Siemens Gamesa to provide “typhoon-proof turbines” for wind project in Japan
By Shubhangi on Jun 19, 2021 | 04:39 AM IST
Siemens
Gamesa Renewable Energy will supply 79 ‘”typhoon-proof turbines” to a major
onshore wind development in Japan, in the country’s pledge to reduce its reliance
on fossil fuels.
In a
statement, the company said that the 339.7 megawatt Dohuku project will be located
on the island of Hokkaido and consists of four facilities set to be developed
by Eurus Energy.
Siemens
Gamesa further said that the 4.3 MW “typhoon-class” turbines are designed to
bear the “very high wind speeds” in Japan.
Yoshihide
Suga, Prime Minister of Japan, said last October that the country is aiming to
achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
He also
said in April that Japan would target a 46 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas
emissions as compared to 2013.
In the year
2019, the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy had said that Japan was
“largely dependent on fossil fuels” like coal, oil and liquefied natural gas.
CNBC reported that in March, an Energy Policy Review of
Japan by the International Energy Agency laid out the scale of the challenge
said: “Achieving the aim of carbon-neutrality by 2050 will require Japan to
substantially accelerate the deployment of low-carbon technologies, address
regulatory and institutional barriers, and further enhance competition in its
energy markets.”
(With
inputs from CNBC)
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Credits: CNBC