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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 typeKabushiki gaisha (unlisted)
IndustryWind power and Solar power
PredecessorTomen Power Holdings
FoundedNovember 1, 2001 (as Tomen Power Holdings)
HeadquartersKamiyacho Central Place 7F, 4-3-13, Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001Japan
Area served
Japan, Korea, U.S., and Europe
Key people
Tetsuro Nagata, President
Services
OwnerTEPCO (60%)
Toyota Tsusho (40%)
Number of employees
184 (as of April 1, 2010)
Subsidiaries
  • Eurus Energy Japan
  • Eurus Energy America
  • Eurus Energy Europe
WebsiteEurus Energy Holdings
Footnotes / references
[1][2][3]

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

History

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Tomen Corporation [ja], a general trading company (sogo shosha) acquired by Toyota Tsusho in 2006, launched electricity business in October 1986. In the following year Tomen started operation of a 5MW wind power plant in the Mojave Desert in the US state of California. Two more wind farms in the same area began commercial operation in 1989 and 1990. Tomen then entered the wind power markets of the United Kingdom, Italy, and Spain, and Japan in 1990s.

In November 2001, Tomen established a wholly-owned subsidiary, Tomen Power Holdings Corporation, which spun off from its power business. In 2002 TEPCO took a 50% stake in this wind power developer, renamed Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation. TEPCO increased its stake to 60% in 2004.

In December 2005, Eurus Energy completed the first Korean project, Gangwon Wind Park.

Starting from the South-West Sunchang Photovoltaic Power Plant project completed in May 2008, the company expanded into photovotalic power generation as the secondary line of business.

On March 11, 2011, Eurus Energy acquired the Korean photovoltaic power plant of Jindosun Park Inc. from JA Solar, a major Chinese manufacturer of photovoltaic cells. The 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami occurred on the same day. The disaster forced TEPCO to sell off assets and compensate for losses associated with the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident. As a result of this downsizing, Toyota Tsusho purchased 20 % of Eurus Energy shares from TEPCO and became the primary shareholder.

In July 2011, Eurus Energy completed the first Norwegian project, Høg-Jæren EnergiPark.

In August 2011, Eurus Energy commissioned the first American solar farm, Avenal Solar Facility.

In May 2012, Eurus Energy acquired the first Australian wind farm, Hallet 5, from AGL Energy.

The company is now preparing to build solar farms in Japan because the new feed-in tariff scheme put into effect in July 2012 is expected to increase profits of wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, and small hydro power businesses.

Wind farms

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Japan

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

In service

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Project Location Coordinates Operator Turbines and model Capacity (MW) Commissioned References
Tomamae Green Hill Wind Park Tomamae, Hokkaido Eurus Energy Tomamae 20 × Bonus 20
Hamatonbetsu Wind Farm Hamatonbetsu, Hokkaido Eurus Energy Hamatonbetsu Bonus,
Mitsubishi MWA-1000A
4 3.97
Enbetsu Wind Park Enbetsu, Hokkaido Eurus Energy Enbetsu Bonus 3 2.97
Sōya Misaki Wind Farm Wakkanai, Hokkaido Eurus Energy Sōya Mitsubishi MWA-1000A 57 57
Iwaya Wind Farm Higashidōri, Aomori Eurus Energy Iwaya Fuji Heavy Industries Shitsukari Wind Farm Higashidōri, Aomori Eurus Energy Shitsukari Hilltop 19.25
Mameda Wind Farm Yokohama, Aomori Eurus Energy Yokohama 10.5
Odanosawa Wind Farm Higashidōri, Aomori Eurus Energy Odanosawa Wind Park 10 13
Eurus Hitz Kitanosawa Cliff Wind Farm Higashidōri, Aomori Eurus Hitz Kitanosawa Cliff 12
Noheji Wind Farm Noheji, Aomori Eurus Energy Noheji 50
Kamaishi Wind Farm Kamaishi, Tōno, and Ōtsuchi, Iwate Eurus Energy Kamaishi Mitsubishi MWT-1000A 43 42.9
Tashirotai Wind Farm Kazuno, Akita Eurus Energy Minami Towada 7.65
Nishime Wind Farm Nishime, Akita Eurus Energy Nishime 30
Satomi Wind Farm Hitachiōta, Ibaraki Eurus Energy Satomi 10.02
Aridagawa Wind Farm Aridagawa, Kainan, and Arida, Wakayama Eurus Energy Aridagawa 13
Shin Izumo Wind Farm Izumo, Shimane Shin Izumo Wind Farm 79
Ōkawara Wind Farm Tokushima, Tokushima Ōkawara Wind Farm 19.5
Seto Wind Farm Ikata, Ehime Eurus Energy Seto 8
Kihoku Wind Farm Kihoku, Kagoshima Eurus Energy Kihoku 20.8

Under construction

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Three wind farms are under construction.[5]

Project Location Operator Power purchaser Wind turbine model No. of turbines Capacity (MW)
Date Wind Farm Date, Hokkaido Eurus Energy Date 10
Takine Ojiroi Wind Farm Tamura and Iwaki, Fukushima Eurus Energy Takine Ojiroi 46
Kunimiyama Wind Farm Kimotsuki, Kagoshima Eurus Energy Kimotsuki 30

South Korea

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Eurus Energy is involved in three South Korean projects.

Project Location Operator Power purchaser Wind turbine model No. of turbines Capacity (MW)
Gangwon Wind Park Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do
Taegisan Wind Farm Hoengseong and Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do Taegisan Wind Power

United States

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Project Location Coordinates Capacity (MW) Wind turbines Units
Mojave
Viking
Oasis
Combine Hills I & II Milton-Freewater, Oregon 104
Bull Creek Borden County, Texas 180 Mitsubishi MWT-1000A 1 MW 180
Crescent Ridge Bureau County, Illinois 54.45 Vestas V82 1.65 MW 33



United Kingdom

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Wind farm County Country Turbine model Power per turbine (MW) No. of Turbines Total Nameplate capacity (MW) Online Developer Operator Owner Coordinates Website
Llandinam P&L Powys Wales Mitsubishi 0.3 103 30.9 December 1992 Scottish Power/Eurus Energy SKM Scottish Power/Eurus Energy 52°26′11″N 03°24′49″W / 52.43639°N 3.41361°W / 52.43639; -3.41361 (Llandinam P&L) [1]

Eurus Energy Europe B.V.

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Project Location Coordinates Capacity (MW) Wind turbines Units
P&L, RYG Wales, United Kingdom
Paxareiras, Vicedo, DEVA, TEA, etc. Galicia, Spain
Asturias Asturias, Spain
IVPC Southern Italy
Alto de Abara, Grallas Asturias, Spain
Høg-Jæren EnergiPark Rogaland, Denmark


West_Duddon_Wind_Farm[7]

Solar farms

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The South-West Sunchang Photovoltaic Power Plant in Sunchang-gun, Jeollabuk-do is its first photovoltaic power plant, which delivers energy to the power grid of Korea Electric Power Corporation.

Project Location Operator Power purchaser Solar cells No. of turbines Capacity (MW)
South-West Sunchang Photovoltaic Power Plant Sunchang-gun, Jeollabuk-do Korea Electric Power

Avenal Solar Facility[8]

References

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  1. ^ "History" (in Japanese). Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
  2. ^ "Corporate Profile". Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation. Retrieved 2011-04-06.
  3. ^ "Corporate Profile" (in Japanese). Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation. 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. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
  5. ^ a b c "Project List as of September 2010". Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
  6. ^ "Project Map". Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation. Retrieved 2011-04-06.
  7. ^ Scottish Power Project website
  8. ^ Solar and Eurus Energy Avenal Solar Facility Starts Generating Power

See also

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