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  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Power Transfer Vessel Project ‘Moving Full Steam Ahead’ as ClassNK Joins In

    10 March 2022
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology, Vessels

    Tokyo-headquartered classification society ClassNK has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with PowerX, Inc. for a collaboration on the development of the Power Transfer Vessel – Power ARK. PowerX is carrying out a project of the first model of the Power ARK series, which is designed for transferring renewable energy in Japanʼs coastal waters, and […]

  • 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 […]

  • Vestas Books Marco Polo’s New CSOV for Asia Pacific Offshore Wind Projects

    15 December 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Marco Polo Marine’s Taiwan-based subsidiary, PKR Offshore, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vestas Taiwan for the deployment of Marco Polo’s new commissioning service operations vessel (CSOV) on offshore wind projects in the Asia Pacific region. The new CSOV will be deployed across offshore wind farms in Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea, over […]

  • IRENA Makes Case for Floating Wind

    22 December 2016

    International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) added a supplement on floating wind to its Innovation Outlook: Offshore Wind report. In the document, IRENA details on the technology itself, current status, developers of floating wind technology, barriers and ways to overcome them to tap into the future market. In the document, IRENA points out that participation from policy makers, investors, […]

  • USA: GBI Research Releases Offshore Wind Market Forecast

    15 May 2013

      GBI Research, a leading business intelligence provider, has released its latest research, Offshore Wind Power Market Analysis and Forecast to 2020 – China’s Capacity Investments Position It to Overtake Germany by 2018, Second Only to the UK. The report gives an in-depth analysis of the global offshore wind power market, covering three major regions: […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Notches First Offshore Wind Win in Japan

    20 June 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has received its first preferred supplier nomination for an offshore wind project in Japan. The agreement with customer Obayashi Corporation currently includes using SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbines for the Northern Akita offshore wind farm project, and a long-term service agreement. Commercial operation date is scheduled from 2024 onwards. All deliveries are […]

  • Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Tokyu Land Corporation Form Offshore Wind Partnership in Japan

    14 July 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), on behalf of its fund Copenhagen Infrastructure IV K/S (CI IV), and the Japanese real estate developer, Tokyu Land Corporation (TLC), have formed a joint partnership to develop the Aomori South offshore wind project located in northern Japan. TLC and CI IV have established a new joint venture company, Aomori South […]

  • Japanese Floating Wind Turbine Put Into Operation

    6 June 2019
    R&D, Technology

    Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) has held an opening ceremony in Kitakyushu City to commemorate the start of demonstration operations for the Hibiki barge-type floating offshore wind power generation system. The system, the first of its kind in Japan, was installed at a sea depth of about 50 metres and is […]

  • Aker Offshore Wind and Mainstream Renewable Power Merge, Aker Horizons Becomes Mainstream’s Majority Shareholder

    10 August 2022
    Business & Finance

    The transaction to integrate Aker Offshore Wind into Mainstream Renewable Power has closed, creating a renewable energy company with a 27 GW portfolio including solar, and onshore and offshore wind projects. The closing of the transaction follows the announcement from 12 July, when Aker Horizons said it had entered into an agreement with Aker Mainstream […]

  • Aker Offshore Wind, Aker Horizons to Complete Merger This Month

    15 June 2022
    Business & Finance

    The merger between Aker Offshore Wind (AOW) and Aker Horizons is expected to be completed after close of trading on the Oslo Stock Exchange on 17 June, which accordingly will be the last day of trading in the AOW shares on Euronext Growth Oslo, the company said in its latest trading update. As announced on […]

  • JERA Opens Base for Akita Offshore Wind Projects

    1 April 2021
    Business & Finance

    Japanese utility JERA opened a new office in the city of Akita, which will serve as a base for offshore wind projects off the coast of Akita Prefecture. “Because JERA believes that Akita Prefecture, as a first-mover, will become a hub for the accumulation of information and human resources related to the domestic offshore wind industry, […]

  • University of Tokyo Looking to Adapt SeaTwirl Floating Wind Tech to Japanese Conditions

    28 September 2022
    R&D, Technology

    Swedish floating wind technology developer SeaTwirl and the University of Tokyo have entered into cooperation to explore how to adapt SeaTwirl’s floating wind technology to Japanese conditions. The research is being performed by a research group led by Associate Professor Shinichiro Hirabayashi at the Department of Ocean Technology, Policy and Environment, and focuses on the […]

  • Consortium Unveils Plans for Floating Offshore Wind Pilot Project in Brazil

    17 June 2025
    Business development, Floating Wind, Research & Development, Technology

    A consortium led by Japan Blue Energy (JB Energy) has unveiled plans for what they say is Brazil’s first floating offshore wind pilot project in the waters off Rio Grande do Sul. A letter of intent was signed by Sindienergia-RS, Portos RS, JB Energy, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Mingyang Energy, Technomar, […]

  • The Netherlands: Tocardo Starts Strategic Long-Term Partnership with Huisman

    16 October 2012

    Today, Tocardo International, the leading Dutch producer of tidal and free-flow water turbines, announces the start of a strategic long-term partnership with Huisman. Huisman is an international designer and manufacturer of construction equipment for the on- and offshore industry. New shares have been issued, giving Huisman a minority stake in the business. In addition to […]

  • DOB-Academy Inks Offshore Wind Education Deals in Japan

    10 June 2019
    Business & Finance

    The Dutch DOB-Academy has signed two agreements in Japan for cooperation on offshore wind. DOB-Academy signed a contract with Nagasaki Marine Industry Cluster Promotion Association (NAMICPA) for an Ocean Human Resources Development Center (OHRDC) in Nagasaki which will organize a new academy to provide education for future local offshore engineers. Furthermore, the Dutch academy signed a Memorandum of […]

  • New floating turbines could be 3x more efficient (Japan)

    3 August 2010
    R&D

    Could you magnify the wind, to make it generate more power? Solar magnification is already one secret to super-efficient green power. And now, Yuji Ohya, an engineering professor from Japan’s Kyushu University, thinks that a similar trick could be pulled off with wind power. Ohya’s idea, which he just presented at the 2010 Yokohama Renewable […]

  • Japan: Mitsubishi Eyes 10 Pct of Offshore Wind Market

    28 January 2013

    Mitsubishi is planning to take a 10 % of the world’s offshore wind market by 2017, according to Bloomberg. Even though Siemens and Vestas are holding 80 % share in this market, Mitsubishi is planning to take its piece of the renewable pie by developing a large-scale wind power generation system that adopts a hydraulic […]

  • UK Signs MoU with Japan for Investment in Energy Generation Projects

    13 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on Tuesday by the Japanese Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), secured the UK considerable funds for low-carbon energy generation and transportation projects, including that aimed at offshore wind industry development. Taking into account the UK’s plan to cover 21% of its power needs […]

  • MHI to Conduct Science Class on Wind Power Generation in Iwaki City, Japan

    28 November 2012
    Training & Education

    On December 4 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) will conduct a science class by request at the Iwaki Municipal Onahama Dai-ichi Elementary School in Fukushima Prefecture as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities. The class, to be offered to approximately 120 fifth and sixth graders, will provide the students with knowledge about the […]

  • Palfinger Enters Japanese Offshore Wind Market

    28 May 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Austrian crane specialist Palfinger has won a contract to deliver 33 fixed boom cranes for Japan’s first large-scale commercial offshore wind farm project. The 139 MW Akita Noshiro offshore wind farm project comprises two wind farms extending across 730 hectares. Both will be located in the Akita Prefecture coastal zone, one at Akita port, the […]

  • Japan: ANRE Announces Present Status of Facilities Generating Renewable Energy

    20 May 2013
    Authorities

    Japanese Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE), an agency of the country’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), which is responsible for Japan’s energy and natural resources policies, has announced the present status of facilities generating renewable energy as of February 30, 2013. The Agency reported that the total combined capacity of such […]