Plans were unveiled for another giant jack-up vessel for turbine installation as the specialist supply chain needed to support Japans offshore wind ambitions took another step forward.<\/p>\n
Contractors PaxOcean Group and Penta-Ocean Construction said the vessel, with a 1,600-tonne crane, a 3,800 sq metre deck and designed by GustoMSC, will be completed in Q3 2022.<\/p>\n
Japan is ramping up for significant offshore wind build-out over the next decade, with vessels bearing the countrys flag needed to complete major projects from 2022 onwards.<\/p>\n
Japanese energy group JERA earlier this year linked with contracting and engineering specialist Shimizu itself building a major offshore wind installation vessel for possible collaboration at home and abroad, while shipping group NYK and Dutch contractor Van Oord plan to jointly own and operate Japanese-flagged vessels.<\/p>\n
Japans parliament in 2019 passed legislation clearing the way for first offshore wind tenders to take place this year to underpin long-term development of the sector, while the government has set a 10GW wind target (onshore and offshore combined) for 2030.<\/p>\n
MHI Vestas on Tuesday revealed it had won the OEM sectors first turbine order for a utility-scale offshore wind farm in Japan.<\/p>\n
Recharge reported today how total investment in offshore wind power projects in Asia Pacific (APAC) came in at almost double that in Europe in 2019, as the fast-moving emerging market eclipsed the sectors historic heartland for the first time, according to new research from the Renewables Consulting Group (RCG).<\/p>\n
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