Flender/Flender Gear Units/Helical gear unit H4
in 1. joint venture with the German Flender group in 1 became Flender Ishibashi. The first gearbox was 6 KW

unit supplied in 1, and at that time Ishibashi received request to start supplying wind turbine gearbox components for Winergy

in Germany, which marks the beginning of their contem - porary focus on gearboxes. This new focus brought the need

for new equipment, leading to an investment in their first PULSE system from Brel & Kjr.Kazuhiko Ishibashi is the third

generation of his family to head the company Gearbox components on Ishibashis production line 3The agreement with Flender was reversed in 2. Ishibashi became approved to the ISO 9 standard in 1 and ISO 1 in 2. An active partnership agreement with Mit - sibushi heavy industries began in the early 2s, which involves producing gearboxes of unique design type. The Chinese and US offices were estab - lished in 2 Today, Ishibashi makes 6, 1, 2, 2 and 2 KW gearboxes. These are conven - tional gearboxes using single planetary gears in most cases. Wind energy in Japan Anti-nuclear public opinion became strong in the country following the nuclear emergency caused by the 2 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. This resulted, on 5 May 2, in the last of Japans 5 nuclear reactors going offline amid uncertainty over whether they would be reopened again. Consequently, as Kazuhiko Ishibashi says, The tsunami last year has created considerable interest in renewable energy, with special focus on solar power and wind energy. In addition, continues Kazuhiko Ishibashi, the price of energy in Japan is currently very high, which is attracting lot of foreign investment into renewable energy. The Japanese government is actively funding research into renewable energy and has committed to long-term backing of investments into renewable energy. Among pilot schemes already under way including offshore, coastal areas, and on hills, Ishibashi has received government grant for devel - oping new technology includ