Wind energy boom seen in Japan for 2013

Japan’s wind energy market is set to boom this 2013, helping the global wind industry bounce back from its slowdown in 2012, according to Frost and Sullivan.

While a lull in the domestic onshore wind power market in the recent years had driven some Japanese wind turbine manufacturers to shift focus on European and U.S. markets, a growing interest on offshore wind farms will change this scenario.

“This is expected to attract not only home-grown engineering and construction companies but also global wind turbine manufacturers to re-enter Japan,” said Frost and Sullivan.

Compared with European markets that have been leading the offshore wind power development worldwide, the Asia-Pacific is lagging behind in terms of progress.

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