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  • Scottish Company Completes Formosa 4 Site Characterization Survey in Taiwan

    9 July 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Scotland-headquartered Sulmara has completed a site characterization survey for the Formosa 4 offshore wind project in Taiwan, developed by Synera Renewable Energy (SRE). To overcome challenging environmental site conditions, Sulmara said it employed an industry-first, multi-platform approach running the sensors to meet the specified data coverage and data quality requirements. “When we began assessing the […]

  • James Fisher Secures Zhong Neng Commissioning Contract Offshore Taiwan

    30 April 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain

    James Fisher and Sons plc (James Fisher) has been awarded a contract for the provision of high voltage (HV) specialist personnel and HV safety management services at the 298 MW Zhong Neng offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Under the contract, worth over GBP 1 million (approximately EUR 1.17 million), James Fisher’s renewables team will securely […]

  • Seaway7 Bids Farewell to One of Industry’s First Foundation Installation Vessels

    2 February 2024
    Vessels

    Seaway7 is saying goodbye to Seaway Yudin, one of the company’s founding vessels and one of the first vessels of its size to serve the offshore wind industry, having entered the offshore wind construction market in 2009. In a social media post published on 2 February, Seaway7 said that the company said farewell to the […]

  • Autonomous Robots for Inspection of Floating Wind Farms Pass First Tests Offshore Portugal

    14 November 2023
    Business development, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    The ATLANTIS project, led by INESC TEC, with the participation of EDP NEW and the support of other technological partners, has completed the first round of tests with autonomous robots on a floating offshore wind platform in Portugal. The demonstration took place at Ocean Winds’ WindFloat Atlantic, the world’s first semi-submersible floating offshore wind farm, […]

  • CWind Taiwan Nets BOP Contract for Formosa 1

    15 October 2020
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    CWind Taiwan has been awarded a balance of plant (BOP) contract for the Formosa 1 offshore wind farm. The company is providing inspection and maintenance services to the 22 turbines at Formosa 1 Phase 1 and Formosa 1 Phase 2 sites, including internal and external inspections and painting. Under the contract, signed with Formosa 1 […]

  • Formosa 1 Phase 2 Launches

    12 November 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted and project partners have held an inauguration ceremony for the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind project in Taiwan. Formosa 1 Phase 2 is an extension of the existing two-turbine Formosa 1 Phase 1 project, which was officially commissioned in April 2017. The 120MW project comprises 20 Siemens Gamesa 6MW turbines installed approximately 2 […]

  • SeaPlanner to Back Formosa 1 O&M

    29 November 2019
    Business & Finance

    SeaPlanner, SeaRoc Group’s marine management system, has been selected to support the operations and maintenance phase of the Formosa 1 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Under the 10-year contract, SeaPlanner will be deployed by the O&M team to coordinate all personnel and marine logistics for the 128MW wind farm. SeaPlanner also supported the construction of […]

  • Formosa 1 Begins Commercial Operation

    7 January 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The Formosa 1 offshore wind project in Taiwan started commercial operation on 27 December, according to JERA. The 128MW wind farm consists of the 8MW Formosa 1 Phase 1, inaugurated in May 2017, and the 120MW Formosa 1 Phase 2 which was officially commissioned in November. Formosa 1 comprises two Siemens Gamesa 4MW turbines from the first phase […]

  • Formosa 1 Service Fleet Under Construction

    20 May 2019
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    The construction of a Service Accommodation Transfer Vessel (SATV) and a Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) which will service the Formosa 1 wind farm in Taiwan is well underway, BMT, the designer of the vessels, said. BMT has partnered with the Singapore-based Penguin Shipyard International (PSI) for the 36m SATV and the 26m CTV. The keel […]

  • Ørsted Nods to Formosa 1 Sequel

    26 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has taken final investment decision (FID) for the second phase of the Formosa 1 offshore wind farm in Chunan Town, Miaoli County, on Taiwan’s North-Western coast.

  • Jan De Nul Scores Big in Taiwan

    17 May 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul has won a contract for the design, procurement and installation of the wind turbine foundations for the 120MW Formosa 1 Phase 2 wind farm offshore Taiwan.

  • Penguin International Delivers Formosa 1 SATV

    3 March 2020
    Vessels

    Penguin International Ltd. has delivered the service accommodation and transfer vessel (SATV) for the Formosa 1 offshore wind project to a Taiwanese operator. The 35m SATV Ventus Formosa was built by the Penguin Shipyard in Singapore and designed by the UK BMT. According to Penguin, the prototype vessel is purpose-built for 12 technicians to live […]

  • CWind Taiwan Returns to Formosa 1

    12 March 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    CWind Taiwan is set to return to Formosa 1 offshore wind farm this spring to deliver Inspection, Maintenance and Repair services. The company will deploy its technician team and a crew transfer vessel (CTV) to carry out the work on 22 of the Taiwanese wind farm’s turbines. Formosa 1 started commercial operation on 27 December […]

  • Renewable Strategy Deploys Maintenance Software on Formosa 1

    30 January 2020
    Operations & Maintenance

    Renewable Strategy Limited (RSL) has deployed computerized maintenance management software on the Formosa 1 offshore wind project in Taiwan.

  • Siemens Gamesa Inaugurates World’s First Service Accommodation Transfer Vessel

    23 April 2020
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Siemens Gamesa has inaugurated the world’s first Service Accommodation Transfer Vessel (SATV) in Taiwan. The 35-metre Ventus Formosa will operate from Taichung. The vessel will support Siemens Gamesa’s full service agreement for the Formosa 1 offshore wind project. Penguin International built the SATV at its shipyard in Singapore and delivered it at the beginning of […]

  • Ventus Marine Takes Delivery of Formosa 1 CTV

    13 August 2020
    Vessels

    Ventus Marine has taken delivery of crew transfer vessel (CTV) Ventus Lugang which will service the Formosa 1 offshore wind project in Taiwan. Ventus Lugang was delivered on 1 August at the Port of Kaohsiung and will join its sisters CTV Ventus Beigang and service accommodation transfer vessel (SATV) Ventus Formosa as the primary fleet […]

  • Taiwan’s Formosa 1 Pilot Project Oversteps Installation Deadline

    1 September 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The charter of A2SEA’s M/V Torben ended on 15 August without the company’s crew being able to complete the installation of two foundations and two Siemens 4MW turbines at the Formosa 1 pilot project in Taiwan. The installation of the two foundations and the two turbines was initially scheduled to start in June 2016. The A2SEA project […]

  • Ventus Marine SATV Starts Working on Formosa 1

    16 April 2020
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Ventus Marine’s service accommodation transfer vessel (SATV) Ventus Formosa has begun its charter on the Formosa 1 offshore wind project in Taiwan. The joint venture of PSA Marine and its Taiwanese partner Ta Tong Marine Group took delivery of the 36-meter purpose-built SATV earlier this year. Ventus Formosa is in charge of providing operations and […]

  • Tekmar to Protect Formosa 1 Phase 2 Cables

    14 August 2019
    Grid Connection

    Tekmar Energy has secured a contract with JDR Cables to provide its cable protection system (CPS) for the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Tekmar will supply approximately 60 of its TekLink Mechanical Latch CPS for all of the project’s inter-array and export cables, as well as 60 hang off clamps which hold the […]

  • Correll Services Wraps Up Formosa 1 Phase 2 Job

    15 October 2019
    Grid Connection

    Correll Services has completed the subsea and land cable termination and testing works at the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Correll Services was in charge of project documentation, export cable (HV & FO) jointing at the TJB and OSS, array cable terminations (HV & FO) on 22 assets, and post-installation testing from […]

  • Formosa 1 Phase 2 Produces First Power

    9 September 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    The Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind project in Taiwan has generated its first power. According to Ørsted, 10 out of 20 Siemens Gamesa 6MW turbines have been installed at the project site, while six units began generating power. Prior to commercial operation, each turbine goes through a power generation test which takes 10 to 14 days […]

  • SMC and Siemens Gamesa Team Up on Formosa

    28 August 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    UK-based Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC) has been awarded a contract to provide marine coordination services to Siemens Gamesa across the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The Formosa 1 Phase 2 project will comprise 20 6MW Siemens Gamesa wind turbines and is an extension to the already operating 8MW Formosa 1 Phase […]

  • Formosa 1 Turbine Parts Start Arriving in Taiwan

    15 April 2019
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    DHL Industrial Projects has delivered first wind turbine components for the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind farm to the Taichung Port in Taiwan. The first three vessels have been loaded in Aalborg, Denmark, Cuxhaven, Germany, and Phu My, Vietnam. The vessels are carrying 75-metre blades, 378-tonne nacelles, and tower sections up to 37 metres long. The two vessels carrying blades […]

  • Taichung Port Receives Formosa Steel

    13 May 2019
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Transition pieces and monopiles for the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind farm have started arriving at the Taichung Port in Taiwan. And so have the vessels that will install the 20 monopile foundations and the wind turbines at the site in the Taiwan Strait, Ørsted, one of the owners of the 120MW wind farm, said. Seaway […]

  • Photo of the Day: Taichung Sports Formosa Kit

    17 April 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has posted a photo showing the first wind turbine components destined for the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind farm lined up at the Taichung Port in Taiwan. The first 75m long blades, 378t nacelles and 37m long tower sections began their journey to Taiwan from Aalborg, Denmark, and Cuxhaven, Germany, on board three vessels. Formosa 1 Phase 2 will […]

  • First Formosa 1 Phase 2 Turbine Stands

    25 July 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Jack-up vessel Seajacks Zaratan has installed the first of the 20 Siemens Gamesa 6MW wind turbines on the 120MW Formosa 1 Phase 2 wind farm in Taiwan. The project is located around six kilometers off the west coast of the Miaoli district in the Taiwan Strait, with water depths ranging between 15 and 30m. Seajacks […]