K2 Management has been appointed to provide its services for the 100 MW Kashima offshore wind project, which represents the company’s first contract in Japan.
The company Wind Power Energy, comprising Wind Power Group K.K, SB Energy and ORIX Corporation, which owns the offshore wind project, has hired K2 Management to support the development and construction phase to improve the overall CAPEX budget.
K2 Management will analyze the work carried out by the EPC contractor and use input and best practices from European offshore wind projects to suggest improvements on design, construction and scheduling.
“We are looking forward to be supported by K2 Management. Their consultants’ experience with offshore wind projects is second to none. We are confident this cooperation will improve the profitability and lower the risks for the project,” said Mamoru Komatsuzaki , CEO and President of Wind Power Energy.
Per K. Melgaard , Co-Founder and Senior Consultant in K2 Management, said: “We are honored and proud being able to support Wind Power Energy and its partners developing the 100 MW Kashima offshore wind project. Building on existing knowledge and experience is the only way forward and we are pleased to be working with a client that truly understands that.”
The Kashima project involves the installation of twenty 5MW wind turbines off the Kashima port.