JERA and Green Power Investment Corporation have begun operations at the Ishikari Bay New Port Offshore Wind Farm in Japan, jointly owned through Green Power Ishikari GK.
Located in Hokkaido’s Ishikari Bay New Port, the project has 14 installed wind turbines manufactured by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy that each have an output of 8,000 kW for a total output of 112,000 kW.
Onshore construction was carried out by Kajima Corporation and offshore construction by a joint venture between Shimizu Corporation and Nippon Steel Engineering.
Generated electricity will be supplied to Hokkaido Electric Power Network (HEPN) after being routed through a project transformer substation with 180,000 kWh of battery storage capacity and then through HEPN’s Nishi Sapporo Substation.
Bringing the project to completion was possible because of the tremendous cooperation and understanding extended by regional communities and government administrations including Hokkaido Prefecture, Ishikari City and Otaru City during the project’s development and construction.
