Electric Boats To Jumpstart Japan’s Floating Offshore Wind Industry
A fleet of electric boats could build new floating offshore wind farms in Japan that deploy new cost-cutting tensile leg platform technology, eventually.
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Siemens Gamesa Named Preferred Supplier For Japanese Offshore Wind Farm
Spanish offshore wind giant Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy announced last month that it had received its first preferred supplier nomination for the Japanese offshore wind industry, being nominated as preferred supplier for the Northern Akita offshore pipeline in Japan which has a capacity of up to 455 megawatts (MW).
Global Offshore Wind To Reach 200 Gigawatts By 2030
The Global Wind Energy Council published its inaugural Global Offshore Wind Report this week, which shows that not only has offshore wind grown at an average of 21% each year since 2013, but that the sector could install an additional 200 gigawatts (GW) of capacity by 2030.
Japanese Offshore Wind To Hit 4 Gigawatts In 2028
Japan’s nascent offshore wind industry is expected to increase dramatically over the next ten years, according to energy analysts Wood Mackenzie, who predict that by 2028 the island country will boast upwards of 4 gigawatts (GW) of offshore capacity, a 62-fold increase on 2018 figures.
TEPCO & Ørsted Sign MoU To Explore Japanese Offshore Wind Projects
Danish power giant Ørsted has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, better known as TEPCO, to explore the possibility and to work jointly on developing offshore wind projects in Japan.
J-Power & ENGIE Sign MoU To Collaborate On Offshore & Floating Wind Projects
Japan’s Electric Power Development Co., better known as J-Power, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with French multinational electric utility ENGIE to collaborate on power projects, specifically offshore wind and floating offshore wind projects.
Turning Its Back On Nuclear, TEPCO Plans 7 Gigawatts Of Renewable Energy
The Tokyo Electric Power Company, better known as TEPCO, announced this week it intends to pursue the development of up to 6 to 7 gigawatts (GW) worth of renewable energy worth tens of billions of dollars in a move away from its traditional reliance on nuclear energy.
Offshore Wind Industry Will Become €130 Billion Annual Market By 2020
Offshore wind power may yet not match the overall strength of onshore wind, but the industry is on course grow rapidly to become an €130 billion annual global market by 2020.
A new report from industry consultants Roland Berger, “Offshore Wind Toward 2020,” concludes a combination of industry trends will soon make offshore wind cost competitive with other generation sources in many markets.
MODEC Unveils SQWID Offshore Wind-Current Ocean Energy Platform
Stability, ease of maintenance and power generation capacity are selling points for MODEC’s new SQWID ocean energy platform, which combines Darreus and Savonius turbine designs.
Offshore Wind Projects Around the World
We publish on a lot of offshore wind farms on CleanTechnica. For new readers (or those of us who need refresher courses), there’s actually an annual report that provides an overview of all the projects around the world. Main(e) International Consulting has released a PDF overview of wind projects from … [continued]
