Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation is a holding company

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 of the Eurus Energy Group, Japan's largest wind power

Wind power

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 developer. Eurus Energy is a joint venture

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 of the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) and Toyota Tsusho Corporation and is headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo. It is an Independent Power Producer

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 involved in wind power and photovoltaic power projects in the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Norway, Japan, and South Korea. The total capacity of power plants in operation is 1,986.23 megawatts. "Eurus" is the god of the east wind in Greek mythology

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Japan

Eurus Energy Japan Corporation owns the following onshore wind farms operated by its subsidiaries in Japan.

In operation

Project	Location	Operator	Capacity (MW)
Tomamae Green Hill Wind Park	Tomamae, Hokkaido Tomamae, Hokkaido is a town located in Tomamae District, Rumoi, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is typical of the small coastal towns that line the western coast of Hokkaidō.-Demographics:...	Eurus Energy Tomamae	20
Hamatonbetsu Wind Farm	Hamatonbetsu, Hokkaido Hamatonbetsu, Hokkaido is a town located in Esashi District, Sōya, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 4,452 and a density of 11.55 persons per km²...	Eurus Energy Hamatonbetsu	3.97
Enbetsu Wind Park	Enbetsu, Hokkaido Enbetsu, Hokkaido is a town located in Teshio District, Rumoi, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 3,192 and a density of 5.84 persons per km². The total area is 590.86 km²....	Eurus Energy Enbetsu	2.97
Sōya Misaki Wind Farm	Wakkanai, Hokkaido Wakkanai, Hokkaido is a city located in Sōya, Hokkaidō. It is the capital of Sōya Subprefecture and the northernmost city in Japan. It contains Japan's northernmost point, Cape Soya, from which the Russian island of Sakhalin can be seen....	Eurus Energy Sōya	57
Iwaya Wind Farm	Higashidōri, Aomori Higashidori, Aomori is a village located in northeastern Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the village had an estimated population of 7,544 and a density of 25.6 persons per km²...	Eurus Energy Iwaya	32.5
Shitsukari Wind Farm	Higashidōri, Aomori Higashidori, Aomori is a village located in northeastern Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the village had an estimated population of 7,544 and a density of 25.6 persons per km²...	Eurus Energy Shitsukari Hilltop	19.25
Mameda Wind Farm	Yokohama, Aomori	Eurus Energy Yokohama	10.5
Odanosawa Wind Farm	Higashidōri, Aomori Higashidori, Aomori is a village located in northeastern Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the village had an estimated population of 7,544 and a density of 25.6 persons per km²...	Eurus Energy Odanosawa Wind Park	13
Eurus Hitz Kitanosawa Cliff Wind Farm	Higashidōri, Aomori Higashidori, Aomori is a village located in northeastern Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the village had an estimated population of 7,544 and a density of 25.6 persons per km²...	Eurus Hitz Kitanosawa Cliff	12
Noheji Wind Farm	Noheji, Aomori Noheji, Aomori is a town located in the Kamikita District of northeastern Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the town had an estimated population of 14,721 and a density of 175 persons per km². Its total area was 81.61 km².-Geography:...	Eurus Energy Noheji	50
Kamaishi Wind Farm	Kamaishi Kamaishi, Iwate is a small, historic city located on the Sanriku rias coast of Iwate, Japan. As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 41,022 and a density of 92.9 persons per km². The total area is 441.42 km². It is famous in modern times for its steel production and most recently for its promotion... , Tōno Tono, Iwate is a city located in Iwate, Japan. The city of Tōno lies near the center of Iwate Prefecture in the floodplain of the Sarugaishi River. It is known as "The City of Folklore" for its rural nature, its preservation of traditional culture and especially for the collection of folktales, Tōno... , and Ōtsuchi, Iwate Otsuchi, Iwate is a town located in Kamihei District, Iwate, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 16,727 and a density of 83.39 persons per km². The total area is 200.58 km²....	Eurus Energy Kamaishi	42.9
Tashirotai Wind Farm	Kazuno, Akita Kazuno, Akita is a city located in Akita, Japan.As of 2011, the city has an estimated population of 33,664 and the density of 47.6 persons per km². The total area is 707.34 km².The city was founded on April 1, 1972.-External links:...	Eurus Energy Minami Towada	7.65
Nishime Wind Farm	Nishime, Akita Nishime, Akita Nishime was a town located in Yuri District, Akita, Japan.On March 22, 2005 the city of Honjō and the towns of Chōkai, Higashiyuri, Iwaki, Nishime, Ōuchi, Yashima and Yuri, all from Yuri District, merged to form the new city of Yurihonjō....	Eurus Energy Nishime	30
Takine Ojiroi Wind Farm	Tamura Tamura, Fukushima is a city located in Fukushima, Japan. The city was founded on March 1, 2005 from the merger of the former towns of Funehiki, Ōgoe, Takine, and Tokiwa and the former village of Miyakoji, all from Tamura District....  and Iwaki, Fukushima Iwaki, Fukushima is a city located in the southern part of the Hamadōri coastal region of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.A designated "core city", Iwaki is also one of the growing number of hiragana cities. Its area is 1,231.35 km², making it the 10th largest city in Japan...	Eurus Energy Takine Ojiroi	46
Satomi Wind Farm	Hitachiōta, Ibaraki Hitachiota, Ibaraki is a city located in Ibaraki, Japan.As of May 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 55,906, with a household number of 20,298 and the density of 150.28 persons per km²...	Eurus Energy Satomi	10.02
Aridagawa Wind Farm	Aridagawa Aridagawa, Wakayama -External links:*... , Kainan Kainan, Wakayama is a city located in Wakayama, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 55,763. The total area is 101.18 km².The city was founded on May 1, 1934.On April 1, 2005 the town of Shimotsu, from Kaisō District, was merged into Kainan.... , and Arida, Wakayama Arida, Wakayama is a city in Wakayama, Japan. As of 2008, the city had an estimated population of 30,787 in an area totalling 36.91 km². The city was founded on May 1, 1956, when the neighbouring four towns of Minoshima, Miyazaki, Yasuda and Miahara merged to form a single city. The main industries in Arida and...	Eurus Energy Aridagawa	13
Shin Izumo Wind Farm	Izumo, Shimane Izumo, Shimane is a city located in Shimane, Japan. Izumo is known for Izumo soba noodles and the Izumo Taisha Shinto shrine.-Demographics:The modern city was founded on November 3, 1941....	Shin Izumo Wind Farm	78
Ōkawara Wind Farm	Tokushima, Tokushima Tokushima, Tokushima is the capital city of Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku island in Japan.As of May 1, 2011, the city had an estimated population of 263,372, with 114,325 households, and a population density of 1,377.25 persons per km². Its total area is 191.23 km²....	Ōkawara Wind Farm	19.5
Seto Wind Farm	Ikata, Ehime Ikata, Ehime is a small town located in Nishiuwa District, Ehime, Japan. Following a recent merger with the neighboring towns of Misaki and Seto, the town now spans the mountainous Sadamisaki Peninsula, the narrowest peninsula in Japan and the westernmost point on the island of Shikoku.This unique geography has...	Eurus Energy Seto	8
Kihoku Wind Farm	Kihoku, Kagoshima Kihoku, Kagoshima was a town located in Soo District, Kagoshima, Japan.On January 1, 2006 Kihoku, along with the towns of Aira and Kushira, both from Kimotsuki District, was merged into the expanded city of Kanoya and no longer exists as an independent municipalitiy....	Eurus Energy Kihoku	20.8

Under construction

Two wind farms are under construction.

Project	Location	Operator	Capacity (MW)
Date Wind Farm	Date, Hokkaido Date, Hokkaido is a city located in Iburi, Hokkaidō, Japan.Date was established around 1869 and became a city on April 1, 1972.Date lies at the conjunction of National Highway Route 37 and Route 453....	Eurus Energy Date	10
Kunimiyama Wind Farm	Kimotsuki, Kagoshima Kimotsuki, Kagoshima is a town located in Kimotsuki District, Kagoshima, Japan.The town was formed on July 1, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Kōyama and Uchinoura, both from Kimotsuki District....	Eurus Energy Kimotsuki	30

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