Work is underway to dismantle and remove one of the world's largest floating wind power generators, which is more than 180 meters high, off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture.
The government set up the turbine in December 2015 as a symbol of reconstruction following the accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. It is disappearing after 4-1/2 years as an experimental project.
Located 20 kilometers off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture, the 7,000-kilowatt wind turbine, called Fukushima Shimpu, has a rotor 167 meters in diameter. The consortium, which includes Marubeni Corp. and the University of Tokyo, has been studying technical issues and the feasibility of commercializing the technology.
However, according to the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry, the turbine experienced more malfunctions than two smaller units nearby. In fiscal 2018, the ministry announced a plan to remove the turbine. Work started in early May and will be completed by next spring.
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