Japan’s First Offshore Floating Solar Power Plant
Tokyu Land Corp. and SolarDuck B.V., in collaboration with Kyocera Communication Systems Corp., have completed the installation of Japan’s first offshore floating solar photovoltaic (OFPV) power plant on the sea surface as part of the Tokyo Bay eSG Project, an initiative of Tokyo’s Policy Planning Bureau. This project is a demonstration by the Tokyo metropolitan government that aims to realize the world’s most advanced energy generation and transmission from the Tokyo Bay area.
SolarDuck and Everblue Technologies Inc. were selected in November 2022 for the project. Over the course of fiscal year 2024, the companies will demonstrate OFPV power generation facilities, storage of electricity in batteries on the ground, and transportation of these batteries.
The renewable energy generated will be used to power Open Street Corp.’s state-of-the-art electric mobility vehicles and to power and navigate an electric boat. In addition, the company plans to consider the use of renewable energy for future events in the Takeshiba area of Tokyo Bay.
Japan’s first OFPV power plant will serve as a model that can be deployed in other parts of Japan and abroad.