Visit NOW: Japan

April 8, 06:00 – April 11, 14:00

Tokyo and Osaka

Price

5000 NOK

Recent auctions create opportunities for Norway-Japan offshore wind collaboration. Norwegian Offshore Wind is organizing a Visit NOW to Tokyo and Osaka April 08-11.

April 9

Time	Event	Speakers	Location
09.00	Meeting with Ministry of Economy, Trade and industry in Japan	Astrid Green Business development manager, Norwegian Offshore Wind Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry TBC Marianne S. Berg The Trade and Technology Office, Norwegian Embassy in Tokyo Svein Grandum Director Innovation Norway, Japan Arne Vatnøy Moderator Gunnar Birkeland CEO at Source Galileo Norge	Tokyo
12.00 - 14.30	Lunch Meeting at Headquarters of TODA corporation Introduction of Norwegian technologies such as In-line Tensioner of Mooring, Shared Anchor, Manufacturing and Assembling Process of Hywind Tampen, Interface coordination between turbine and float, Toda’s off Goto city project, etc.	Takashi Matsunobu Director Offshore Wind Technology Division, Toda Corporation	Tokyo
15.00 -16.30	Japan Wind Power Association Introduction of JWPA’s activities, offshore research, evaluation of wind condition, increase competitiveness, etc. Introduction of Norwegian Offshore Wind technologies.	Yoshinori Ueda General Manager, Communication Japan Wind Power Association	Tokyo
18.00	Meeting Norwegian Embassy in Tokyo and Innovation Norway Tokyo	Marianne S. Berg The Trade and Technology Office, Norwegian Embassy in Tokyo Gunnar Birkeland CEO at Source Galileo Norge	Tokyo
20.00	Dinner and networking		Tokyo

April 10

Time	Event	Speakers	Location
09.00 - 10.00	Meeting at TEPCO Renewable Power, Incorporated	Satoshi Asai General Manager Floating Wind Engineering Group, TEPCO Renewable Power	Tokyo
13.00 - 15.00	Meeting at Tokyo Gas	Masahiro Tanaka Assistant Manager Renewable Energy Business Development Dept., Green Transformation Company, Tokyo Gas Co.,Ltd.	Tokyo
16.00	Travel to Osaka Bullet train from Tokyo. Travel time is 2 hours and 30 minutes.	Astrid Green Business development manager, Norwegian Offshore Wind	Transit
20.00	Networking and dinner		Osaka

April 11

Time	Event	Speakers	Location
09.00	Meeting Kansai Electric Power Company Meeting with Renewable Division of Kansai Electric Power.	TBC	Osaka, Kansai Head Quarter
11.00	Site Visit: Sakai Works of Hitachi Zone We will be presented with one of their products: Floating Wind Equipment (NEDO Next-generation Floating Offshore Wind Power Generation System Demonstration & Research Demonstrator "Hibiki"/ Barge-type Floating structure) Tentative Schedule : Arrival 14:45, Briefing on the Factory, Factory tour and Q&A Session Departure 16:40 Participants must wear workwear and safety shoes provided by the factory, and must register in advance with the name of their organisation and position, height and shoe size. Participant’s Clothing must be pants-style, not skirts-style.	TBC	Chikkonshinmachi, Osaka

Time

Event

Speakers

Location

09.00

Meeting Kansai Electric Power Company

Meeting with Renewable Division of Kansai Electric Power.

TBC

Osaka, Kansai Head Quarter

11.00

Site Visit: Sakai Works of Hitachi Zone

We will be presented with one of their products: Floating Wind Equipment (NEDO Next-generation Floating Offshore Wind Power Generation System Demonstration & Research Demonstrator "Hibiki"/ Barge-type Floating structure) **Tentative Schedule :** Arrival 14:45, Briefing on the Factory, Factory tour and Q&A Session Departure 16:40 Participants must wear workwear and safety shoes provided by the factory, and must register in advance with the name of their organisation and position, height and shoe size. Participant’s Clothing must be pants-style, not skirts-style.