The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, UK and the Japanese Floating Wind Technology Research Association (FLOWRA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to work towards reducing risks and costs related to floating offshore wind. The MoU, signed in Tokyo on 7 March, follows nine months of collaboration between ORE Catapult and FLOWRA. The initiative […]
A nine-partner Japanese consortium has commenced work on a 30MW+ floating wind farm, situated approximately 25km off the coast of Akita Prefecture. The consortium, working under the banner of ‘The Southern Akita Floating Offshore Demonstration Project Aimed at Overseas Expansion via Cost Reductions’, will install two floating wind turbines, each rated more than 15MW, in […]
Following on from previous wind farm support-themed conferences, the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) has teamed up with class society ABS to host Offshore Wind Summit 2023 in Aberdeen, UK on 3 October 2023. Open to members of RINA and non-members alike, the event will provide an overview of some of the state-of-the-art and […]