric Industry have launched a subsea ground survey in Ishikari Bay, Hokkaido, Japan, as part of a project to develop cost-reducing technology for tension leg platform (TLP) floating offshore wind turbines. The survey was launched in preparation for verification testing of power generation using the TLP floating […]

  • TEPCO Picks Shoreline’s Software to Optimise Offshore Wind O&M

    8 July 2024
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Japan’s TEPCO Renewable Power and Denmark’s Shoreline Wind have joined forces to optimise the design and management of offshore wind operations and maintenance (O&M) by utilising intelligent simulation software. TEPCO Renewable Power, a renewable project developer from Japan, said it wants to expand its offshore wind portfolio. “We aim to expand our offshore wind power […]

  • Irish Engineering Consultancy to Provide Offshore Wind Services in Japan

    28 July 2022
    Contracts & Tenders

    Ireland-based Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions (GDG), part of Venterra Group, has entered into a collaboration with local Japanese companies Geo Marine Service and Nikken Sekkei to offer a range of services, from survey to obtaining certification, to the Japanese offshore wind market. According to GDG, the development of offshore wind farms in Japan brings some […]

  • Mitsubishi Reconsidering Japanese Offshore Wind Projects Due to ‘Material Changes in Macroeconomic Environment’

    4 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Mitsubishi Corporation is reevaluating its offshore wind projects in Japan, planned to be built in the waters off the coasts of Akita Prefecture and Chiba Prefecture. The Japanese energy company said on 3 February it put the business plans for the projects under review “due to material changes in the macroeconomic environment.“ Mitsubishi Corporation, through […]