Swedish
energy-tech company SeaTwirl has teamed up with Sumitomo Corporation Power
& Mobility Co to bring its vertical-axis offshore floating wind turbine
into the Japanese market.
Under a memorandum of understanding,
Sumitomo subsidiary will have to identify the potential clients and market
SeaTwirl’s offshore floating wind turbine.
Due to
Japan’s limited shallow-water sites where bottom-fixed offshore wind turbines
can be installed, there is a strong domestic demand for practical floating
offshore wind turbines that can be installed in deepwater further from shore.
SeaTwirl
said its vertical-axis wind turbine is
well suited the Japanese offshore environment with its robust and flexible
design and high serviceability.
“SeaTwirl
has great experience within vertical-axis offshore floating wind turbines after
more than ten years’ in the business and we are excited to see that the
Japanese market is now starting to move,” remarked Peter Laurits, head of
global business development.
SeaTwirl
has also recently made news in partnership with UK-based offshore energy
storage specialist Verlume with aims to decarbonise offshore oil and gas assets
using renewable power and seabed-based energy storage and intelligent energy
management.