Hibiki Floating Wind Turbine
Located 15km off Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture. Uses Ideol Damping Pool floating foundation technology.
Status
Operationallifecycle stage
Ownership
HFHibiki Floating Wind Power — 50% ◇
GLGlocal — 50% ◇
Location
JapanSea of Japan (East Sea)
Technology
Capacity
3 MW ◇
Turbines
1 × 3 MW ◆
Model
Aerodyn Scd 3-0 ◇
Foundation
—
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Water depth
56–58 m ≈
Wind speed
7.7 m/s @ 100 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
FiT ◆
Grid
Not recorded ◇
Connection
Grid connection secured ◇
Schedule
FID
Taken · date not recorded ∴
COD
2025-Q2 ◇
Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
4 dated milestones on the spine, each with its source · the ownership chain from Hafrok's transactions record · the developer's announced-COD history
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Revenue & offtake contract terms, price levels and the route to market
the FiT contract's terms · price over time in money of the day · the routes to market and the next visible round
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Installation how the build is going · from sourced statements and Hafrok's registers
construction status and turbines standing · vessel and port contracts · the grid connection and whether it is ready in time
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Sources & verification
Rests on 10 sources (4 primary) · ◆ 1 document held
◆Verified≈Modelled◇Sourced∴Inferred⌁Convention○Unverified∅No source·Derived
Numbers are stable citation ids — grouped by source class, so they are not consecutive.
Operator4
[5]
NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization)2018-08-10
“2018年6月にバージ型と呼ばれる小型浮体を製作 ... 2018年8月10日...日本初のバージ型浮体式洋上風力発電システム実証機を完成させました”
supportsOnshore constructionOffshore constructionSite rights
[7]
NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization)2019-05-21
“NEDOは、北九州市沖約15キロメートル、水深約50メートルの海域に設置した日本初のバージ型浮体式洋上風力発電システムの実証運転を本日開始しました。”
supportsFirst power
[9]
The Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (joint press release with SMFL Mirai Partners, Glocal, Goujinsha Group, Kotobuki Giken Kogyo, and Renewable Japan)2025-04-22
“「ひびき灘沖浮体式洋上風力発電所（福岡県北九州市響灘沖、3,000kW×1基）」の商用運転を開始しました。... ＜事業概要＞発電所所在地 福岡県北九州市響灘沖（一般海域） 発電種別 洋上風力発電（浮体式） 出力／基数 3,000kW×１基 事業会社 ひびきフローティングウィンドパワー合同会社 商用運転開始 2025年4月22日 [Translation: commenced commercial…”
supportsTurbinesUnit capacity
[10]
Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, METI (資源エネルギー庁)2026-08-31◆ 再生可能エネルギー事業計画認定情報 公表用ウェブサイト — 40 福岡県 (20…
“2C85049H40 | ひびきフローティングウィンドパワー合同会社 | 株式会社グローカル 職務執行者 奥原誠次郎 | 広島県呉市中通２－６－６ | 0823-21-6660 | 洋上風力 | 3000 | 福岡県北九州市若松区響町３－１－５７ | 1 | - | 45729 | - | 2025年4月 | - | - | - | - | 2045年3月”
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Trade press5
[2]
[3]
offshoreWIND.biz2025
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsoperatorownerConsentFinal investment decisionCommercial operation+4 more
[4]
The Wind Power2026
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsCoordinates
[6]
offshoreWIND.biz2019-06-06
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsOnshore constructionOffshore constructionSite rights
[8]
Unverified import1
[1]
unknown
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
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Early access