FEATURE: A quest to harness wind for offshore power generation in Japan

Offshore wind power generation, which involves building giant wind turbines in the ocean, could play a key role in helping Japan attain carbon neutrality.But despite its appeal for an archipelago nation, making the technology profitable for energy companies depends to a large degree on one essential factor -- knowledge of the wind itself."The only source of income is the wind," said Teruo Ohsawa, a professor at the Kobe University Graduate School of Maritime Sciences who works on predicting the complexities of ocean winds. "If the wind doesn't blow, there's nothing we can do."Ohsawa produce…READ FULL ARTICLE