Awarded: Japan Society of Civil Engineers Technology Award (Group II) for 2026
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Nippon Steel Engineering Co., Ltd., together with four partner companies, has been awarded the Japan Society of Civil Engineers' Technology Award for their contributions to the Kitakyushu Hibiki-ko Offshore Wind Farm project. Their innovative jacket-type foundation design and construction technologies for heterogeneous seabeds were highly recognized.
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Q: Which companies received the JSCE Technology Award?
A: Nippon Steel Engineering, Hibiki Wind Energy, J-POWER, Kyuden Mirai Energy, and Goi Kajima Corporation.
Q: What is the Kitakyushu Hibiki-ko Offshore Wind Project?
A: Japan's largest bottom-fixed offshore wind farm, with 25 turbines and 220MW capacity, located off Kitakyushu.
Q: Why was this technology awarded?
A: For innovative jacket foundation design using three pile methods and high-precision seismic analysis on heterogeneous seabeds.
Q: What is a jacket foundation?
A: A steel truss structure fixed to the seabed with piles, suitable for water depths of 8–30 meters.
Q: Can this technology be applied elsewhere?
A: Yes, it is applicable to future offshore wind projects in Japan’s deep, geologically complex sea areas.