154 results found for 'TEPCO'

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  • Fraunhofer IWES Forms Offshore Wind Ties in Japan

    5 August 2020
    Business & Finance

    Tsubasa Windfarm Design (TWD), Fraunhofer IWES, and Kobe University have started collaborating to provide wind farm design services for projects offshore Japan. Fraunhofer IWES is specialized in offshore layout optimization and has been actively developing its own wake models which take into account atmospheric stability conditions. According to the German research centre, Prof. Dr. Teruo […]

  • Japan Launches First Fixed Bottom Offshore Wind Auction

    30 November 2020
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The government of Japan has launched its first-ever auction for fixed bottom offshore wind projects within the country’s General Common Sea Area. The Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI), and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MLIT) opened the auction for applications on 27 November. The tender will remain open until 27 […]

  • Sea Challenger to Fly Japanese Flag as DEME and Penta-Ocean Complete Offshore Wind Tie-Up

    2 November 2021
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Japan’s Penta-Ocean Construction and DEME Offshore have established a joint venture company, Japan Offshore Marine (JOM), to collaborate in the field of offshore wind construction in Japan. JOM, owned 51 per cent by Penta-Ocean and 49 per cent by DEME, will engage in investigation, engineering, procurement of materials and equipment, and construction related to foundation […]

  • TetraSpar Shareholders Launch Floating Wind Innovation Challenge

    18 May 2023
    Business development, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    The shareholders of the TetraSpar Demonstrator floating wind project, Shell, TEPCO Renewable Power, RWE, and Stiesdal Offshore have launched a global competition to accelerate the technical advancement of floating offshore wind. The aim of the competition, called “TetraSpar Innovation Challenge”, is to identify innovative solutions that help to reduce the cost and technical challenges during […]

  • TetraSpar Demonstrator Floating Wind Turbine Hits 63 Pct Capacity Factor in Norway

    27 May 2024
    Floating Wind, R&D

    Stiesdal has revealed that its TetraSpar Demonstrator, located in Norway, has reached a capacity factor of 63 per cent. Since its commissioning in late 2021, the TetraSpar Demonstrator has been operational at METCentre in Norway, delivering green energy, gathering data, validating numerical models, supporting research and development projects, and serving as a living laboratory for […]

  • University of Melbourne Joins Forces with Flotation Energy

    1 March 2023
    Collaboration, Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment, Outlook & Strategy, Training & Education

    Flotation Energy has partnered up with the University of Melbourne to develop students’ and researchers’ skills in the growing renewable energy sector and support Australia’s transition to renewable energy. The University’s Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Flotation Energy, which has offshore wind projects in Australia, Japan, Taiwan, […]

  • James Fisher Wins Triton Knoll O&M Contract

    15 December 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain

    UK-headquartered James Fisher and Sons (James Fisher) has secured a multi-million-pound contract at the Triton Knoll offshore transmission (OFTO) project in Lincolnshire, with the offshore platform located 20 miles off the coast in the North Sea. Under the contract, James Fisher will provide complete end-to-end operations and maintenance (O&M) services to support informed decision-making for […]

  • Three Consortia Selected in Japan’s Offshore Wind Tender, Fourth Winner to Be Announced in March 2024

    13 December 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Three consortia, one led by JERA, one by Sumitomo Corporation, and one by German RWE, have been selected in the latest offshore wind auction in Japan that saw three developers awarded development sites. Japan has also put another, fourth site out to tender in this round, but the winner of this site is expected to […]

  • Japanese Company to Take Stake in IWS Fleet

    28 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Industry

    Integrated Wind Solutions (IWS) has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Sumitomo Corporation for the Japanese company to take a 25.38 per cent stake in IWS’s subsidiary IWS Fleet. IWS Fleet will raise EUR 60 million in equity by issuing new shares to Sumitomo Corporation based on a pre-money valuation of EUR 176 million. […]

  • Akselos Digital Twin Software Selected for Norwegian Floater

    28 June 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology

    Akselos has been commissioned by the partners behind the TetraSpar floating foundation demonstration project in Norway to provide its structural simulation software, Integra®, to model the floater. The software is said to help accelerate the demonstration of the industrialised TetraSpar floating offshore foundation, which aims to dramatically reduce the levelised cost of energy (LCoE) of […]

  • Norway’s METCentre Gets Green Light to Test More Floating Wind Turbines

    8 December 2023
    Business development, Floating Wind, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    The Marine Energy Test Centre (METCentre) in Norway has been granted final approval for new test concessions for floating offshore wind. METCentre was given the green light for five new wind turbines offshore Norway. The Norwegian test centre is developing new infrastructure to be ready in 2026. In total, seven turbines will be tested in […]

  • Bourbon Subsea Services to Handle TetraSpar Demonstrator Floating Wind Turbine

    23 March 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics, R&D, Technology

    Bourbon Subsea Services will manage the transportation and installation of the 3.6 MW TetraSpar Demonstrator Floating Wind Turbine. This new turnkey stage, a part of Bourbon’s partnership with TetraSpar Demonstrator ApS, includes project management, engineering, installation, and offshore execution from the assembly port in Grenaa, Denmark until the hookup and the inter-array cable installation on […]

  • BP and Tohoku Join Floating Wind Joint Industry Project

    13 July 2021
    R&D, Technology

    UK oil and gas major bp has joined the Floating Wind Joint Industry Project (JIP) managed by the Carbon Trust. BP and the Japanese electric utility Tohoku Electric Power recently joined the programme alongside the 15 existing members: EDF Renouvelables, EnBW, Equinor, Kyuden Mirai Energy, Ocean Winds, Ørsted, Parkwind, RWE, ScottishPower Renewables, Shell, SSE Renewables, […]

  • Japanese Companies Join Hands for Floating Axis Offshore Wind Demonstration Project

    30 May 2023
    Business development, R&D, Research & Development, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    J-POWER, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO), Chubu Electric Power, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (“K” Line), and Albatross Technology (Albatross) have entered into a joint research agreement for a next-generation floating axis wind demonstration project offshore Japan. With limited shallow sea areas in Japan, there is a growing interest in floating offshore wind power because it […]

  • Maersk Supply Service, Stiesdal to Offer Combined Solutions to Floating Wind Developers

    8 September 2022
    Business & Finance

    Maersk Supply Service and Stiesdal Offshore have entered into a strategic partnership to combine their expertise and offer integrated engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) solutions for foundations and moorings to floating offshore wind project developers. The new partnership will take on projects that call for integrated floating wind solutions, including the engineering and design […]

  • Scotland Labeled Hotspot for Production of Concrete Floating Wind Foundations

    7 December 2021
    R&D

    Scotland could become a world leader in producing low carbon concrete foundations for floating offshore wind farms, according to a study funded by RWE, which is now increasingly involved in floating wind. Based on the findings, RWE said that Scotland was well placed to manufacture low carbon concrete foundations, attracting significant investment into the Scottish […]

  • BP, JERA Forming ‘One of Largest Global Offshore Wind Developers’

    9 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind

    BP and Japanese global renewable energy developer JERA have signed an agreement to combine their offshore wind businesses to establish a new standalone company. The two partners say the new company will become one of the largest global offshore wind developers, owners and operators with 13 GW in operational and in-development assets and USD 5.8 […]

  • Shell, Equinor, Ocean Winds and Japanese Partners Launch Japan’s Floating Offshore Wind Group

    9 November 2021
    Business & Finance

    Six European and Japanese companies have established Japan’s Floating Offshore Wind Group to actively promote floating offshore wind in the country. The newly launched group – set up by Equinor, Shell, Ocean Winds (a joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE), Sumitomo Corporation Global Metals, JGC Japan Corporation, and Toda Corporation – has issued three main […]

  • Wind farms causing temperature to rise

    15 March 2010
    Environment, R&D

    MIT analysis suggests generating electricity from large-scale wind farms could influence climate — and not necessarily in the desired way. Wind power has emerged as a viable renewable energy source in recent years — one that proponents say could lessen the threat of global warming. Although the American Wind Energy Association estimates that only about […]

  • Balmoral Comtec Enters Agreement for Korea’s 750 MW Floating Wind Project

    17 February 2025
    Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Supply Chain

    Balmoral Comtec, part of Balmoral Group, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with LS Cable & System and LS Marine Solution to collaborate in the floating offshore wind sector and on the 750 MW Bandibuli/Firefly project in South Korea. The agreement with the Scotland-based buoyancy, protection, and insulation services provider follows LS Cable & […]

  • KCI Wins Offshore Wind Contract in South Korea

    20 October 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    KEPCO E&C in South Korea has appointed KCI the Engineers as an engineering consultant for wind turbine foundations for the Jeju Hanlim offshore wind project. The Netherlands-based engineering consultancy will review and provide technical advice on wind turbine substructures from concept to detailed design phase. On the Jeju Hanlim project, KEPCO E&C is working as […]

  • Northland Power, KEPCO E&C Sign Offshore Wind MoU in South Korea

    22 November 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Canada-based Northland Power has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with South Korean KEPCO E&C to jointly work on supporting the development of the offshore wind industry in Korea.

  • Teco, China Steel Team Up for Taiwanese Offshore Wind

    23 July 2015

    Teco Electric & Machinery has officially established a joint venture with China Steel (CSC) in order to produce offshore wind turbines. The joint venture is to tackle Taiwan’s 4,000 MW installed offshore wind capacity target by 2030. According to Taiwanese media, Teco will contribute by integrating key wind power turbine components, while CSC will bring production of steel […]

  • KEPCO Taps K2 for South Korean Floater

    21 August 2019
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    KEPCO Engineering & Construction Company (KEPCO E&C) has appointed K2 Management to help it deliver the first floating offshore wind farm in Korea for the developer, Ulsan consortium. The project, in the pre-feasibility phase supported by the Korean government, is expected to be approximately 200MW as a testbed, around 50 kilometres from the coast of […]

  • Doosan Heavy and KEPCO Target OW Projects Outside Korea

    28 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    Korean wind turbine maker Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction and Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly pursue offshore wind power projects outside Korea. Doosan Heavy and the state-owned KEPCO will work together on developing, constructing, and operating wind farms abroad, according to the MoU. KEPCO also agreed to […]

  • South Korean Floating Wind Project Inks Transmission Agreement with KEPCO

    10 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Floating Wind, Supply Chain

    The 1,125 MW MunmuBaram floating offshore wind farm, being developed by Hexicon and Shell in South Korea, has entered into a Transmission Service Agreement (TSA) with Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO). MunmuBaram is collaborating with two other developers on the grid connection facilities. These facilities are said to enable the efficient transfer of clean energy […]