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Japan : FUKUSHIMA and Japan looks for offshore wind farm PROJECT
Publish Date : 02-Jul-2013
A consortium constituted of Marubeni Corporation, the University of Tokyo, Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Limited, Japan Marine United Corporation, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Company, Limited, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation, Hitachi, Limited, Furukawa Electric Company, Limited, Shimizu Corporation and Mizuho Information & Research Institute, Inc. have been taking part in an experimental offshore floating wind farm project patronized by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry since March 2012.
Presently, the construction of the floating power facility comprising of a 2 MW down wind type wind turbine and a 4 Column Semi-Sub as part of Phase I has been successfully finished and their delivery to Fukushima has started.
1. Outline of construction works in Phase I
Setting one 2 MW down wind type floating wind turbine, the world's first 66 KV floating power sub-station and undersea cable.
2. Work progress to date
a) The following works have already been completed! 2MW downwind type floating wind turbine
b) Mounting wind turbine on floating compact semi-sub at Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. ChibaWorks.
c) Setting up of the anchor chains. <66kV floating power sub-station>
d) Construction of the 66kV floating power sub-station at Japan Marine United Corporation, "iJbkohama Works
e) Setting up of the anchor chains.
f) Delivery of the undersea cable from Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd ChibaWorks to Onahama port Fukushima.
g) Laying and burying the undersea cable (in progress)
The activities below need to be finished to begin operation of the power facilities from October 2013.
Depending on the meteorological and sea conditions, the schedule will be altered.
