Denmark's Vestas Wind Systems has shelved plans to build a wind turbine plant in Japan after its prospective customer failed to snag a offshore wind farm contract, Pimagazine Asia has learned. The plant planned in Nagasaki Prefecture was slated to receive subsidies from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, but Vestas withdrew its application for the assistance in March. European peer Siemens Gamesa ...

The 75 MW order includes the supply of 15 units of the SG 5.0-145 turbine, one of the most powerful models available in South Korea Long-term service agreement of 20 years signed to optimize wind farm performance Renewables underpinned by South Korean government to reduce reliance on fossil fuels for power generation  Download PDF Siemens Gamesa will supply 15 units of its SG 5.0-145 turbine for South Korea ...

With this order Siemens Gamesa’s order entry of the 3.X platform surpasses the 1 GW milestone. The company will supply 37 SG 3.6-145 wind turbines for the project in the state of Karnataka to be manufactured at its facilities in India.  Download PDF Siemens Gamesa has signed a deal with Vena Energy to supply its industry leading 3.X platform turbines to a 133 MW wind project in Koppal District, Karnataka, I ...

Vena Energy Holdings Ltd (Vena Energy), Shikoku Electric Power (Yonden), and Toho Gas have announced the establishment of a consortium for the development of an offshore wind project in Aomori South, Japan. The site was identified by the Japanese Government as a “promising” area for the development of offshore wind projects under the Act on Promoting the Utilization of Sea Areas for the Development of Marin ...

On April 25, 2022, RENOVA, Inc. (headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, hereinafter called "RENOVA") and Petro Vietnam Technical Services Corporation (headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, hereinafter "PTSC") held a signing ceremony for a memorandum of understanding (hereinafter "This MOU") on a collaboration for an offshore wind power project. According to the MOU, RENOVA and PTSC will establish a cooperativ ...

With GE-made windmills, farm will be Japan's biggest, providing for 120,000 homes Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions on Monday announced that it had received an order for 46 wind turbines for an onshore wind farm to be built in the eastern part of Fukushima prefecture. The farm is expected to generate 147,000 kilowatts of electricity, enough to provide for 120,000 households, making it the largest such fa ...

Renewable energy developer Mainstream Renewable Power and Aker Offshore Wind have closed the transaction that will see them take an initial 50% stake in Progression Energy’s 800MW floating offshore wind project in Japan. The project is in early-stage development, with the site having been identified in proximity to good grid connections. The transaction was initially announced in August 2021, and with the c ...

Flexible transmission infrastructure is an important enabler in getting solar and wind power to work, but it has often been overlooked. Southeast Asia needs to start planning for better grids to bolster its renewables ambition, according to a new report by Black & Veatch. Beyond their green credentials, solar power projects have often been marketed as cheap, modular and quick to install, compared to fos ...

Energy solutions provider Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction has announced that it has completed implementation of the 8MW offshore wind turbine prototype at the Korea Wind Power Demonstration Center, which is located in Baeksu, Yeonggwang of South Jeolla Province. The 8MW offshore wind turbine was developed as a collaborative project led by the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Pl ...

Vietnam is determined to restructure its energy sector, said Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Dang Hoang An at the 4th High-Level Meeting of the Vietnam Energy Partnership Group (VEPG) held in Hanoi on January 24. Wind power in Bac Lieu Province. (Photo: SGGP) Gathering more than 150 delegates, the hybrid-format event looked back at achievements and contributions of the VEPG over the past four years of ...