Japan to Develop Offshore Wind Farms at 30 Sites in 10 years
to target the goal, the paper said, without identifying sources.The new policy aims for three or four projects each year with total generation capacity of 1 gigawatt (GW), from the financial year starting in April 2021 until fiscal 2030/2031, for an accumulated total of 10 GW.To speed the expansion, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) plans to build storage facilities nationwide for the parts required for construction, as well as reinforce some ports.The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) plans to revise power grid rules to scrap restrictions on greener power suppliers
Kawasaki Tests Prototype AUV in UK Waters
in U.K. waters. With a focus on the growing demand for pipeline maintenance in the offshore oil and gas fields, Kawasaki said it has been developing AUVs utilizing sophisticated underwater vehicle technologies fostered in-house over the years, with support from a subsidization project by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). The AUV verification test was carried out from November 6 to 20, 2017 at The Underwater Centre, a marine testing and training facility in Fort William, Scotland. Tests at sea used a prototype AUV and a charging station, and included
RS at SEA JAPAN 2014
with a broad range of representatives from the major Japanese marine equipment and service suppliers, YANMAR, DAIHATSU, KOBE STEEL, NIIGATA POWER SYSTEMS to name a few, as well as a number of ship repair yards. During the exhibition, the RS stand was visited by Naoto Nakagawa, a representative of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan. According to him, the high quality of products and services delivered by Japanese companies currently enables them to compete with the enterprises of China and South Korea. Naoto Nakagawa discussed with the RS representatives the opportunities
February 2024
