The renewable energy market is changing rapidly every day. Rera Tech News picks out the latest news about renewable energy and the wind power market that Relatec members found interesting and delivers it to you. This time, we will be covering the news that we paid particular attention to from September to mid-October.
1. Establishment of France's first offshore research platform for offshore wind power generation
https://www.france-energies-marines.org/en/
The key point is that it is described as an offshore research platform, not just a "test site," which suggests that they are aiming to make it a hub for various research fields. Relatec is one of the operators of the facility, which will be used in areas other than wind conditions.Mutsu Ogawara Offshore Wind Observation Test SiteThis may be helpful.
② The last coal-fired power station in the UK will shut down, and coal-fired power will be phased out entirely.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20241002/k10014598011000.html
The UK's decision to phase out coal-fired power generation is a big step in moving away from fossil fuels. In Japan, the share of coal-fired power generation will be 2022% in 30.8, and according to the energy plan, it will be around 2030% even in 19, so it seems there is still a long way to go before Japan phases out coal-fired power generation.
2024) Mitsubishi Research Institute publishes analysis of potential areas for offshore wind power generation (announced in April 4)
https://windjournal.jp/120633/
https://www.mri.co.jp/news/press/20240425.html
This announcement indicates that the potential of floating wind turbines (70 GW) is overwhelmingly greater than that of fixed-bottom turbines (2396 GW). The potential area of the ocean greatly exceeds the national offshore wind power introduction target (2040-30 GW by 45, including floating turbines) and the 2050 GW (JWPA estimate) of offshore wind power required to achieve carbon neutrality by 100. These figures also indicate expectations for future expansion.
④Texas government requires AI data centers to build their own power plants
https://www.bloomberg.co.jp/news/articles/2024-10-04/SKT7IET1UM0W00
Since an AI data center consumes as much electricity as an entire city, Texas state government is asking companies that want to build AI data centers to build their own power plants. I realized that the demand for electricity is increasing with the development of AI. In Japan, the consumers who decide the selling price of electricity are very important in offshore wind power generation, and offtakers, who are the buyers of electricity in the power generation business, play an important role.
5) Japan's offshore wind power generation: lack of "basic data from government-led seabird surveys"
https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/831782
A seabird researcher has pointed out the overwhelming lack of basic data from government-led seabird surveys on "Japan's offshore wind power," and is concerned about the impact on the ecosystem. According to this article, European countries have about 30 years' worth of data from government-led surveys, but Japan only has three years' worth. Recently,Mutsu Ogawara Offshore Wind Observation Test SiteExperiments are being conducted on a radar observation survey of birds using new technology at the Iwate Prefectural Bird Research Center. In recent years, AI technology and image recognition technology have also been adopted in bird surveys, and it is hoped that new technology will be incorporated to make bird surveys more effective.
It will take time to collect the data, but it would be great to start by carrying out thorough preliminary environmental assessments using these new technologies, as well as monitoring and taking measures during operation.
Next time, we will continue to bring you carefully selected news that has caught Rera Tech's attention.
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