Ishikari Bay New Port Offshore Wind Farm

Ishikari Bay New Port Offshore Wind Farm
Ishikari Bay Offshore Wind Farm
Map
CountryJapan
LocationSea of Japan
Coordinates43°20′N 141°7′E / 43.333°N 141.117°E / 43.333; 141.117
StatusOperational
Construction beganSeptember 2022 (2022-09)[1]
Commission dateJanuary 2024 (2024-01)
Owners
OperatorGreen Power Ishikari LLC
Wind farm
TypeOffshore
Distance from shore3 km[2]
Hub height90 m
Rotor diameter167 m
Site area5 km2 (2 sq mi)
Power generation
Units operational14 x 8MW
Make and modelSG 8.0-167 DD
Nameplate capacity112MW
External links
WebsiteJERA Projects - Ishikari Bay
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The Ishikari Bay New Port Offshore Wind Farm is an offshore wind farm off Ishikari Bay, Ishikari, Hokkaido, Japan. As of May 2024, it is, at 112MW, the largest commercial offshore wind farm in Japan.[3]

The project was originally developed by Green Power Investment Corporation (GPI), the Japanese affiliate of Pattern Energy.[4] The project ownership changed upon the sale in May 2023 of GPIto JERA - the joint venture of TEPCO Fuel & Power and Chubu Electric Power - and NTT Anode Energy.[5] The duo reportedly paid more than $US 2bn for GPI.[6]

The project uses the typhoon and seismic certified SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbine from Siemens Gamesa[7] (where DD denotes its gearbox-less direct drive generator). It is the first project in Japan to use 8MW turbines.[3] Due to limited electrical transmission capacity to Honshu, and Hokkaido's relatively small, mainly rural, population, the local Transmission System Operator requires that all major renewable generator directly connect projects to a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), and so the Ishikari Bay project is paired to a 100MW/180MWh BESS.[2]

Ishikari Bay offshore wind farm under construction at Ishikari Bay New Port
Ishikari Bay offshore wind farm during commissioning

References

  1. ^ "Shimizu Begins Construction of Ishikari Bay New Port Offshore Windfarm". Shimizu Corporation. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b Colthorpe, Andy (12 September 2022). "Pattern Energy closes financing on Japanese offshore wind project with 100MW/180MWh battery storage". Energy Storage News. Solar Media Limited. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b Proctor, Darrell (4 January 2024). "Japan's Largest Offshore Wind Farm Now Online". POWER. Access Intelligence LLC. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  4. ^ Durakovic, Adnan (9 September 2022). "Offshore Wind and Battery Storage Project Takes Off in Japan". Offshore Wind. Navingo. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Pattern Energy Enters Agreement to Sell Japanese Assets". Pattern Energy. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Japan's Largest Offshore Wind Farm Starts Commercial Operations". The Maritime Executive. The Maritime Executive LLC. 4 January 2004. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  7. ^ Memija, Adnan (4 January 2024). "Japanese Offshore Wind and Battery Storage Project Begins Commercial Operation". Offshore Wind. Navingo. Retrieved 25 May 2024.