TOKYO -- Japan will build and conduct trials of a wind power generation system in Russia's Far East, one of the joint projects growing out of a 2016 economic cooperation pact.
The wind-diesel hybrid system will be set up in the remote Sakha Republic of Russia, which borders the Arctic Ocean. Three wind turbines will be shipped to Russia this month, and construction will begin this summer. The test run is to begin around the fall of next year once diesel equipment is added. The energy and cost-saving benefits will be monitored for about a year before a decision is made on full-scale introduction.
