Experience and Enlightenment of Floating Offshore Wind Power Demonstration Project in Japan

QIN Ming; WU Songxiong; LIU Xiaoting; CHENG Shuaibing; WEI Boyong; ZHENG Long; SHI Wei

doi:10.16516/j.ceec.2025-196

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Experience and Enlightenment of Floating Offshore Wind Power Demonstration Project in Japan

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- Experience and Enlightenment of Floating Offshore Wind Power Demonstration Project in Japan
- Southern Energy Construction Vol. 13, Issue 3, Pages: 164-177(2026)
- 作者机构：
  
  1. 中国长江三峡集团有限公司,北京,101100
  2. 大连理工大学建设工程学院,辽宁,大连,116024
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- DOI：10.16516/j.ceec.2025-196
  CLC： KT89;TM614;P752
- Published：2026
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秦明, 吴松熊, 刘肖廷, 等. 日本漂浮式海上风电技术进展及示范项目经验[J]. 南方能源建设, 2026, 13(3): 164-177.

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秦明, 吴松熊, 刘肖廷, 等. 日本漂浮式海上风电技术进展及示范项目经验[J]. 南方能源建设, 2026, 13(3): 164-177. DOI： 10.16516/j.ceec.2025-196.

. DOI： 10.16516/j.ceec.2025-196.

摘要

目的

日本是最早开始研发漂浮式海上风电（Floating Offshore Wind Turbine，FOWT）技术的国家之一，其技术发展经验可作为我国漂浮式海上风电发展的重要借鉴。

方法

文章回顾日本漂浮式海上风电技术早期发展历程，梳理其在漂浮式海上风电数值仿真、动态海缆、系泊系统和浮式结构设计等领域研究进展以及多个样机示范项目的实践经验。

结果

总结漂浮式海上风电研发面临的技术难题、示范项目需要考虑的特殊风险以及实现商业化应用仍需突破的难题，为我国发展漂浮式海上风电技术提供参考。

结论

研究认为，需要提高仿真设计精度、优化系泊设计施工技术、突破动态海缆防沉降技术及系统后期运维技术，以降低总体成本，从而实现漂浮式海上风电商业化发展。

Abstract

Objective

Japan has been among the pioneering nations in developing floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) technology. Its wealth of experience in technology and industry development holds significant reference value for China.

Method

This paper reviewed the early development history of floating offshore wind power technology in Japan. By reviewing its research progress in numerical simulation

dynamic cables

mooring systems and floating structure design of floating offshore wind power

as well as practical experience from multiple prototype demonstration projects.

Result

It summarizes

and analyzes the technical challenges faced by the research and development of floating offshore wind power

the special risks that need to be considered in demonstration projects

and the challenges that still need to be overcome to achieve commercial application. It provides reference for the development of floating offshore wind power technology in China.

Conclusion

It is believed that it is necessary to improve the accuracy of simulation design

optimize mooring design and construction technology

break through dynamic cable anti-settlement technology

and system post operation and maintenance technology to reduce overall costs

in order to achieve the commercial development of floating wind power.

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