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  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 20 December 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Two Siemens 4MW turbines were installed off Taiwanese coast in October, representing the completion of the first phase of the Formosa 1 offshore wind farm, which is set to comprise 32 turbines by 2019.  Both the foundations and turbines were installed by using the vessel M/V TORBEN, formerly known as Friedrich Ernestine, owned by RWE Offshore […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 9 May 2017
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    UK-based Tekmar Energy has supplied its TEKLINK Cable Protection System (CPS) to protect the underwater power cables as they enter the wind turbine foundations on the Formosa 1 Phase 1 project, the first offshore wind farm in Taiwan.

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 8 June 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Formosa 1, Taiwan’s first offshore wind farm, has reached financial close.

  • 11 July 2016

    Palfinger Marine today informed it had entered the Asian offshore wind crane market for the first time with two PF 8000 fixed boom type platform cranes delivered to Taiwanese company Fortune Electric Co., Ltd. The cranes will be mounted on transition pieces in the building yard in Shanghai and then delivered to Taiwan, where they will […]

  • 29 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    MECAL, founding member of Wind Minds, has announced the signature of a Framework Agreement with Swancor Ltd. regarding the provision of its services for Formosa 1 Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan.  Formosa 1 OWF is expected to be Taiwan’s first offshore wind farm with installed capacity of approximately 130 MW. MECAL has provided consultancy services to […]

  • 2 June 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Formosa Wind Power Co. Ltd has signed a turbine supply deal with Siemens Wind Power for the Formosa 1 offshore wind farm test project, Taiwan’s first utility-size offshore wind farm.  Siemens will deliver two 4 MW turbines to be installed in 2016 for the Phase 1 of the project. K2 Management has supported the negotiations and helped […]

  • 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 […]

  • 20 May 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    The Formosa 1 Phase 2 project has entered the construction phase following a groundbreaking ceremony held in Taiwan’s Miaoli County over the past weekend. Formosa 1 Phase 2 will comprise 20 Siemens Gamesa 6MW turbines installed on monopile foundations some 6km off the west coast of the Miaoli district in the Taiwan Strait. The project is owned by Formosa I Wind […]

  • 13 May 2019
    Vessels

    The self-propelled jack-up Seajacks Zaratan has arrived in Taichung, Taiwan, where the vessel will transport and install wind turbines on the 120MW Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind farm. Zaratan will install all 20 Siemens Gamesa SWT-6.0-154 turbines on the wind farm in the Taiwan Strait in what is the first renewables contract for Seajacks outside Europe. The turbine components have already […]

  • 27 November 2019
    Vessels

    Singapore-based PSA Marine and its Taiwanese partner, Ta Tong Marine, have formed a joint venture company, Ventus Marine, to service a long-term contract awarded by Siemens Gamesa for the Formosa 1 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The charter commenced on 1 November and is served by a 26-metre, 12-pax CTV Ventus Beigang. Ventus Beigang is […]

  • 20 June 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    UK-based JDR Cable Systems has been selected by Jan De Nul Group to manufacture and supply inter-array, export and land cables for Taiwan’s Formosa 1 development.

  • 15 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    K2 Management has announced its role as the general consultant to Formosa Wind Power Co. Ltd. in helping Formosa 1 Offshore Wind Farm.  Formosa 1 Offshore Wind Farm (128 MW) will be Taiwan’s first utility-size offshore wind farm planned for commissioning by 2018. K2 Management has performed wind modelling and wind data analysis and will now […]

  • 6 March 2019
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    SMC has completed a full inspection of Seajacks’ self-propelled jack-up vessel, Zaratan, ahead of its deployment to Taiwan in the coming weeks. Seajacks Zaratan will be utilised as an installation vessel in the coming months for construction of the 120MW Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind farm. The installation works are scheduled to start in the second […]

  • 29 October 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul has completed the EPCI scope for foundations, power cables, and scour protection on the Formosa 1 (Phase 2) offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Jan De Nul engineered, procured, and installed twenty offshore wind turbine foundations consisting of a monopile and transition piece with a grouted connection. Around the monopile foundations, 56,000 tonnes […]

  • 9 October 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    All 20 Siemens Gamesa 6MW turbines have been installed at the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind project in Taiwan. To remind, jack-up vessel Seajacks Zaratan installed the first turbine at the project site 6km off the west coast of the Miaoli district in the Taiwan Strait in July. Prior to commercial operation, each turbine goes through […]

  • 8 August 2019
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul’s cable-laying vessel Willem de Vlamingh has completed the installation of the export cables on the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Under the EPCI contract, Jan De Nul installed 17 inter-array and three export cables at the 120MW offshore wind farm. According to the company, at the beach landing, the […]

  • 30 January 2019
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The self-propelled jack-up Seajacks Zaratan is on its way to Vlissingen in the Netherlands to undergo mobilisation in preparation for the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind project in Taiwan. Seajacks Zaratan will install all 20 Siemens Gamesa SWT-6.0-154 wind turbines on the 120MW wind farm in the Taiwan Strait. This is the first renewables contract for […]

  • 13 August 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Jumbo has completed the transport of all transition pieces for the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind farm from Thailand to the Taichung Port in Taiwan. Jumbo Kinetic transported the 20 transition pieces in three shipments from CUEL Limited’s yard in Laem Chabang in Thailand to the Taichung Port. Additionally, Jumbo coordinated the fabrication of 12 grillages which act […]

  • 17 January 2020
    Grid Connection

    EDS HV has completed electrical safety commissioning and consultancy work at the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind project in Taiwan. EDS HV stated it had provided skills to the local people enabling them to safely and efficiently run their high-voltage network. The safety rules were adapted and translated from English to Mandarin, before being […]

  • 17 June 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Jan De Nul has secured the engineering, procurement, construction and installation contract (EPCI) for foundations and subsea cables at the Formosa 2 offshore wind project in Taiwan. Jan De Nul Group is responsible for the design, fabrication and installation of the jacket foundations, as well as for the design, supply and installation of subsea cables […]