Greeting from the Chairman
I am very pleased that this association has been formed to tackle the common challenges for the commercialization of floating offshore wind power generation at an early stage under the joint effort by the power generation companies, and I am humbled by the responsibility of my role as a driving force for this initiative.
The issues surrounding floating offshore wind power generation are complex and wide-ranging, but through the activities of this association, I would like to work with a sense of mission to develop the technology that will form the common foundation to foster and develop the floating offshore wind power generation market as to play a role as an ‘accelerator’.
In addition, we hope to promote activities that will lead to the international standardization of the technologies and systems which we will develop and to the promotion of industry in Japan by working in partnership with the relevant regulatory bodies and industry, and also by deepening our overseas partnerships in Europe and the United States.
We look forward to your guidance and cooperation.
FLOWRA’s mission statement
In promoting the commercialisation of offshore wind power, we will contribute to the realisation of wide-area, large-scale commercialisation of floating offshore wind power in particular and the early achievement of a carbon-neutral society, by jointly addressing research themes that reduce costs and risks or promote technological development. In addition, the project will contribute to the creation of a new domestic industry with an eye on overseas markets.
Purpose of Establishment and Mission of FLOWRA
Established in March 2024 with the approval of METI with the aim of contributing to the realization of large-scale commercialization of floating wind turbines, a CN society and the creation of a domestic industry, by Japanese developers to support development of common basic technology that reduces the cost and risk of floating offshore wind including cooperation with overseas organizations. As of the end of July 2024, there are 20 participating companies. Specifically, we are working on the following:
1. Developing optimal design methods by considering structures as an integrated system.
2. Defining specifications and standards for serial production technologies with partners around the world.
To this end, FLOWRA has collaborated partnerships with Japanese general and marine contractors, as well as manfacturers of materials, shipbuilding, heavy electric equipment, etc., and are promoting technological development from the perspective of process innovation. FLOWRA is also working with foreign non-profit peer organizations where commercial projects exists to expand the global market.
Overview (Outline of the association)
- Name of Association
- Floating Offshore Wind Technology Research Association (FLOWRA)
- Date of Establishment
- 1st March 2024
- Chairman
- Masakatsu Terasaki (NTT Anode Energy Corporation)
- Office Address
- CROSSCOOP, 3F Urbannet Uchisaiwaicho Building, 1-1-13 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, 105-0004 Tokyo, JAPAN
- Companies
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INPEX Inc.
NTT Anode Energy Corporation
ENEOS Renewable Energy Corporation
Osaka Gas Co.
Kansai Electric Power Co.
Kyuden Mirai Energy Co.
Cosmo Eco Power Co.
Shikoku Electric Power Co.
JERA Corporation
The Chugoku Electric Power Co.,Inc.
Chubu Electric Power Co.
Tokyo Gas Co.
Power Development Co.
Tokyo Electric Power Company Renewable Power Co.
Tohoku Electric Power Co.
Hokuriku Electric Power Co.
Hokkaido Electric Power Co.
Marubeni Offshore Wind Development Co.
Mitsubishi Corporation Offshore Wind Ltd.
Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation
（2024年10月現在20社）
List of Directors
- Chairman
- Masakatsu Terasaki（Senior Vice President Deputy Head of Energy Solution Department,NTT Anode Energy Corporation）
- Vice-Chairman
- Shinsuke Inoue（Managing Director, Wind Power Department Tokyo Electric Power Company Renewable Power Inc）
- Director
- Kazumi Ogura（Executive Officer (Offshore Wind), Renewable Energy Division, Kansai Electric Power Co）
- Director
- Tatsuya Nagamatsu（Director, Managing Executive Officer and General Manager, Business Planning Division, Kyuden Mirai Energy Co.）
- Director
- Shuichi Manabe（Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, Cosmo Eco Power Co., Ltd.）
- Director
- Atsushi Yuihara（Executive Officer, Domestic Offshore Wind Power Business Group, Global Renewable Energy Division, JERA Corporation）
- Director
- Hidetomo Noda（Senior Managing Executive Officer and General Manager, General Manager of Research & Technology Development Division, Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.）
- Director
- Kenji Okada（Department Director, Offshore Wind Power Business Department, Electric Power Development Co., Ltd）
- Director
- Michiko Hirose（Senior General Manager, Floating Offshore Wind Power Development Department, Green Transformation Company, Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.）
- Director
- Toshinori Shirato（General Manager, Renewable Energy Department, Renewable Energy Company, Tohoku Electric Power Co.,Inc.）
- Director
- Seishi Tabayashi（Executive Officer, General Manager, Renewable Power Department, Hokuriku Electric Power Co.）
- Director
- Hisashi Manabe（ President & CEO, Marubeni Offshore Wind Development Corporation）
- Director
- Yuji Yatomi（Chief Engineer, Strategy and Technology Department, Mitsubishi Corporation Offshore Wind Ltd.）
- Director
- Takeshi Yamanoi（General Manager, Offshore Technology Department, Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation）
- Director
- Yoshikazu Ichimaru（General Manager, Technical Unit, Renewable Energy Division, INPEX Corporation）
- Director
- Hisayuki Doi（Assistant Division Director, Offshore Wind Project Division）
- Director
- Sensei Mizushima（Executive Officer, General Manager, Renewable Energy Department, Power Generation Division, The Chugoku Electric Power Co.）
- Director
- Hiroyuki Suzuki（ Managing Executive Officer, Hokkaido Electric Power Co.）
- Director
- Ichiro Ageko（Associate Director, Senior General Manager, Renewable Energy Development Department, Power Business Unit, Osaka Gas Co.）
- Director
- Precious Tachikawa（General Manager, Renewable Energy Department, Shikoku Electric Power Co）
- Auditor
- Toshihiko Ohashi（certified public accountant and tax accountant, Ohashi Certified Public Accountant Office）
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