Mitsubishi Corporation is reevaluating its offshore wind projects in Japan planned to be built in the waters off the coasts of Akita Prefecture and Chiba Prefecture The Japanese energy company said on 3 February it put the business plans for the projects under review “due to material changes in the macroeconomic environment.“ through consortia led by its subsidiary Mitsubishi Corporation Offshore Wind was selected to build three offshore wind farms in Japan in the country’s first fixed-bottom offshore wind auction in 2021 The projects include the 819 MW Yurihonjo wind farm offshore Akita Prefecture and the 390.6 MW Choshi project off Chiba Prefecture “Since [Mitsubishi Corporation’s] selection as the operator of these projects in December 2021 we have made progress in our development activities in partnership and consultation with the various parties involved in the wake of the pandemic and the Ukraine crisis the business environment for offshore wind power has significantly changed and is continuing to change worldwide due to factors such as inflation the business plans for the three projects are being revised and the appropriate next steps will be considered after thoroughly examining the results of the review The strike price secured in 2021 for the Yurihonjo offshore wind farm is JPY 11,990 per MWh (EUR 74.73 per MWh) for Noshiro Mitane Oga JPY 13,260 per MWh (EUR 82.62 per MWh) and JPY 16,490 per MWh (EUR 102.73 per MWh) for Choshi offshore wind farm All three projects are planned to feature GE Haliade-X wind turbines with an individual capacity of 12.6 MW Get in front of your target audience in one move OffshoreWIND.biz is read by thousands of offshore wind professionals daily Daily news and in-depth stories in your inbox Leveraging 20 years of experience with offshore windDecember 2023 will forever mark a milestone in our company history as we became part of the world-wide CS WIND group The acquisition goes beyond a mere change in ownership; it marks a leap into a future where our combined strengths will pave the way for optimized production […] Heavy rain has continued to lash northeastern Japan and has triggered river flooding and landslides prompting the weather agency to issue downpour warnings at the highest level in parts of Yamagata Prefecture on Thursday The Japan Meteorological Agency issued the heavy rain emergency warnings for two municipalities in Yamagata -- Sakata and Yuza -- at around 1 p.m. while over 20,000 households in the areas and a third municipality were urged by local governments to take immediate action to protect lives The agency downgraded the highest-level warnings issued to Sakata and Yuza at 8:10 a.m More than 100 millimeters of rain fell in the two municipalities and their vicinities during an hour through 9:00 a.m. a river in Yurihonjo burst its banks in the early hours of Thursday One person man has gone missing following a landslide at a roadwork site in Yuzawa The Yurihonjo municipal government issued a warning at the highest level to over 1,200 households in the city urging them to take prompt action to ensure safety The agency expects the unstable weather conditions to continue through Friday moist air flowing toward a rainy season front lingering over the country said that Yamagata Shinkansen bullet train services between JR Fukushima and Shinjo stations will be suspended due to the heavy rain 3 confirmed dead in landslide in western Japan To have the latest news and stories delivered to your inbox Simply enter your email address below and an email will be sent through which to complete your subscription Please check your inbox for a confirmation email Thank you for reaching out to us.We will get back to you as soon as possible Please view the main text area of the page by skipping the main menu. The page may not be displayed properly if the JavaScript is deactivated on your browser Japanese version signed a cooperation agreement on 23 April 2019 to jointly study opportunities for fixed-bottom offshore wind project developments in Japan We are very pleased to announce today that based upon the above cooperation agreement we have recently signed a Joint Bidding Agreement to enter into a full-scale feasibility study jointly undertaken by the two companies for the offshore wind power project planned off the coast of Yurihonjo City We will proceed with formal preparations of the public tender to be organized by the central government based on the Offshore Wind Promotion Law*3 as well as the Environmental Impact Assessment filing process utilizing their respective know-how and strengths to contribute to the expansion of an offshore wind power market in Japan and overseas and to the realization of a sustainable society while gaining the understanding of local communities a leading renewable energy company in Germany.  The renewable energy business line of E.ON Climate & Renewables was transferred to RWE Renewables in October 2019 *2 A group company of Kyushu Electric Power Co. *3 The Act of Promoting Utilization of Sea Areas in Development of Power Generation Facilities Using Maritime Renewable Energy Resources the promotion area for offshore wind power generation shall be designated and businesses shall be selected by public tender RWE Renewables Japan is the Japanese entity of RWE Renewables the newest subsidiary of the RWE Group in Asia one of the world's leading renewable energy companies Following the completion of the transaction with E.ON RWE Renewables has onshore and offshore wind farms photovoltaic plants and battery storage facilities with a combined capacity of more than 9 gigawatts The company has particularly strong capabilities and long-term expertise in the development construction and operation of large offshore wind farms With a total installed offshore wind capacity of 2.5 gigawatts Incorporated is a group company of Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc. In order to realize a sustainable society and create a bright future Kyuden Mirai is developing five major renewable energy sources (wind hydropower and photovoltaic) by integrating the Kyushu Electric Power Group's technologies and know-how related to renewables human resources and other management resources Currently Kyuden Mirai is also working on the commercialization of offshore wind power generation in the Hibiki-nada area of Kitakyushu City the first open bid since the enforcement of the revised Port Law The Arkona offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea is the latest offshore wind farm of RWE Renewables The wind farm comprises 60 turbines with a total capacity of 385 megawatts - enough to supply 400,000 households with electricity Police in the Akita region found the men late on Thursday after a call from a local resident that "suspicious men" were standing at the seafront in the town of Yurihonjo according to Japanese national broadcaster NHK "We understand that the eight individuals are reporting that they came from North Korea for fishing but drifted there after their ship experienced (mechanical) troubles," said Hachiro Okonogi chairman of the National Public Safety Commission More: North Korean soldier who defected 'nice guy' who likes 'CSI,' pop music Police said the men were in good health and spoke Korean Investigators found a wooden boat at a nearby marina with television footage of a pier in Yurihonjo showing a wooden boat rigged with bare light bulbs Japan and North Korea have no diplomatic ties and historical tensions have been compounded by Pyongyang's recent missile and nuclear threats Japan is reported to be working on how it would cope with an influx of tens of thousands of North Koreans if a crisis were to break out on the Korean Peninsula as tensions in the region continue to be high The investigation will look into the possibility the men were fishing illegally Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters The waters between Japan and the Korean Peninsula are known as a rich fishing ground and North Korean fishermen often take risks to travel far out into the Sea of Japan to meet government quotas for bigger catches Wreckage from North Korean boats sometimes washes ashore in northern Japan during winter due to seasonal winds More than a dozen cases of wreckages have been reported in the three northern prefectures facing the Sea of Japan this year The Japanese Coast Guard last week saved three out of 12 North Korean fishermen after their boat capsized in high seas A North Korean soldier recently defected to the South after being shot and wounded by his country's military as he made his getaway across the border in the heavily guarded Demilitarized Zone between the two countries This article originally appeared on DW.com Its content is published separately from USA TODAY Renova has selected MHI Vestas to supply turbines for the Akita Yurihonjo offshore wind project in Japan The project is expected to have a power generating capacity of approximately 700 MW making it one of the largest offshore wind farms in Japan “The Yurihonjo project will be a pioneer in the Japanese offshore wind market and we recognize that the reliability of the wind turbines to be used is crucial,” said Yosuke Kiminami “I am sure that the wind turbines developed by MHI Vestas which commands one of the largest shares of the global offshore wind turbine will be perfectly suited for our project.” The developer is currently engaged in dialogues with local residents and is holding consultations on how the wind farm will contribute to the community conducting environmental impact assessments and other surveys Akita Yurihonjo has been under development since 2015 and a project plan was drawn up based on the Second Phase of Akita Prefectural Strategy for New Energy Industries formulated in 2016 Wind condition measurements began on the site in 2016 while the seabed ground surveys commenced the following year Besides Renova, Akita Yurihonjo is owned by Cosmo Eco Power Co., JR-East Energy Development Co., and the recently-joined Tohoku Electric Power The Pioneers of Offshore Engineering GustoMSC part of NOV’s Marine and Construction business is recognized for providing advanced design & engineering consultancy for mobile offshore units and reliable equipment and technical knowledge into realistic & innovative ideas The performance of new and existing jack-ups A leading Japanese utility is among the latest companies in the country to get involved in offshore wind and is investing in a potential 700 MW offshore windfarm Renova said Tohoku Electric Power Co Inc had decided to jointly invest in Akita Yurihonjo Offshore Wind GK Renova is leading plans to develop the Akita Yurihonjo offshore wind project which would be one of the largest projects of its type in the country Renova is engaged in dialogue with local residents fishermen and other local industries and is conducting environmental impact assessments and surveys in preparation for the offshore windfarm If the project reaches a final investment decision and construction goes ahead Renova is an independent renewable energy developer and power producer wind and geothermal powerplants and aims to become a leader in renewable energy in Asia Japan is one of a number of Asian countries highlighted in a recent report that anticipates ‘explosive growth’ in the wind power market in the region The authors of Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables’ latest report on the global wind power market highlighted the Asia Pacific region “Aggressive renewables targets in India and explosive growth in the offshore sector are expected to drive a 10-year compound annual growth rate of 12.2% in the Asia Pacific region excluding China,” said the authors of Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables Global Wind Power Market Outlook Update: Q1 2019 report “Cumulative offshore capacity in the region will reach almost 19 GW from just 111 MW at the end of 2018 A growing number of Japanese companies are investing in offshore wind energy projects, since the Japanese Government passed a bill which sets a national framework for developing offshore wind. the government will set aside offshore areas for wind power projects Developers will then bid to use the designated areas and successful bidders will be given the right to use the zones for up to 30 years FREDERICIA, Denmark – Ørsted, Japan Wind Development Co. (JWD), and Eurus Energy have partnered to jointly develop offshore wind projects in the Akita Prefecture The three companies have been developing two designated offshore wind sites under Japan’s Offshore Renewable Energy Act of 2018 both of which are located off the coast of Akita: Noshiro/Mitane/Oga and Yurihonjo Both projects are currently progressing with the necessary permitting The consortium is prepared to participate in Japan’s upcoming offshore wind auction round which closes on May 27 JWD has conducted site investigations including wind measurements and environmental impact assessments at Noshiro and Yurihonjo The turbines for both wind farms will be installed on bottom-fixed foundations Japan has outlined a 30-45 GW offshore wind ambition by 2040 and plans to execute offshore wind auctions every year Japan’s west coast is expected to host up to 5 GW offshore wind by 2030 The grid capacity is 415 MW for Noshiro City please disable the ad blocking feature and reload the page This website uses cookies to collect information about your visit for purposes such as showing you personalized ads and content By clicking “Accept all,” you will allow the use of these cookies Users accessing this site from EEA countries and UK are unable to view this site without your consent AKITA — A surveillance camera captured footage of an active bear in Yurihonjo The animal was detected by an automatic camera system set up by the city to monitor bears was walking back and forth between grassland and a forest “we have confirmed through the camera system that a bear is still active and not hibernating.” Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting © 2025 The Japan News - by The Yomiuri Shimbun Consortia in which Mitsubishi Corporation is the main stakeholder have been selected to develop all of the projects offered in Japan’s first fixed-bottom offshore wind auction The Mitsubishi-led consortia have been selected to build an 819 MW Yurihonjo wind farm offshore Akita Prefecture and a 390.6 MW Choshi project off Chiba Prefecture All three projects will feature GE Haliade-X wind turbines with an individual capacity of 12.6 MW GE will manufacture and deliver a total of 134 units for the three projects The combined capacity of the three projects is around 1.7 GW and Tourism (MLIT) said that five bidders competed to develop the Yurihonjo project The Yurihonjo offshore wind farm will comprise 65 wind turbines scheduled to be fully commissioned by December 2030 The consortium behind the project comprises Mitsubishi Corporation Energy Solutions Ltd. The strike price for this project is JPY 11,990 per MWh (EUR 92.6 per MWh) The Noshiro Mitane Oga will feature 38 wind turbines slated for full commissioning in December 2028 The consortium behind this project consists of Mitsubishi Corporation Energy Solutions Ltd. The project will deliver electricity at a strike price of JPY 13,260 per MWh (EUR 102 per MWh) 31 GE Haliade-X wind turbine will be installed at the Choshi wind farm with the full commissioning expected in September 2028 Mitsubishi Corporation Energy Solutions Ltd. and Mitsubishi Corporation are jointly developing this project The strike price for Choshi is JPY 16,490 per MWh (EUR 127.35 per MWh) The consortium is partnering with companies including Amazon.com NTT Anode Energy Corporation and Kirin Holdings Company on regional promotion strategis for all three projects and has already made concrete proposals under its exclusive public occupancy plans NOTE: The original article has been updated Today's print edition Home Delivery a Japanese biochemist whose research on fungi helped to lay the groundwork for widely prescribed drugs that lower a type of cholesterol that contributes to heart disease the president of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology The statement did not give a cause or say where he died.googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1499653692894-0'); }); It is also a major contributor to coronary artery disease a leading cause of death in the United States In a time of both misinformation and too much information quality journalism is more crucial than ever.By subscribing Your subscription plan doesn't allow commenting. To learn more see our FAQ Sponsored contents planned and edited by JT Media Enterprise Division The Japanese government has designated eleven areas as potentially suitable for the development of offshore wind farms The areas have been identified jointly by the Ministry of Economy Four areas lie offshore Akita prefecture: Noshiro (Mitane and Oga) The agencies have identified three areas offshore Aomori prefecture: Nihon sea (north) Two areas have been designated offshore Nagasaki prefecture: Goto The two remaining areas lie offshore Tokyo prefecture (Choshi) and off Niigata prefecture (Murakami & Tainai) will immediately undergo preparations for wind and geological surveys Japan passed into law the Bill on promotion of use of territorial waters for offshore renewable energy generation facilities The law enables the development of offshore wind farms outside port-related areas the successful candidates will be granted a 30-year lease to develop and operate wind farms at the designated areas Your browser does not support JavaScript, or it is disabled．Please check the site policy for more information National Report Extreme rainfall and flooding in Yamagata Prefecture have likely caused significant damage the Japan Meteorological Agency announced on July 25 The agency issued a special warning urging residents to take emergency measures One person was reported buried after a landslide in Yuzawa city of neighboring Akita Prefecture Yamagata Prefecture suffered rainfall of an intensity rarely seen It was the agency’s first special warning this year The areas most likely to be affected were Sakata city and Yusa town near the border with Akita Prefecture It urged people in these areas to evacuate to sturdy buildings and to stay on the buildings’ upper floors People should also get away from rivers and cliffs the JMA said people should stay indoors but go upstairs The JMA said linear rain bands have formed in the Shonai and Mogami areas of Yamagata Prefecture There is a sharp increase in the risk of landslides and deadly flooding Yuza town in Yamagata Prefecture declared an emergency for 12,286 people in 4,890 households throughout the town at 1 p.m Sakata city in the prefecture did so at 2:05 p.m for 4,880 people in 1,888 households in the Yawata district Yamagata Prefecture was not the only prefecture affected Akita Prefecture received record-breaking rainfall between the evening of July 24 and July 25 a landslide occurred at a construction site in Yuzawa city in the prefecture the bank of a river collapsed on the evening of July 24 and a firefighter was slightly injured which runs through Yurihonjo city in the prefecture The city issued an emergency alert for 231 people in 86 households in the area The Koyoshigawa river in the city also overflowed at 2:40 p.m The JMA said the rainfall expected in the Tohoku region during the 24-hour period ending at noon on Jan Heavy rainfall is expected to continue over the Tohoku region for the next week or so and the agency is calling for extreme caution to avoid not only flooding but also landslide damage (This article was written by Ryo Oyama and Yasuhiro Kumabe.) Emergency alert for 9,000 people as record rain inundates Akita 20 missing in Atami in rain-triggered landslide 2 missing amid heavy rainfall causing flooding in 5 prefectures Information on the latest cherry blossom conditions Please right click to use your browser’s translation function.) A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II In-house News and Messages No reproduction or republication without written permission japan image © taisuke ogawa and chiaki arai office all images courtesy of chiaki arai office in the heart of yurihonjo city, japanese firm chiaki arai urban and architectural design has just completed a large-scale societal hearth titled the ‘kadare cultural center’ which was originally distributed between two sites sandwiching a road combines the entire ensemble under one roof creating a covered pedestrian ‘gathering street’ providing centralized access to the architects designed each function with practical input from the people that use them to produce a spatially sensitive architecture that responds to human scale and usability and communicates logically within the sequence of spaces in order to house such a diverse program with varying needs and conditions a repetitive and irregular concrete structure creates the opportunity for different scopes of spaces within one building windows are punched through the outer shell not necessarily following an external aesthetic but to provide the necessary amount of light where it is needed each zone bestows a different experience and quality specific to its use while maintaining the overall language of the construct special attention was given to the project all the way down to the smallest details such as the placement of the rocks in the exterior courtyard the walls are cast with a very particular texture of lines and voids some of which are filled with small lights and the ceilings are covered in metal panels of varying thicknesses and perforations which provides a somatosensory environment panels cover thin overlapping geometries the multi-purpose acoustically designed theater is a transforming piece of technology in itself the following set of images depict one of its possible arrangements to increase the amount of seats as needed the main stage descends to ground level for a flat-floor configuration and can be combined with the citizen activity room and north and south pocket parks to create a 175-meter long spacious tunnel aptly called the ‘super box’ the library spread over two floors feels like a microcosm of spaces with intimate private reading areas and vast open expanses filled with light contrasting the primary circulatory artery with warm hardwood floors and dark red-hued wood furnishings that inhabit the entire scope of the project it has space for 220,000 volumes and 188 browsing seats in the center hovers a large ‘moon’ of concrete supported by only four bending columns with a singular spiraling staircase that leads up to the planetarium offset from the surrounding void in the roof element to naturally illuminate the interior (left) library shelves (right) recording studio AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style Tokyo-based renewable energy developer Renova and Petrovietnam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC) have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on an offshore wind power project in Vietnam The deal will see the two companies work together on scouting and maintenance of an offshore wind power project with a view toward commercialisation Renova is developing the 700 MW Akita Yurihonjo offshore wind farm in Japan while PTSC has actively participated in providing services for most of the nearshore wind power projects in the Vietnam’s southwest region and also has a long-term contract for provision of support vessels for the transportation of personnel and operation & maintenance equipment of wind power projects in Binh Dai – Ben Tre and Tra Vinh provinces This signing ceremony was arranged in a special ceremony at the Asia Green Growth Partnership Ministerial Meeting’s public-private forum organised by the Japanese government as an action to Asia’s energy transition in line with the Asia Energy Transition Initiative (AETI) announced by Japan in May 2021 With more than 3,200 km of coastline and high, consistent wind speeds, Vietnam has some of the best conditions for developing offshore wind in Asia. The World Bank Group estimated Vietnam’s offshore wind potential to be up to 500 GW. Offshore wind giant Ørsted has also partnered up with Vietnamese cross-industry company T&T Group bringing together a multi-GW pipeline of greenfield offshore wind projects located off the coasts of the Binh Thuan and Ninh Thuan provinces said to be Vietnam’s most suitable areas for offshore wind development I agree that many flags do conduct inspections and that ther.. They should be bright yellow so they are visible in the ocea.. Don't have an account? Torrential rain over the weekend has left at least 485 houses flooded in Akita Prefecture with more than 20,000 local residents still under evacuation orders No injury or death has been reported so far Part of the Akita Shinkansen bullet train service was suspended Monday following track damage caused by the disaster according to the operator East Japan Railway Co The Japan Meteorological Agency predicted intermittent heavy rain and thunder in the Tohoku region in northeastern Japan and Hokuriku area on the Sea of Japan coast through Tuesday due to a stalled rain front over 300 millimeters of rain had been observed at multiple locations including Akita and Yokote cities an evacuation order for about 21,000 people of some 8,200 households has not been lifted Norihisa Satake said he is planning to ask for increased state financial support for recovery from the disaster Flooded rivers triggered a series of mudslides and a number of houses were stranded due to severed road access Two nursery schools in Akita and Daisen cities were closed Monday because of flooding and water supply was cut off in five cities including Yurihonjo and Yokote due to damage to pipes the governor Satake apologized Monday as he was out of the prefecture for golfing and missed an emergency meeting the previous day to share the extent of damage from the disaster "It was my mistake that I went out," the governor said After playing golf with his friends in neighboring Miyagi Prefecture he drank Saturday evening and although he learned about heavy rain in Akita he could not drive back under the influence of alcohol The governor said he headed to Akita on Sunday morning but could not make it to the meeting as he got caught in heavy traffic Japan's meteorological agency has downgraded the highest-level heavy rain emergency warning for Yamagata Prefecture in northern Japan to a warning But the agency still urges residents to remain alert The agency revised the emergency warning issued for Sakata City and Yuza Town in Yamagata Prefecture at 8:10 p.m It says the risk of rivers overflowing and flooding is still high urging people to stay updated on the latest information released by local municipalities and ensure their own safety damp air surrounding a Pacific high-pressure system is flowing toward a rain front stretching over northern Japan The agency says atmospheric conditions are very unstable in areas of the Tohoku region along the Sea of Japan and torrential rain is falling in Yamagata and neighboring Akita prefectures The agency says Yamagata is receiving unprecedented amounts of rain 41 millimeters of rain fell in Yamagata's Oishida Town 234 millimeters of rain were recorded in Yurihonjo City and 210 millimeters in Yuzawa City during a 24-hour period Both are record highs since data-taking began The land ministry announced the highest alert level for flooding after the Koyoshi River overflowed in Yurihonjo City when heavy rain caused an embankment to collapse The ministry says the risk of flooding has increased for some rivers in Yamagata Prefecture Landslide alerts have also been issued for some parts of Yamagata and Akita prefectures Weather officials say heavy rain will likely continue through Friday mainly in Sea of Japan coastal areas in the Tohoku region with heavy downpours feared in some places They say up to 200 millimeters of rain will likely fall in some areas of Tohoku during the 24-hour period through Friday evening Residents are advised to be on the alert for landslides overflowing rivers and flooding in low-lying areas People facing dangerous conditions who are unable to move to safer places are urged to seek shelter on upper floors in rooms that do not face mountain slopes East Japan Railway says it will suspend bullet train runs on the Yamagata Shinkansen Line all day Thursday A man in his 60s had gone missing following a landslide at a construction site on Thursday morning in Japan's northwestern prefecture of Akita Yuzawa City fire officials say a worker at a road construction site in Yuzawa City called to report that the landslide had buried a colleague Fears of secondary disasters have postponed search efforts by police and firefighters Yuzawa City recorded nearly 200 millimeters of rain in the past 24 hours Local fire department officials said two people are stranded inside a house flooded by heavy rains in Sakegawa Village in Yamagata Prefecture. The officials said firefighters are on the way to rescue them as of 1:30 p.m Kajima Corporation and Van Oord have been selected as the preferred Balance of Plant contractors for three offshore wind projects in Japan In December 2021 the Government of Japan selected three consortia all led by Mitsubishi Corporation Energy Solutions as the operators for three offshore wind power projects in Akita These are the 391 MW wind farm near Choshi in Chiba the 479 MW wind project off the coast of Noshiro and the 819 MW project off the coast of Yurihonjo in Akita These three BoP projects cover the provision of all supporting components and auxiliary systems other than the wind turbines Yurihonjo will be the largest wind farm in Japan once built Execution of this portfolio of projects will take place over several years and is expected to start in the second half of this decade Kajima and Van Oord have been supporting the three consortia in developing the projects and will continue doing so This is the first contract of this size in Japan for Van Oord Japanese version