The reason, says MHI Vestas CTO Torben Hvid Larsen, is the Japanese market is not yet large enough to support vessels that can install such a large turbine.
“If I have to be honest, I don’t think that the Japanese market is ready for the 8MW yet,” Larsen said, speaking Thursday at World Smart Energy Week. “Today in Europe there approximately three to four vessels that can handle and transport and carry the 8MW turbine.”
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