NEDO Selects NYK for the Development of Construction Methods

NYK, as a member of a consortium of four companies, has been selected by Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) in an open call for applications related to the "Development of basic technologies for a multi-purpose and multi-terminal high voltage direct current transmission system,” in addition to the “development of construction methods for the installation of cable protecting system, etc.” and the “development of new cable-laying vessels, etc.”
 
To transmit wind-power-generated electricity from suitable locations such as Hokkaido to areas in high demand for electricity, strengthening the power system is necessary, and long-distance subsea DC transmission is considered promising. This project will develop essential technologies such as cable-protection methods and cable-laying vessels that address sea and weather conditions unique to Japan, aiming to reduce the cost of grid reinforcement and shorten the construction period.
 
In this project, NYK will be responsible for developing DC cable-laying vessels. Through this development, NYK will help realize the introduction and expansion of wind-power generation through an electric power system that can efficiently transmit power from suitable locations for wind-power generation, such as Hokkaido, to areas having great demand for wind-generated power. NYK will contribute to achieving by 2030 the renewable energy ratio (about 36 – 38%) outlined in the "Sixth Strategic Energy Plan." 

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