Japan announced 4 Offshore Wind Promoting Zone

Japan announced 4 Offshore Wind Promoting Zone

Japanese government (METI& MLIT) has announced 4 Offshore Wind Promoting Zone for FY2020.
(It is for the auction for the "General Common Sea Area".)

・再エネ海域利用法における今後の促進区域の指定に向けて有望な区域等について、
今年度の整理を行いました。（7月3日）(in Japanese) on 3 July 2020
　https://www.meti.go.jp/press/2020/07/20200703001/20200703001.html
　https://www.mlit.go.jp/report/press/port06_hh_000193.html

　* The followings are nominated as "Offshore Wind Promoting Zone "
ready for organizing local resident council.
- Japan Sea (North) at Aomori Pref. 青森県沖日本海（北側）
- Japan Sea (South) at Aomori Pref. 青森県沖日本海（南側）
- Happou-cho & Noshiro-city at Akita Pref. 秋田県八峰町及び能代市沖
- Enoshina of Saikai-city at Nagasaki Pref. 長崎県西海市江島沖
* As for Urihonjo-city at Akita Pref. 秋田県由利本荘沖,
　　we will divide it into 2 zones for competition.
These 2 zones will be nominated at the same time in near future.

【Articles in English】
Japan picks four more 'promising areas' for offshore wind power, on 4 July by Asahi Newspaper
http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13514500

Japan Sets its Sights on Offshore Wind, on 9 July by North American Windpower
https://nawindpower.com/japan-sets-its-sights-on-offshore-wind

【Local Japanese Newspaper】
八峰・能代沖、洋上風力整備の「有望区域」に　国が選定(in Japanese)
on 4 July by Sakigake Shinpou
https://www.sakigake.jp/news/article/20200704AK0012/

【Articles in English】
Japan eyeing ten sites' offshore potential
on 9 July by Wiindpower Monthly
https://www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1690309/japan-eyeing-ten-sites-offshore-potential

Note: METI&MLIT have nominated Goto-city at Nagasaki Pref. in Dec.2019,
and started Auction for it since 24 June 2020.
http://jwpa.jp/page_295_englishsite/jwpa/detail_e.html

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