Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Fwd: Floating wind power turbine, substation begins operations offshore Japan





Floating wind turbine, substation begins operations offshore Japan

November 12, 2013

          

Installation work has been successfully completed for a 2 MW downwind-type floating wind turbine, 66kV floating power substation, and extra-high voltage undersea cable offshore Japan.

The consortium behind the project announced operations have successfully commenced, marking the start of an experimental study to evaluate the safety, reliability and economic potential of the offshore floating wind farm.

The experimental study will be carried out until 2015, and also aims to establish the method of operation and maintenance for the floating wind project. Phase 2 of the study will commence in 2014, and will involve the installation and operation of a two 7 MW oil pressure drive-type floating wind turbines.

The consortium, comprised of Marubeni, the University of Tokyo, Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan Marine United, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation, Hitachi, Furukawa Electric, Shimizu, and Mizuho Information & Research have been participating in the project sponsored by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry since March 2012.

Total capacity of the completed renewable energy project will be 16 MW, making it the world's biggest floating offshore wind farm.

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Monty Bannerman
ArcStar Energy
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www.arcstarenergy.com

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