Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. under the leadership of its president Shinichi Sasayama, has announced its investment in Windplus, the company that operates the Wind Float Atlantic floating offshore wind farm in Portugal. This collaboration was formalized in an agreement with Ocean Winds, a pioneer in offshore wind energy. offshore wind energy.
This investment marks Tokyo Gas’ first participation in a floating offshore wind power generation project. floating offshore wind power offshore, representing a significant step in its expansion strategy in the renewable energy sector.
Wind Float Atlantic technology
[post_relacionado]Located 20 km off the Atlantic coast of Viana do Castelo, in northern Portugal, Wind Float Atlantic is one of the few floating offshore wind farms in the world. floating offshore wind farms in commercial in commercial operation. With a generating capacity of 25 MW, using large wind turbines of 10,000 kW each, this wind farm stands out for its use of WindFloat® floating foundation technology.
Developed by Principle Power, this technology is recognized as one of the most advanced in its field, offering excellent structural stability and the ability to operate in extreme weather conditions, such as waves of up to 20 meters and winds of 38.8 m/s.
Tokyo Gas dual strategy
Tokyo Gas’ participation in this project has a dual purpose: to accumulate operational experience in floating offshore wind power generation and to acquire advanced operation and maintenance methods that employ state-of-the-art digital technologies.
This experience is crucial as Japan, surrounded by deep water, presents significant potential for the expansion of offshore floating offshore wind energy. Through this collaboration, Tokyo Gas will contribute to the decarbonization of its energy matrix and seek to revitalize domestic wind energy-related industries.
Tokyo Gas and Ocean Winds celebrate strategic alliance
Kentaro Kimoto, executive representative and vice president of GX Company at Tokyo Gas, highlighted the importance of this partnership: “We are pleased to strengthen our relationship with Ocean Winds by participating in Windfloat Atlantic. This collaboration will provide us with valuable insights to move towards large-scale commercialization of floating offshore wind in Japan.”
For his part, Craig Windrum, CEO of Ocean Winds, expressed his enthusiasm for this collaboration, underlining the potential of this partnership to boost the development of offshore wind energy in Japan and contribute to the global goals of clean and sustainable energy.
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