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Articles | Volume 11, issue 3
Articles | Volume 11, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1013-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1013-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 11, issue 3
Review article
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30 Mar 2026
Review article |  | 30 Mar 2026

Floating offshore wind in Japan: addressing the challenges, efforts, and research gaps for large-scale commercialization

Ryota Wada, Amir R. Nejad, Kazuhiro Iijima, Junji Shimazaki, Mihaela Ibrion, Shinnosuke Wanaka, Hideo Nomura, Yoshitaka Mizushima, Takuya Nakashima, and Ken Takagi

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This paper identifies technology gaps on the path to achieving sustainable development of floating offshore wind in Japan. The key challenges, with an emphasis on unique conditions such as earthquakes and tropical cyclones, are addressed. In Japan, the absence of oil and gas has led to social challenges, like a lack of supply chain, infrastructure, and human resources at offshore wind sites. Site selection, design and operation, industry development, and contribution to the national energy policy (S + 3E) are studied.
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