BW Ideol and Tohoku Electric Power have signed a formal agreement and initiated feasibility studies to jointly develop a commercial-scale floating wind farm off the coast of Kuji City, Japan.
The project, located off the Iwate prefecture, will use BW Ideol’s damping pool technology.
The two companies stated they intend to collaborate very closely to contribute to the early commercialisation of cost-competitive floating offshore wind power in Japan through the project.
BW Ideol chief executive Paul De La Gueriviere said: “We’re pleased and honoured to join forces with a leading Japanese utility such as Tohoku EPCO and to further contribute to the advancement of floating wind power in Japan.
“Japan is a very promising market where we have a strong local presence and recognition and where we have been co-developing numerous projects for several years now.”
Toshinori Shirato, general manager of Tohoku Electric Power, said: “We are pleased and honoured to start the feasibility study at the Iwate prefecture together with BW Ideol who has abundant experience as well as technical expertise in the floating offshore wind industry.”