The joint venture of Eco Power Co. Ltd and Hitachi Zosen Co. Ltd. is set to build a 500 MW offshore wind farm off the Japan coast.
The 50:50 venture plans to install and operate the Nishikita offshore wind farm that will be located off the northwest coast of Aomori Prefecture. The facility will feature up to 125 wind turbines. The turbines will have an individual capacity of between 4MW and 9.5MW.
The project is expected to commence operation by 2025.
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April 29, 2019
Marubeni and Mizuho launch MM Capital Infrastructure Fund I
Marubeni Corporation, Mizuho Corporation, and Asset Management One Co., Ltd have reached an agreement regarding the establishment of a fund specialized for equity investment in overseas infr...
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April 23, 2019
JRE launches commercial operation of 6.1 MW solar park
The commercial operation of 6 MW Inashiki Isatsu Solar Power Station in Ibaraki prefecture, Japan was launched by Japan Renewable Energy (JRE). This facility is the company's tenth operational facilit...
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April 15, 2019
TSE and Huawei sign cooperation agreement for the 150 MW solar PV project in Miyagi
Thai Solar Energy Public Company Limited (TSE) has forged a cooperation agreement with Huawei for the development of its 150 MW Onikoube Solar Farm in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The fac...
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April 03, 2019
New investor for 700 MW Akita Yurihonjo offshore wind project
RENOVA has announced that Tohoku Electric Power has participated as a new joint investor in Akita Yurihonjo Offshore Wind GK, one of RENOVA’s associates.
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April 02, 2019
SB Energy commissions 2.1 solar PV project in Mie Prefecture
SB Energy Corp has completed and started the operation of its 2.1 MW Softbank Mie Shima Ago Solar Park in Mie Prefecture, Japan. The facility is expected to generate up to 2.5 million kWh o...
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