ETAJIMA, Hiroshima Prefecture—At night, an enormous work ship looks like a glowing amusement park floating on the Seto Inland Sea off the coast of this city. The ship, Blue Wind, is actually one ...

Kanadevia Corporation, Taisei Corporation, and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to ...

NOSHIRO, Akita Prefecture--Japan’s first large-scale offshore wind farm has begun commercial operation here, fanning expectations for a new era of alternative energy. Given that the nation is ...

Japan’s coastal wind turbines are difficult to maintain and there are not enough skilled divers to perform manual check-ups. As the country continues to invest in green wind energy, a team in ...

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), offshore wind farms could supply Japan with more than 8,000 ... particularly its access to the North Sea, with its shallow waters and steady ...

This means that Japan can be very choosy about where it locates offshore wind farms, to harvest the highest wind speeds and minimize cost and environmental impact. Figure 2: Japan has thousands of ...

The triple meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in March 2011 prompted Japan's leaders to rethink their energy policy. But plans to expand offshore wind power have sparked debate ...