The Iwaya and Shitsukari wind farms will have capacities of 32.5MW and 19MW respectively. Operations at the wind farms ceased in March 2023 after they reached their 20-year planned commercial operation lives.
Eurus is now reconstructing the wind farms and fully upgrading the facilities.
The projects, expected to reach commercial operations in 2028, will bring the total amount of energy being supplied in the country by GE Vernova wind turbines to 1.8GW.
Gilan Sabatier, chief commercial officer, GE Vernova’s Onshore Wind business said, “We appreciate the trust that Eurus has shown in our GE Vernova technology. We are pleased to be able to support them on this project and look forward to continuing to enhance our relationship with them as they work to bring online more renewable energy both in Japan and globally.”
Masaru Akiyoshi, executive vice president, Eurus Energy Holdings said, “We are excited to deliver another operating renewable energy project in Japan. We are grateful for the people of Higashidori Village, Aomori, the administrative agencies, all partners and stakeholders who support this project. We look forward to working with GE Vernova to build this new wind farm in Aomori to provide renewable energy, building on our existing collaboration”.
GE Vernova’s Wind business comprises the Offshore Wind, Onshore Wind, and LM Wind Power businesses. Their technology portfolio includes the Haliade-X platform, their offshore wind turbine, and the next generation 3MW onshore wind turbine, as well as maintenance solutions and life extension optionality.
