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  • Japan Set to Test Offshore Wind Technologies

    20 February 2013
    R&D

    Japan is set to collect power generation information from two offshore wind turbines, installed in different locations, in order to overcome technological barriers in this energy sector and use its offshore wind resources as an alternative to nuclear power, Bloomberg cites Masaharu Itoh, director of the new energy technology department of Japan’s New Energy and […]

  • James Fisher, Tokyo Gas Team Up to Provide Offshore Wind O&M Services in Japan

    27 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    James Fisher and Sons and Tokyo Gas Engineering Solutions (TGES), owned by Tokyo Gas Group, have signed a collaboration agreement to jointly provide construction and operations and maintenance (O&M) services in Japan’s offshore wind market. Under the agreement, James Fisher and TGES will support the industry in delivering efficient and effective operations at a crucial […]

  • Ideol Partners with Shizen Energy for Japanese Floater

    27 June 2019
    Business & Finance

    France’s Ideol and the Japanese Shizen Energy have signed an agreement to jointly develop a commercial-scale floating offshore wind project in Japan. The multi-megawatt floating wind project will comprise Ideol’s Damping Pool technology located off the coast of Kyushu and will draw upon Shizen’s experience in local project development, Ideol said. Currently, Ideol and Shizen Energy are examining […]

  • Updated Market Outlook of Wind Power in Japan Available

    22 October 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Wind Power in Japan, Market Outlook to 2025, Update 2014 – Capacity, Generation, Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), Investment Trends, Regulations and Company Profiles” report to their offering. The report provides in depth analysis on global renewable power market and global wind power market with forecasts […]

  • Seajacks Japan Launched with Focus on Offshore Wind

    3 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    Marubeni and INCJ established Seajacks Japan Ltd, a 100% group company of Seajacks International Limited (UK; acquired jointly by Marubeni and INCJ in May 2012). Increasing offshore wind projects combined with the planned backup of governmental support ensures Japan is rapidly attracting focus as one of the next major sources of renewable energy. Combined with […]

  • Japan Expands Offshore Wind Development into Exclusive Economic Zone

    13 March 2024
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    The Japanese Government has passed an amendment to the “Act on Promoting the Utilization of Sea Areas”, expanding the area for setting up offshore wind to the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The Japanese government aims to deploy 10 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030 and 30-45 GW by 2040, including floating wind, as part […]

  • SAL Transporting Dutch Monopiles to Japan

    15 December 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    SAL Heavy Lift’s MV Lone is currently transporting nine monopiles from the Netherlands to the Akita Noshiro offshore wind project in Japan, the company reported via social media. SAL said it had been entrusted to transport the heaviest monopiles with weights up to 883 metric tons and lengths over 78 meters from Rotterdam to the […]

  • Fugro’s Self-Elevating Platform Moves to Japan to Pursue Geotechnical Work

    23 April 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    Fugro has transferred its self-elevating platform (SEP) Amberjack to Japan in order to easier support the local offshore wind market with geotechnical services. Amberjack was reflagged in December 2023 and is now based in Tokyo, from where it will be deployed to Japanese wind farm projects and provide clients with geotechnical borehole drilling, high-quality sampling, […]

  • StormGeo on Weather Forecasting Duty Offshore Japan

    3 February 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Kajima Corporation has contracted StormGeo for the provision of weather forecasting services for the first multi-turbine offshore wind farm in Japan. Acting on behalf of the project owner, the Akita Offshore Wind Corporation, Kajima Corporation tasked StormGeo with providing the Akita and Noshiro wind farm with weather, wave, and typhoon forecasting in support of the […]

  • Japanese Utility Joins 700MW Offshore Wind Project

    20 March 2019
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Japanese Utility Tohoku Electric Power (TEP) has invested in the Akita Yurihonjo offshore wind project in Japan. Renova is leading the development of the project which is planned to have a power generating capacity of approximately 700MW, making it one of the largest offshore wind farms in Japan. The company said it is currently engaged in dialogues […]

  • Seajacks Stays on Akita Noshiro Offshore Wind Farm

    11 January 2021
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Seajacks Japan LLC has been awarded a contract with Kajima Corporation to transport and install the wind turbines at the Akita Port and Noshiro Port offshore wind farms in Japanese waters. Seajacks Japan, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the UK-based Seajacks International, will in total transport and install 33 MHI Vestas V117 – 4.2 MW wind […]

  • J-POWER and ENGIE Form Offshore Wind Bond

    6 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, R&D

    Tokyo-based Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. (J-POWER) and ENGIE have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to a non-exclusive collaboration for power projects, particularly in large-scale commercial offshore wind projects.

  • RCG Opens Tokyo Office

    24 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    The Renewables Consulting Group (RCG) is establishing a Japanese business and is opening a new office in Tokyo to further support the emerging offshore wind market in the country and in the Asia-Pacific region. Last year, as part of its strategic energy plan, the Japanese government committed to making renewable energy the main power source, […]

  • Renova Sets 560MW Yurihonjo Offshore Wind Project in Motion

    9 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Japanese renewable energy developer Renova plans to carry out a feasibility study on a 560MW nearshore wind farm off the city of Yurihonjo in Akita Prefecture in the northern Tohoku region of Japan. Renova has partnered with Eco Power, and JR East Energy Development to carry out site surveys as well as an Environmental Impact Assessment of the […]

  • Ideol Strengthens Northern Europe, Japanese Business Team

    8 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    The French floating foundation company Ideol has appointed two new professionals to boost its business in Northern Europe and Japan.  Ole Stobbe has been appointed Business Development Manager for Northern Europe and Mutsumi Yamada is Ideol’s Country Manager for Japan. Stobbe has a degree in mechanical engineering and an experience from working in offshore wind for 13 years in a […]

  • Japan Approves New Offshore Wind Bill

    30 November 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment

    A bill promoting the commercial use of offshore wind in Japanese waters has passed both houses of Japan’s National Diet.

  • Fred. Olsen Windcarrier, Shimizu to Take Over Yunlin Foundation Installation in 2024

    1 September 2023
    Business & Finance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier (FOWIC), in cooperation with Shimizu, has been awarded a contract for the transportation and installation of monopile foundations for the 640 MW Yunlin offshore wind farm, with the work under the contract set to start in February 2024. For the foundation installation, the two companies will mobilise Shimizu’s vessel Blue Wind, which […]

  • Penta-Ocean Orders First Japanese-Built Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

    27 July 2016
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Japan’s Penta-Ocean Construction and Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) have signed a contract for the construction of one multi-purpose self-elevating platform vessel suitable for marine civil engineering works or offshore wind turbine installation in harsher weather and marine conditions. The basic design of the jack-up vessel, the first of its kind to be built in Japan, […]

  • Japanese Delegation Picks BOEM’s Brain on OW Environmental Review

    7 December 2017

    With Japan’s PREC Institute currently evaluating various approaches to preparing offshore wind Strategic Environmental Assessments, representatives from the institute and Japan’s Ministry of the Environment met with the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on 4 December to discuss BOEM’s approach to offshore wind planning and environmental review.

  • Nepal, Japan to Get Tocardo’s Free-Flow Water Turbines

    27 September 2012

    Tocardo International, the leading producer of free-flow turbines, has commenced the manufacture of six free-flow water turbines for installation in Nepal and Japan. This follows the partnership agreements announced in March to supply 8MW of bi-directional turbine power over a three-year period to Japan and, in June, to supply 2.5MW of uni-directional turbine power to […]

  • Iberdrola Joins 600 MW Offshore Wind Project in Japan

    17 March 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Spanish energy company Iberdrola has signed an agreement with Japan’s Cosmo Eco Power and the engineering firm Hitz to jointly develop the 600 MW Seihoku-oki project in Aomori prefecture, in the northwest of Japan. The Seihoku-oki offshore wind farm, under development, will enter round two of the capacity auction planned by the Japanese government between […]

  • French-Japanese Floating Offshore Wind Partnership Forges Ahead

    5 January 2022
    Business & Finance, Technology

    BW Ideol AS has executed an investment agreement with Japan’s JERA and France’s ADEME Investissement to create an investment company for financing the co-development of floating offshore wind projects using BW Ideol’s patented Damping Pool® technology over the next five years. BW Ideol will hold 51 per cent of the new entity, with JERA and […]

  • Ideol and Taisei Corp Sign Floating Wind Deal in Japan

    10 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    Ideol and Taisei Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for joint development and promotion of concrete foundations for floating offshore wind in Japan using Ideol’s Damping Pool technology. According to Ideol and Taisei, floating offshore wind is a promising market in Japan as its potential is three times larger than that of bottom-fixed […]

  • Japan: the winds of change

    19 September 2022

    Japan has an estimated potential of 144 gigawatts (GW) for onshore wind and 608 GW of offshore wind capacity and therefore the potential to become a leader in Wind Energy production. Considering the lack of land due to high population density in the country, simply makes sense to take advantage of the power potential of […]

  • Norwegians and Japanese Ink Offshore Wind MoU

    17 November 2020
    Business & Finance

    The Japanese Kiso-Jiban Consultants (KJC) and the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for offshore wind energy in Japan. The two parties plan to jointly undertake work related to geotechnical investigations, site characterization and foundation design, as well as collaborate on research activities in the field of offshore geohazard assessment. […]

  • Goldman Sachs Plans to Invest in Japan’s Offshore Wind

    13 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    Goldman Sachs Group Inc., a global investment banking, securities and investment management firm based in New York, is planning to invest in offshore wind energy in Japan, Bloomberg informs. The interest in tapping the potential of the country’s clean energy  materialized when the company established Japan Renewable Energy Co. in August last year, which focused […]