The current stigma against nuclear energy is understandable, and looking towards heat as a source of energy might be a sound move. Japan is part of the infamous Pacific “Ring of Fire,” a geologically active area with volcanoes and tectonic shift zones that push heat closer to the Earth’s surface. Logically, a technologically advanced nation … Continue reading Marubeni targeting geothermal energy in Japan
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Japan plans to increase its offshore wind energy to 40 times of the present by 2020
Japan environment minister Nobuko Ishihara said recently that Japan hopes to increase the offshore wind power capacity to more than 1 GW by 2020. This number is 40 times of the present offshore wind power capacity in Japan. Ishihara was inspecting the Japan’s first floating offshore wind power test unit in the waters near Nagasaki … Continue reading Japan plans to increase its offshore wind energy to 40 times of the present by 2020
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Siemens wins wind energy order from Japan
Siemens Energy has been awarded an onshore wind power order for the Akita Port wind farm on the north west coast of the Japanese island Honshu. The customer is Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation, Japan’s largest wind power developer. The scope of supply includes the delivery and installation of 6 direct-drive wind turbines of the type … Continue reading Siemens wins wind energy order from Japan
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Japan Adds 1,178 Megawatts of Solar Energy in Nine Months
Japan added 1,178 megawatts of solar energy capacity in the nine months to the end of December as the country curbs its reliance on nuclear power. Japan added 1,119 megawatts of solar to the 4,800 megawatts already installed, according to data released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry on March 13. Wind energy … Continue reading Japan Adds 1,178 Megawatts of Solar Energy in Nine Months
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Huge wind farm turbine snaps in western Japan
A 38-tonne wind turbine crashed 50 metres to the ground in western Japan after the steel column supporting it snapped, officials have said. The massive Dutch-made turbine, which sat atop a Japanese-made steel column, was part of a wind farm in mountains near Kyoto, and it had been installed in 2001 with an expected life … Continue reading Huge wind farm turbine snaps in western Japan
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Japan wants big offshore wind power expansion
Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara said Saturday he wants to aggressively promote power generation using windmills at sea, a form of alternative energy use still in its infancy in Japan. “I would like to have wind power generation capacity rise to over 1 million kilowatts in 2020,” which would be about 40 times more than the … Continue reading Japan wants big offshore wind power expansion
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Alstom to supply wind turbines for Kawazu wind farm in Japan
Alstom has signed a contract with Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation (Eurus Energy) to supply 10 units of ECO 74 Wind Turbines with 70m towers, each with an output of 1.67 MW, to be fully operational in February 2015. The contract includes the supply of wind turbine generators and supervisions for installation and commissioning of the … Continue reading Alstom to supply wind turbines for Kawazu wind farm in Japan
Continue readingJapan aims to triple wind energy
The Japan Wind Power Association projected that the nation’s capacity to generate power from the renewable energy source will reach 2.65 million kilowatts, roughly equal to the amount produced by two nuclear reactors, by the end of March 2013, up 92,000 kw from the previous fiscal year. The pace of increase in Japan’s capacity to … Continue reading Japan aims to triple wind energy
Continue readingJapan aims to triple wind energy
The government aims to triple the nation’s supply capacity of electricity generated through wind power to 7.5 million kilowatts by developing transmission grids in Hokkaido and the Tohoku region, it has been learned. Under a decadelong project the government will launch in fiscal 2013, which starts in April, the public and private sectors will spend … Continue reading Japan aims to triple wind energy
Continue readingMitsubishi plans biggest solar power project in Tohoku region
Mitsubishi Corporation is really getting its renewable energy game on; with several announcements concerning major wind and solar PV projects in the last week. Mitsubishi said it is developing the solar energy project with full support from Nippon Kasei Chemical Co., as well as cooperation from the Fukushima prefectural and Iwaki city governments. Mitsubishi Corporation … Continue reading Mitsubishi plans biggest solar power project in Tohoku region
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MHI Begins Test Operation of Large-Scale Wind Power Generation System Adopting a Hydraulic Drive Train
In December Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) commenced test operation at its Yokohama Dockyard & Machinery Works of a large-scale wind power generation system that adopts a hydraulic drive train in place of the earlier gear-driven system. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. plans to capture a 10 percent share of the global offshore wind power market … Continue reading MHI Begins Test Operation of Large-Scale Wind Power Generation System Adopting a Hydraulic Drive Train
Continue readingWorld’s largest offshore wind farm planned for Japanese waters
Still reeling from the earthquake and tsunami that destroyed the Fukushima nuclear plant in 2011, Japan has announced its intention to build what could become the world’s largest offshore wind farm. New Scientist reported last week that the world’s third largest economy plans to build by 2020 an offshore wind farm with 143 turbines 16 … Continue reading World’s largest offshore wind farm planned for Japanese waters
Continue readingWind energy market set to boom in Japan as doubts over nuclear power remains
Japan’s government commitment and support has played a crucial role to propel the offshore wind power industry as this ambitious project – off the coast of Fukushima – is estimated to have very high construction cost. The feed-in-tariff system introduced in July 2012 requires utilities to purchase electricity produced from offshore wind farms at up … Continue reading Wind energy market set to boom in Japan as doubts over nuclear power remains
Continue readingJapan to build world’s largest offshore wind farm
It’s goodbye nuclear, hello renewables as Japan prepares to build the world’s largest offshore wind farm this July. By 2020, the plan is to build a total of 143 wind turbines on platforms 16 kilometres off the coast of Fukushima, home to the stricken Daiichi nuclear reactor that hit the headlines in March 2011 … Continue reading Japan to build world’s largest offshore wind farm
Continue readingWind energy capacity to rise 8.2% in Japan
Power capacity from new wind turbines installations will rise 8.2 percent to 92 megawatts in the year ending March 31, an industry group forecast this week. The country added 85 megawatts of capacity for a total of 256 megawatts in the previous fiscal year, according to the Japan Wind Power Association. Last year’s drop came … Continue reading Wind energy capacity to rise 8.2% in Japan
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Geothermal energy could replace nuclear power in Japan
Iceland’s ambassador to Japan, Stefan Larus Stefansson, lectured in Tokyo not too long ago about the enormous potential for geothermal energy in Japan. He pointed out that if the geothermal potential of the country could be fully invested in and tapped, about 25 nuclear reactors could be replaced. He cited his home country’s example in … Continue reading Geothermal energy could replace nuclear power in Japan
Continue readingJapan turns on to wind energy
Traditionally, the Japanese have feared, respected and worshipped the wind as a vital, elemental force. Fujin, the god of the wind, is one of the oldest in the Shinto pantheon and is classically depicted as a terrifying green demon carrying a large bag on his shoulders. According to ancient Japanese mythology, Fujin helped create … Continue reading Japan turns on to wind energy
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Construction to begin on Japan’s largest solar power and wind energy plant located in Tahara City
A groundbreaking ceremony is to be hosted this week in celebration of the start of construction of Japan’s largest solar and wind power plant, located in Tahara City. The major project will be spread over 800,000 sq m and is estimated to generate 67,500 megawatt hours of electricity each year which would be enough to … Continue reading Construction to begin on Japan’s largest solar power and wind energy plant located in Tahara City
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Japan takes leap into offshore wind energy
Wind turbines have become a familiar sight in the blustery port of Choshi on the eastern tip of the Kanto Plain, but this 126-meter-tall machine is different. Besides being one of the biggest wind turbines in Japan, it stands in the ocean, ready to take advantage of steady marine winds. Its base firmly planted in … Continue reading Japan takes leap into offshore wind energy
Continue readingGestamp Solar and Kankyo-Keiei to Partner for Roof-top solar power projects all over Japan
Gestamp Solar, the photovoltaic solar division of Gestamp Renewables, announced today the partnership agreement with Kankyo – Keiei to develop roof-top solar projects all over Japan. The agreement will focus on the permitting and O&M of Megasolar in different locations, starting with 30 MW. “Kankyo Keiei and Gestamp Solar will work closely to identify the … Continue reading Gestamp Solar and Kankyo-Keiei to Partner for Roof-top solar power projects all over Japan
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