Mitsubishi and Fuji named for Fukushima offshore wind farm

Mitsubishi and Fuji named for Fukushima offshore wind farm

Japan’s government today announced plans to install two of Mitsubishi Heavy’s 7MW turbines at a floating wind farm off the Fukushima coast. (ReCharge) The demonstration project will cost 12.5bn yen ($154m), Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade ...

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Firms plan to build floating wind farm off Fukushima coast

Firms plan to build floating wind farm off Fukushima coast

TOKYO — Japan Now, Feb. 15 A group of Japanese firms led by trading house Marubeni Corp plans to build a large floating experimental wind farm off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture, which was hit by a nuclear disaster last year, a report said ...

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DNV Launches Software for Wind Turbine Structure Analyses (Norway)

DNV Launches Software for Wind Turbine Structure Analyses (Norway)

  Since its launch in 1969, Sesam software has been a leading tool for engineering offshore structures. The new tailor-made module, GeniE Wind, can be used for design and fatigue analyses of wind turbine substructures. Its analysis ...

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Japan to draw up safety standards for green, LNG-powered ships

Japan to draw up safety standards for green, LNG-powered ships

The Japanese transport ministry will draw up safety standards for ships powered by liquefied natural gas to speed commercialization of the eco-friendly ships that are expected to largely replace oil-fueled vessels, ministry officials said Sunday. ...

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Welcome to the Norwegian Environmental Technology Center NETC

NETC is a project for promoting Norwegian green technology to markets in Japan and Korea.

NETC is organized as a partnership between Innovation Norway's office at the Norwegian Embassy in Tokyo and the leading Norwegian companies Statoil, SINTEF and DNV.

The center is focusing on renewable energy such as offshore wind, clean maritime industry, and energy systems and storage such as hydrogen.

Technology and Research Cooperation

Offshore Wind Energy

Maritime Transportation

Energy Systems and Storage

Energy Markets and Policy