TOKYO -- The Japanese government will develop a 300-megawatt wind farm off the coast of Hokkaido to help power semiconductor production and data centers, Nikkei has learned.
Electricity demand on the country's northernmost main island is expected to increase after Japanese chipmaker Rapidus broke ground there on a cutting-edge plant, as well as plans for a SoftBank data center. Because transmitting more power from the main island of Honshu would be expensive, there is an urgent need to expand locally produced renewable energy.
