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SeaTwirl Partners With Local Firm To Bring Vertical-Axis Floating Wind Turbine To Japan

The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on offshoreWIND.biz.

This is the sub-heading.

Sweden-based SeaTwirl has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sumitomo Corporation Power & Mobility (SCPM) to promote its vertical-axis offshore floating wind turbine in the Japanese market.

These two paragraphs detail the responsibilities.

Under the MoU, SCPM will be responsible for identifying, marketing, negotiating, and contracting potential clients.

The Swedish company will be in charge of promoting and offering the products and services to potential clients.

Note.

1. In SeaTwirl And Verlume Join Forces To Drive Decarbonisation Of Offshore Assets, I talk about their MoU with Verlume.
2. In SeaTwirl, Kontiki Winds To Explore Powering Oil & Gas Assets With Floating Wind, I talk about their MoU with Kontiki Winds.

SeaTwirl either likes using Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) or their technology is very good.

The article says this about the applicability of SeaTwirl to Japanese waters.

Japan has over 4,000 islands, and according to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), it has approximately 128 GW of fixed-bottom offshore wind potential and 424 GW of floating offshore wind potential.

SeaTwirl said that its vertical-axis wind turbine is well-suited for the conditions in the Japanese offshore environment with its robust and flexible design and high serviceability.

That certainly looks to be a good match and I wonder, if this could end up as a three-way co-operation, with the inclusion of Verlume’s underwater batteries.

Will SeaTwirl and Sumitomo target other island nations or those with lots of islands like Croatia, Greece,  the Caribbean, Italy, Micronesia and the Philippines?

March 29, 2024 - Posted by AnonW | Energy | Floating Wind Power, Islands, Japan, Kontiki Winds, Offshore Wind Power, SeaTwirl, Sumitomo, Verlume, Wind Power