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  • 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 […]

  • Formosa 2 Offshore Wind Farm Hits Major Construction Milestones

    21 July 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Taiwan’s Formosa 2 offshore wind farm has passed two significant construction milestones, completing the installation of twelve turbines and transmitting power to the national grid. According to Formosa 2, the offshore wind farm has now completed more than half of the foundation installations and more than a quarter of the wind turbines have been installed […]

  • Seajacks Scores Formosa 2 Turbine Installation Contract

    9 July 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Seajacks International has conditionally been awarded a contract with Siemens Gamesa for the transport and installation of wind turbines at the Formosa 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The 376MW Formosa 2, developed by Macquarie Capital and Swancor Renewable Energy, will consist of 47 SG 8.0 – 167 offshore wind turbines. Installation is scheduled for […]

  • Jan De Nul Selects Formosa 2 Staging Post

    11 May 2020
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul will set up a logistics and operations hub for the 376 MW Formosa 2 offshore wind farm project in the Port of Taichung, Taiwan. Jan De Nul and a subsidiary of the Taiwan International Port Corporation (TIPC) signed a lease and operating agreement covering a total of around 15 hectares of land. […]

  • Wind Minds Involved in First Taiwanese Offshore Wind Farm

    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 […]

  • European Commission Clears Formosa 1 Deal Between DONG, Macquarie and Swancor

    2 March 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of joint control over Formosa 1 International Investment of Taiwan by DONG Energy, Australia’s Macquarie and Swancor Holding of Taiwan.

  • 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 […]

  • Siemens Gamesa and Formosa Plastics Ink MoU in Taiwan

    5 July 2019
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Siemens Gamesa has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Formosa Plastics Corporation for offshore wind in Taiwan. According to the company, the agreement adds up to a series of earlier agreements with local and international parties to promote a competitive supply chain. To remind, Siemens Gamesa inked the first local supply agreements in Taiwan last year by […]

  • Japanese Utility Buys Into Formosa I Offshore Wind Farm

    28 December 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Japanese utility JERA has entered into an agreement with Macquarie Capital and Swancor to acquire a combined 32.5% equity interest in the Formosa 1 offshore wind power project located off the north-western coast of Taiwan.

  • Stonepeak Enters Mezzanine Debt with AMP to Back Taiwan Offshore Wind Investment

    19 May 2020
    Business & Finance

    New York-based Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners has entered a USD 145 million mezzanine debt agreement with AMP Capital to support the acquisition of Swancor Renewable Energy and the construction of the Formosa 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. “The transaction represents our first infrastructure debt investment in Taiwan– it’s a key milestone for our business and […]

  • Palfinger Returns to Formosa

    5 December 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Palfinger Marine has signed a contract with Siemens Gamesa for the delivery of 20 PF9000-2.9 fixed boom cranes to the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan.

  • 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 […]

  • Jan De Nul All Done on Formosa 1 Phase 2

    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 […]

  • Ventus Marine Starts Servicing Formosa 1

    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 […]

  • Sembcorp Marine Clinches Formosa 2 Jackets Contract

    2 September 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Singapore-based marine and offshore engineering group Sembcorp Marine has landed a contract with Jan De Nul to fabricate 15 jacket foundations for the Formosa 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Located four kilometres offshore Miaoli County in the Taiwan Strait, the 376MW Formosa 2  will be Taiwan’s largest offshore wind farm once commissioned in late […]

  • Formosa 4 Clears Preliminary EIA Review

    10 June 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Formosa 4, an offshore wind project being developed by Swancor Renewable Energy (SRE) in Taiwan, has received the preliminary approval of its Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). The project, also known as Miaoli 3, was the first of the nine projects for which Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) started the review process in March this year. […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Firms Up Formosa 2 Order

    29 October 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has received a firm order for the 376MW Formosa 2 offshore wind farm project in Taiwan from partners Macquarie’s Green Investment Group and Swancor Renewable Energy. The project, located in Miaoli county, will consist of 47 units of the SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbine and construction is expected to begin in 2020. The wind […]

  • 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 […]

  • DONG and Macquarie Invest in Taiwanese Formosa I Offshore Wind Farm

    25 January 2017
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy and Macquarie Capital have signed agreements to acquire a combined 85% ownership interest in the Taiwanese offshore wind project Formosa I from local developer Swancor Renewable. Completion of the transactions is subject to a number of conditions precedent including approval from the EU and from the Investment Commission under Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs, […]

  • Mott MacDonald Stays on Formosa I

    20 August 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Management, engineering and development consultancy Mott MacDonald is reviewing the design of the anchor bolt system on the second phase of the 128MW Formosa I offshore wind farm in north-west Taiwan.

  • SMC Wins Formosa 2 Contract

    5 March 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC) has secured a contract to provide marine coordination services for the Formosa 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. As for the Formosa 1 Phase 2 project, SMC will work with SeaPlanner and local communications company Mercury Data Systems to deliver a comprehensive marine coordination solution. This will comprise the design, communications […]

  • Formosa 2 Construction Begins

    8 November 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    The onshore construction of the Formosa 2 offshore wind project commenced today, 8 November, with a groundbreaking ceremony held in Taiwan. Formosa 2 will comprise 47 Siemens Gamesa 8.0 – 167 turbines mounted on jacket foundations which will be installed by Seaway 7 some 4km offshore Miaoli County in the Taiwan Strait. The 376MW project is expected […]

  • First Subsea to Shield Formosa 2 Cables

    17 August 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    First Subsea has secured a contract by Jan De Nul to provide the cable protection system for the export and inter-array cables at the Formosa 2 offshore wind project in Taiwan. The order represents First Subsea’s second cable protection system award in Taiwan and follows last year’s cooperation with Jan De Nul at the Formosa 1 […]

  • CWind Taiwan CTV Couple on Formosa 1 Duty

    9 July 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    CWind Taiwan has secured two crew transfer vessel (CTV) charters for the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. CWind Taiwan secured a 90-day extension with Formosa Offshore Wind for the Taiwan-flagged Ocean Surveyor 3 in support of the project’s ongoing phase 1 maintenance requirements. The second contract was secured with Jan De Nul for […]

  • Linklaters Reveals Taiwanese Connection

    6 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    London-headquartered law firm Linklaters has advised Denmark’s DONG Energy on its acquisition of a 35 per cent interest in the Taiwanese offshore wind project Formosa I from local developer Swancor Renewable.

  • Deep BV Staying Busy Offshore Taiwan

    10 February 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Dutch subsea survey specialist Deep BV is carrying out unexploded ordnance (UXO) geophysical survey at the Formosa 2 wind farm offshore Taiwan. The survey is being carried out at the potential locations of the wind turbines, the company said. Deep BV did similar work on the 128MW Formosa 1, Taiwan’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm. […]