Furukawa Electric Co Ltd announces Fukushima recovery, experimental offshore floating wind farm project

Marubeni Corporation The University of Tokyo Mitsubishi Corporation
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Japan Marine United Corporation
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation Hitachi, Ltd.

Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
Shimizu Corporation
Mizuho Information & Research Institute, Inc.

Fukushima Recovery, Experimental Offshore Floating Wind Farm Project

A consortium made up of Marubeni (project integrator), the University of Tokyo (technical advisor), Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan Marine United, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation, Hitachi, Furukawa Electric, Shimizu, and Mizuho Information & Research have been participating in an experimental offshore floating wind farm project sponsored by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry since March 2012.

At present, the laying of the extra-high voltage undersea cable and the dynamic cable at the testing area has been successfully completed.

1. Outline of construction works in the first term Setting one 2MW downwind-type floating wind turbine, the world's first 66kV floating power sub-station and the cables.

2. Work progress to date

Source: Marubeni Corporation

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