Vestas to supply Japan's first major offshore project

摘要

Japan Wind power. Vestas has received a 139 MW order from MHI Vestas Offshore Wind to supply 33 Vestas V117-4.2MW typhoon variant turbines for the Akita Noshiro Offshore Wind Farm Project. Located in Japan's northern Akita prefecture, the wind farm will be the country's first utility-scale offshore project. The wind farm is owned by Akita Offshore Wind Corporation, a special purpose company led by Marubeni Corporation, with additional Japanese project sponsors. MHI Vestas Offshore Wind will be responsible for the overall construction of the project.