According to the American "New Scientist" magazine, in order to vigorously develop renewable energy, Japan plans to build the world's largest offshore wind power generation with a total of 143 wind turbines 16 kilometers away from Fukushima City in July this year. field, thereby weaning ourselves from dependence on nuclear energy.
The first phase of the Japanese wind farm project will complete the laying of submarine cables and the installation of substations and a 2-MW turbine. If all goes well, the installation of the next batch of turbines will also be carried out. In order to reduce the installation cost of the turbine, the project will fix the steel frame to the continental shelf through mooring cables and heavy stones at a depth of 200 meters off the coast of Japan, and then fix the turbine to the seabed. Once the farm begins operating at full power, the electricity it generates will be connected to the grid where the Fukushima nuclear power plant is located through transmission lines.
The project's project manager, Takeshi Ishihara of the University of Tokyo, insists that the area's seismic risk will not cause problems for turbine operation, saying that his team has conducted computer simulation experiments to Turbine installations are proven to not only withstand extreme events such as earthquakes or tsunamis, but also remain safe in the face of severe weather conditions such as typhoons. Takeishihara said: "The project design has considered the possibility of facing various extreme situations."