Eurus Energy

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Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation
ユーラスエナジーホールディングス株式会社
Company type Public KK (unlisted)
Industry Wind power industry and Solar power
PredecessorTomen Power Holdings [1]
FoundedNovember 1, 2001 (as Tomen Power Holdings) [2]
HeadquartersKamiyacho Central Place 7F, 4-3-13, Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0001, Japan [2]
Area served
Japan, Korea, U.S., and Europe [2]
Key people
Masami Shimizu, President [2]
Services
OwnerToyota Tsusho (60%)
TEPCO (40%) [2]
Number of employees
184 (as of April 1, 2010) [3]
Subsidiaries
  • Eurus Energy Japan
  • Eurus Energy Korea
  • Eurus Energy America
  • Eurus Energy Europe
Website Eurus Energy Holdings

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 Toyota Tsusho Corporation and Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO). It 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.

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Projects

Projects in Operation as of February 2016 [5]
RegionWind Power
(MW)
Solar Power
(MW)
Total
(MW)
Japan648233881
Asia/Oceania1914194
America61645661
Europe8650865
Total2,3202812,601

Japan

Eurus Energy Japan Corporation owns the following onshore wind farms operated by its subsidiaries in Japan. [5]

In operation

ProjectLocationOperatorCapacity (MW)
Tomamae Green Hill Wind Park Tomamae, Hokkaido Eurus Energy Tomamae20
Hamatonbetsu Wind Farm Hamatonbetsu, Hokkaido Eurus Energy Hamatonbetsu3.97
Enbetsu Wind Park Enbetsu, Hokkaido Eurus Energy Enbetsu2.97
Sōya Misaki Wind Farm Wakkanai, Hokkaido Eurus Energy Sōya57
Iwaya Wind Farm Higashidōri, Aomori Eurus Energy Iwaya32.5
Shitsukari Wind Farm Higashidōri, Aomori Eurus Energy Shitsukari Hilltop19.25
Mameda Wind Farm Yokohama, Aomori Eurus Energy Yokohama10.5
Odanosawa Wind Farm Higashidōri, Aomori Eurus Energy Odanosawa Wind Park13
Eurus Hitz Kitanosawa Cliff Wind Farm Higashidōri, Aomori Eurus Hitz Kitanosawa Cliff12
Noheji Wind Farm Noheji, Aomori Eurus Energy Noheji50
Kamaishi Wind Farm Kamaishi, Tōno, and Ōtsuchi, Iwate Eurus Energy Kamaishi42.9
Tashirotai Wind Farm Kazuno, Akita Eurus Energy Minami Towada7.65
Nishime Wind Farm Nishime, Akita Eurus Energy Nishime30
Takine Ojiroi Wind Farm Tamura and Iwaki, Fukushima Eurus Energy Takine Ojiroi46
Satomi Wind Farm Hitachiōta, Ibaraki Eurus Energy Satomi10.02
Aridagawa Wind Farm Aridagawa, Kainan, and Arida, Wakayama Eurus Energy Aridagawa13
Shin Izumo Wind Farm Izumo, Shimane Shin Izumo Wind Farm78
Ōkawara Wind Farm Tokushima, Tokushima Ōkawara Wind Farm19.5
Seto Wind Farm Ikata, Ehime Eurus Energy Seto8
Kihoku Wind Farm Kihoku, Kagoshima Eurus Energy Kihoku20.8

Under construction

Two wind farms are under construction. [5]

ProjectLocationOperatorCapacity (MW)
Date Wind Farm Date, Hokkaido Eurus Energy Date10
Kunimiyama Wind Farm Kimotsuki, Kagoshima Eurus Energy Kimotsuki30

See also

References

  1. "History" (in Japanese). Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Corporate Profile". Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation. Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2011-04-06.
  3. "Corporate Profile" (in Japanese). Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation. Archived from the original on 2009-09-17. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
  4. "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. Archived from the original on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Our Projects - Project List". Eurus Energy. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  6. "Project Map". Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation. Archived from the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2011-04-06.