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| Company type | Kabushiki gaisha (unlisted) |
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| Industry | Wind power and Solar power |
| Predecessor | Tomen Power Holdings |
| Founded | November 1, 2001 (as Tomen Power Holdings) |
| Headquarters | Kamiyacho Central Place 7F, 4-3-13, Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001Japan |
Area served | Japan, Korea, U.S., and Europe |
Key people | Tetsuro Nagata, President |
| Services |
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| Owner | TEPCO (60%) Toyota Tsusho (40%) |
Number of employees | 184 (as of April 1, 2010) |
| Subsidiaries |
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| Website | Eurus Energy Holdings |
| Footnotes / references [1][2][3] | |
Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation is a holding company of the Eurus Energy Group, Japan's largest wind power developer.[4] Eurus Energy is a joint venture of the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) and Toyota Tsusho Corporation and is headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo. It is an Independent Power Producer involved in wind power and photovoltaic power projects in the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Norway, Japan, and South Korea.[5] The total capacity of power plants in operation is 1,986.23 megawatts.[6] "Eurus" is the god of the east wind in Greek mythology.
History edit
Tomen Corporation, a general trading company (sogo shosha) acquired by Toyota Tsusho in 2006, launched electricity business in October 1986. In the following year Tomen started operation of a 5MW wind power plant in the Mojave Desert in the US state of California. Two more wind farms in the same area began commercial operation in 1989 and 1990. Tomen then entered the wind power markets of the United Kingdom, Italy, and Spain, and Japan in 1990s.
In November 2001, Tomen established a wholly-owned subsidiary, Tomen Power Holdings Corporation, which spun off from its power business. In 2002 TEPCO took a 50% stake in this wind power developer, renamed Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation. TEPCO increased its stake to 60% in 2004.
In December 2005, Eurus Energy completed the first Korean project, Gangwon Wind Park.
Starting from the South-West Sunchang Photovoltaic Power Plant project completed in May 2008, the company expanded into photovotalic power generation as the secondary line of business.
On March 11, 2011, Eurus Energy acquired the Korean photovoltaic power plant of Jindosun Park Inc. from JA Solar, a major Chinese manufacturer of photovoltaic cells. The 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami occurred on the same day. The disaster forced TEPCO to sell off assets and compensate for losses associated with the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident. As a result of this downsizing, Toyota Tsusho purchased 20 % of Eurus Energy shares from TEPCO and became the primary shareholder.
In July 2011, Eurus Energy completed the first Norwegian project, Høg-Jæren EnergiPark.
In August 2011, Eurus Energy commissioned the first American solar farm, Avenal Solar Facility.
In May 2012, Eurus Energy acquired the first Australian wind farm, Hallet 5, from AGL Energy.
The company is now preparing to build solar farms in Japan because the new feed-in tariff scheme put into effect in July 2012 is expected to increase profits of wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, and small hydro power businesses.
Wind farms edit
Japan edit
Eurus Energy Japan Corporation owns the following onshore wind farms operated by its subsidiaries in Japan. [5]
In service edit
| Project | Location | Coordinates | Operator | Turbines and model | Capacity (MW) | Commissioned | References | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomamae Green Hill Wind Park | Tomamae, Hokkaido | Eurus Energy Tomamae | 20 × Bonus | 20 | ||||||||
| Hamatonbetsu Wind Farm | Hamatonbetsu, Hokkaido | Eurus Energy Hamatonbetsu | Bonus, Mitsubishi MWA-1000A |
4 | 3.97 | |||||||
| Enbetsu Wind Park | Enbetsu, Hokkaido | Eurus Energy Enbetsu | Bonus | 3 | 2.97 | |||||||
| Sōya Misaki Wind Farm | Wakkanai, Hokkaido | Eurus Energy Sōya | Mitsubishi MWA-1000A | 57 | 57 | |||||||
| Iwaya Wind Farm | Higashidōri, Aomori | Eurus Energy Iwaya | Fuji Heavy Industries | Shitsukari Wind Farm | Higashidōri, Aomori | Eurus Energy Shitsukari Hilltop | 19.25 | |||||
| Mameda Wind Farm | Yokohama, Aomori | Eurus Energy Yokohama | 10.5 | |||||||||
| Odanosawa Wind Farm | Higashidōri, Aomori | Eurus Energy Odanosawa Wind Park | 10 | 13 | ||||||||
| Eurus Hitz Kitanosawa Cliff Wind Farm | Higashidōri, Aomori | Eurus Hitz Kitanosawa Cliff | 12 | |||||||||
| Noheji Wind Farm | Noheji, Aomori | Eurus Energy Noheji | 50 | |||||||||
| Kamaishi Wind Farm | Kamaishi, Tōno, and Ōtsuchi, Iwate | Eurus Energy Kamaishi | Mitsubishi MWT-1000A | 43 | 42.9 | |||||||
| Tashirotai Wind Farm | Kazuno, Akita | Eurus Energy Minami Towada | 7.65 | |||||||||
| Nishime Wind Farm | Nishime, Akita | Eurus Energy Nishime | 30 | |||||||||
| Satomi Wind Farm | Hitachiōta, Ibaraki | Eurus Energy Satomi | 10.02 | |||||||||
| Aridagawa Wind Farm | Aridagawa, Kainan, and Arida, Wakayama | Eurus Energy Aridagawa | 13 | |||||||||
| Shin Izumo Wind Farm | Izumo, Shimane | Shin Izumo Wind Farm | 79 | |||||||||
| Ōkawara Wind Farm | Tokushima, Tokushima | Ōkawara Wind Farm | 19.5 | |||||||||
| Seto Wind Farm | Ikata, Ehime | Eurus Energy Seto | 8 | |||||||||
| Kihoku Wind Farm | Kihoku, Kagoshima | Eurus Energy Kihoku | 20.8 |
Under construction edit
Three wind farms are under construction.[5]
| Project | Location | Operator | Power purchaser | Wind turbine model | No. of turbines | Capacity (MW) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date Wind Farm | Date, Hokkaido | Eurus Energy Date | 10 | |||
| Takine Ojiroi Wind Farm | Tamura and Iwaki, Fukushima | Eurus Energy Takine Ojiroi | 46 | |||
| Kunimiyama Wind Farm | Kimotsuki, Kagoshima | Eurus Energy Kimotsuki | 30 |
South Korea edit
Eurus Energy is involved in three South Korean projects.
| Project | Location | Operator | Power purchaser | Wind turbine model | No. of turbines | Capacity (MW) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gangwon Wind Park | Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do | |||||
| Taegisan Wind Farm | Hoengseong and Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do | Taegisan Wind Power |
United States edit
| Project | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Wind turbines | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mojave | |||||
| Viking | |||||
| Oasis | |||||
| Combine Hills I & II | Milton-Freewater, Oregon | 104 | |||
| Bull Creek | Borden County, Texas | 180 | Mitsubishi MWT-1000A 1 MW | 180 | |
| Crescent Ridge | Bureau County, Illinois | 54.45 | Vestas V82 1.65 MW | 33 |
United Kingdom edit
| Wind farm | County | Country | Turbine model | Power per turbine (MW) | No. of Turbines | Total Nameplate capacity (MW) | Online | Developer | Operator | Owner | Coordinates | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llandinam P&L | Powys | Wales | Mitsubishi | 0.3 | 103 | 30.9 | December 1992 | Scottish Power/Eurus Energy | SKM | Scottish Power/Eurus Energy | 52°26′11″N 03°24′49″W / 52.43639°N 3.41361°W | [1] |
Eurus Energy Europe B.V. edit
| Project | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Wind turbines | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P&L, RYG | Wales, United Kingdom | ||||
| Paxareiras, Vicedo, DEVA, TEA, etc. | Galicia, Spain | ||||
| Asturias | Asturias, Spain | ||||
| IVPC | Southern Italy | ||||
| Alto de Abara, Grallas | Asturias, Spain | ||||
| Høg-Jæren EnergiPark | Rogaland, Denmark |
Solar farms edit
The South-West Sunchang Photovoltaic Power Plant in Sunchang-gun, Jeollabuk-do is its first photovoltaic power plant, which delivers energy to the power grid of Korea Electric Power Corporation.
| Project | Location | Operator | Power purchaser | Solar cells | No. of turbines | Capacity (MW) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South-West Sunchang Photovoltaic Power Plant | Sunchang-gun, Jeollabuk-do | Korea Electric Power |
References edit
- ^ "History" (in Japanese). Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
- ^ "Corporate Profile". Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation. Retrieved 2011-04-06.
- ^ "Corporate Profile" (in Japanese). Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
- ^ "成長株の風力発電 コストの安さは自然エネルギーでトップ". Nikkei Ecology (in Japanese). Nikkei Business Publications. 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
- ^ a b c "Project List as of September 2010". Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
- ^ "Project Map". Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation. Retrieved 2011-04-06.
- ^ Scottish Power Project website
- ^ Solar and Eurus Energy Avenal Solar Facility Starts Generating Power