Japan aims to start planning a national floating wind test centre next year, a senior industry official said, vowing to pursue a path of wind power growth despite…
Japan aims to start planning a national floating wind test centre next year, a senior industry official said, vowing to pursue a path of wind power growth despite a recent setback when Mitsubishi quit three projects.
Mitsubishi-led consortia 8058.Tdropped plans last month to build 1.8 gigawatt (GW) in three offshore windmills won in Japan's first major state auction in 2021, dealing a blow to the sector seen as key to cutting dependence on imported fuels.
"We must conduct verification tests in Japanese waters as Japan's ocean and weather conditions differ from those in Europe," said Masakatsu Terazaki, chairman of the Floating Offshore Wind Technology Research Association(FLOWRA).
In an interview on Tuesday, he told Reuters the association planned to discuss details such as functions and equipment, while also stressing the necessity for such a centre to the government.
Japan should work with Scotland's national floating wind test centre, the EMEC, and Norway's Marine Energy Test Centre, the METCentre to draw on their extensive experience, he added.
Japan runs seven offshore wind farms, two small floating turbines among them, with a total capacity of 253 megawatt (MW) at end-2024, the Japan Wind Power Association says, but it bets on large projects to boost
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