1166 results found for 'Japan'

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  • BNEF: Q3 Clean Energy Investments Plunge as Offshore Wind Investors Take the Summer Off

    10 October 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, R&D

    Global clean energy investment had its weakest quarter since 2013 between July and September this year, under the impact of a summer lull in offshore wind financings in Europe and a further stage in the slowdown seen this year in project funding in China and Japan, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Investment in renewable […]

  • Delegations Visit German Offshore Wind Sites

    19 December 2012

    Two international delegations, Representatives from the Iwaki City from the Fukushima prefecture in Japan and Business Representatives of the Norwegian offshore industry, are currently visiting the sites of the German offshore industry. “So many international delegations that we received again show that they take our offshore industry as an example to find solutions for the […]

  • Offshore Wind One of Options to Power Amazon’s Data Centres in Japan

    14 May 2021
    Business & Finance

    Amazon is in talks with power utilities and trading houses in Japan as the tech giant is looking to build a renewable energy plant that would power its data centers in the country, Nikkei reported on 13 May. One of the options reported to be on the table is an offshore wind farm. A Japanese trading […]

  • Keel Laid for Japan-Bound Hybrid Cable Lay & Construction Vessel

    26 September 2024
    Business development, Cables, Grid Connection, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder VARD has held the keel laying ceremony for what is said to be a highly customized hybrid power cable lay and construction vessel that will serve the Japanese offshore wind market. VARD is building the vessel for Toyo Construction, a Japanese general construction company that operates civil and architecture construction businesses, […]

  • Japan’s First Commercial-Scale Offshore Wind Farm Starts Delivering

    22 December 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    The 20 Vestas V117-4.2 MW wind turbines installed off Noshiro Port as part of the 140 MW Akita Noshiro offshore wind project have been put into operation, Akita Offshore Wind Corporation (AOW) said. ”We are pleased to announce that we started commercial operation based on the feed-in tariff program for renewable energy at the Noshiro […]

  • Japan: Yokogawa to Release Enhanced Version of Network-Based Control System

    5 June 2012
    Technology

    Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that it will release an enhanced version of the STARDOM™ network-based control system on May 31. This enhanced version includes new modules that enable the FCN autonomous controller to communicate directly with facilities and devices that use the PROFIBUS-DP and CANopen industrial communication protocols※. An IT security setting tool is also […]

  • Newly Established Japanese-Korean Joint Venture Sets Sights on Offshore Wind

    10 May 2023
    Business & Finance

    Japan-based Shizen International, a Shizen Energy Group company, has entered into an agreement with South Korea’s INMARK Asset Management and DOHWA Engineering to form a joint venture that will develop energy storage, onshore renewables and offshore wind projects in South Korea.  The joint venture, which will be called Inmark Jayeon Energy, has already identified 2,000 […]

  • TIPC Unites with Japanese for Offshore Wind Safety

    2 April 2019
    Business & Finance, Training & Education

    Taiwan International Ports Corp (TIPC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Japanese Nissui Marine Kogyo (NMK) to cooperate on offshore wind safety training. Under the deal, the two parties said they will work together to cultivate international talent for the sector by mutual exchanges, as well as focus on improving the global competitiveness of […]

  • EMO Sells Windea CTV Pair

    28 October 2020
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    EMS Maritime Offshore (EMO) has sold its crew transfer vessels (CTVs) Windea One and Windea Two to undisclosed clients. Windea One was handed over to its new owner at the end of September and will in the future be used as a supply vessel in Russian waters off Murmansk. Its sister vessel Windea Two was […]

  • Seaweed Plans for Swansea Tidal Lagoon

    3 July 2015
    Business & Finance, Environment

    Swansea’s proposed new tidal lagoon could have greater potential than just electricity generation. Selwyn’s Penclawdd Seafoods, who specialises in cockle and laverbread production, is looking to develop a seaweed farm within the lagoons sea walls. “I was looking at ways of revamping the laverbread market and went out to Japan,” Ashley Jones, owner of Selwyn’s, said […]

  • Nearthlab Takes Off Offshore Taiwan

    25 December 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    South Korean autonomous drone solutions provider Nearthlab has completed a turbine inspection at the Formosa 1 Phase 2 wind farm offshore Taiwan. In partnership with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy and Formosa I Wind Power, Nearthlab performed the inspection on the wind farm’s Siemens Gamesa 6 MW wind turbines. Drone inspection has become a favorable option […]

  • Ideol: California Ports and Harbors Ready For Commercial Floating Wind Projects

    27 September 2019
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    Ideol’s concrete hulls for commercial-scale floating wind farms could be built and launched in at least five construction sites in California, with two being immediately suitable without any upgrades, the French company said. In addition, four sites were identified as suitable for wind turbine assembly and eight harbors are capable of storing mooring lines as […]

  • Palfinger Receives Crane Order for Another Japanese Offshore Wind Farm

    15 March 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Palfinger Marine has officially been commissioned to deliver 25 of its stiff boom cranes for the Kitakyusyu-Hibikinada offshore wind farm in Japan. The deliveries of the service platform cranes are scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2024. The Austrian-based company said that the design of the stiff boom cranes with an outreach of […]

  • MHI Vestas Planning 10 MW Turbine?

    11 July 2014
    Authorities

    Vestas revealed it is planning to test what could be the world’s largest offshore wind turbine. In papers submitted to the local government, the Danish wind turbine developer wrote it wants to test wind turbines of up to 10 MW in the waters west of Jutland. According to Reuters, Vestas said it has no immediate […]

  • Asia Pacific’s Offshore Wind Developer Plans 2 GW Project in Australia

    20 October 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Singapore-based renewable energy developer, Vena Energy, has unveiled plans for a 2 GW offshore wind project in Australia. The offshore wind farm, named Blue Marlin, is planned to be built off the Victorian Coast in the Gippsland Basin. The wind farm would be built across four 500 MW phases, each comprising up to 35 wind […]

  • Highlights of the Month – December 2019

    2 January 2020

    We bring you the ten most-read articles on OffshoreWIND.biz for the month of December 2019. Turbines Wanted for 900MW German Offshore Wind Farm EnBW He Dreiht GmbH is seeking a turbine supplier for the 900MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. Ming Yang Rolls Out First 10MW Turbine Nacelle China’s Ming […]

  • Top Economies to Double Use of Renewables by 2030

    6 November 2015
    Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance

    Renewable energy supply is set to double collectively in eight major economies by 2030, 18 percent higher than previously projected growth rates, spurred on by new national climate and energy plans,  according to new analysis by World Resources Institute (WRI). WRI’s analysis, Assessing the Post-2020 Clean Energy Landscape, looks at plans from eight of the 10 […]

  • Marseilles to Host Floating Offshore Wind Players in March

    5 February 2016

    Third international conference dedicated to floating offshore wind turbines will be held in Marseilles from 10 to 11 March this year.  Representatives from a large number of French and international companies and organisations involved in the sector will discuss their activities, present recent research and analysis and exchange information on the principal challenges in this domain. French Environment and Energy Management […]

  • TEPCO Testing Japanese Seabed

    12 November 2018
    R&D

    Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) has begun a seabed survey off the coast of Chiba Prefecture, Japan, to ascertain the bedrock structure of the seabed for a possible offshore wind farm.

  • Japanese Test Combined Water-Air Drone for Offshore Wind Farm Inspection

    14 December 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Japan’s KDDI, KDDI R&D Laboratories, and Prodrone have carried out a demonstration flight and dive of a combined water-air drone for inspection of wind turbines both above and under water. The drone, which supports mobile communication and autonomous flight and remote control, transmits video imagery from aerial and underwater cameras in real time and features […]

  • Marubeni, GIB Sign GBP 370 Mln Project Financing Deal for Westermost Rough

    11 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Marubeni Corporation today announced that an agreement concerning project financing for the Westernmost Rough Offshore Wind Power Project has been reached with a consortium of lenders and WMR JV Investco Limited, a UK company jointly owned by Marubeni and wholly state-owned UK Green Investment Bank plc. Approximately £370million of project financing will secure the funds for […]

  • Top News of the Week Jan 5 -11, 2015

    11 January 2015

    MPI Acquires RWE’s Victoria Mathias WTIV  MPI Offshore has acquired wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), Victoria Mathias, from RWE Innogy. Suzlon in Talks over Its German Subsidiary Indian wind energy manufacturer, Suzlon, is in talks over the sale of its German subsidiary Senvion. V164-8.0 MW Scoops Best Offshore Wind Turbine Award MHI Vestas Offshore Wind’s […]

  • Sumitomo Joins French Offshore Wind Duo

    18 December 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Engie and EDP Renewables have entered into an alliance with the Japan-based Sumitomo Corporation for the development of the Dieppe et Le Tréport and Iles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier offshore wind projects in France.

  • France Receives First Offshore Wind Power

    19 September 2018
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Floating offshore wind turbine Floatgen, the first offshore wind turbine installed off the French coast, has started delivering electricity to the grid.

  • Offshore Wind Consultants Names APAC Head

    12 January 2021
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    Offshore Wind Consultants has appointed Tom Whittle to the newly created role of Asia Pacific regional director. Whittle, previously OWC’s country manager in Taiwan, has worked as a project director, project manager and package manager on a number of offshore wind projects in the UK, Europe and Asia, the company said. The APAC regional director […]

  • Japan: MODEC Develops Floating Wind & Current Hybrid Power Generation System

    5 March 2013
    Technology

    MODEC Inc, based in Japan, has developed a floating wind and current hybrid power generation system, called SKWID (Savonius Keel & Wind Turbine Darrieus). The SKWID is a floating wind and current hybrid power generation system capable of converting two inexhaustible ocean energy sources into abundant power. By harvesting the renewable energy from never-ending currents […]