日本确定海上风能项目10大开发区域

据离岸工程7月3日报道，日本工业省(ministry of industry)上周五表示，它已确定了10个可能适合开发海上风力发电场的区域，其中4个被指定为“有前景的区域”。日本开始了第二轮遴选运营商的程序。

政府去年实施了一项加强风力发电场开发的法律，预计日本海上风力发电市场将会增长。新的有前景的海域包括青森和秋田附近的日本海，这两个都在日本北部，还有一个在日本南部的长崎附近。

这些地区，将立即开始筹备工作，其中包括风力和地质调查以及成立咨询社区的委员会。

去年，环保部从11个被认为可能适合开发海上风力发电的地区中选出了4个有前景的地区。

在这四个项目中，位于长崎的21兆瓦的Goto项目处于领先地位，日本能源部将于6月启动竞标程序，以选择运营商，这是新法律下的首次招标。

洪伟立 摘译自 离岸工程

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Japan Identifies 10 Areas for Offshore Wind Projects

Japan's industry ministry said on Friday it has identified 10 areas as potentially suitable for development of offshore wind farms, four of which were designated "promising areas", as it started a second round of the process to select operators.

Japan's offshore wind power market is expected to grow after the government enforced a law last year to enhance development of wind farms.

The new promising areas include two in the Sea of Japan off Aomori and one off Akita, both in northern Japan, and one off Nagasaki in the south.

For those areas, the preparation process, which includes wind and geological surveys and the formation of councils to consult communities, will start immediately.

Last year, the ministry selected four promising areas from 11 that were seen as potentially suitable for offshore wind power development.

Of those four, the 21 megawatt (MW) Goto project in Nagasaki is leading the way, with the ministry launching a bidding process to select an operator in June, the first auction under the new law.