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  • Van Oord Sends Cable Installation Fleet to Taiwan

    12 March 2021
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Subsea construction vessel Topaz Tangaroa has left the Netherlands and is on her way to Taiwan to join Van Oord’s cable laying vessel Nexus on the Greater Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind project. Prior to leaving the Netherlands, Topaz Tangaroa was equipped with Van Oord’s trencher Dig-It, and a walk-to-work system. AIS data shows […]

  • Greater Changhua 1&2a Onshore Works Moving Full Speed Ahead

    17 June 2020
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Construction of the onshore substations and transmission system for the Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind project in Taiwan is moving full speed ahead, according to Ørsted. Ørsted stated it is working with Star Energy Corporation (SEC), a subsidiary of EPC contractor Taiwan Cogeneration Corporation, to implement the highest Quality, Health, Safety and Environment […]

  • Greater Changhua Substation Lights Up Offshore Taiwan

    16 December 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The commissioning team of Ørsted and Keppel Offshore & Marine has ”black started” one of the two offshore substations at the Greater Changhua 1 and 2a wind farms off Taiwan. This allowed for all the low voltage and utility systems onboard the platform to be powered up and to check that the power equipment remained […]

  • Ørsted Showcases First Taiwan-Made Transition Piece Mock-Up

    6 September 2019
    Ports & Logistics

    Ørsted has marked the completion of the first made-in-Taiwan transition piece mock-up with Sing Da Marine Structure (SDMS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Steel Corporation. The mock-up, fabricated by SDMS in Kaohsiung, has demonstrated that local suppliers are on track to prepare for delivery of jacket foundations for Ørsted’s Greater Changhua 1&2a projects, the world’s […]

  • Ørsted Taiwan Sends First WTG Technicians for Training in UK

    5 May 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, Training & Education

    Ten wind turbine generator (WTG) technicians Ørsted Taiwan recently recruited have departed for training in the UK, the company reported on 5 May. The team of ten technicians, who will be on their training secondment in the UK until the end of the year, were recruited in January, when the offshore wind developer hired 22 […]

  • Ørsted Orders Changhua Cables at LS Cable & System

    12 July 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    South Korea’s LS Cable & System has won a contract to deliver submarine cables for Ørsted’s Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The cables are to be delivered by 2021, the company said. The Greater Changhua 1 & 2a wind farm will feature 112 Siemens Gamesa 8MW wind turbines installed on jacket foundations 35-50 kilometers off the […]

  • Floatel International Wins First Offshore Wind Contract

    27 May 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Floatel International has been awarded a contract for the Greater Changhua 1 & 2a project, the first for the company in the offshore wind sector. Under the contract, Floatel International will provide an accommodation vessel to support construction activities on Ørsted’s offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The company said its vessel Floatel Triumph would be […]

  • Asia’s First Newbuild SOV Completes Sea Trials – Video

    9 February 2022
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The first service operation vessel (SOV) built for the Asian offshore wind market completed six days of sea trials offshore Vietnam back in January. The SOV, to be named TSS Pioneer, is being built by Vard at the Vung Tau shipyard in Vietnam. The vessel will soon be delivered to Ta San Shang Marine, a […]

  • Ørsted Tests Second Greater Changhua Offshore Substation

    5 January 2022
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The commissioning team working at Ørsted’s 900 MW Greater Changhua 1 and 2a wind farms off Taiwan has completed power-on tests on the project’s second offshore substation (OSS). According to the developer’s social media update, the testing was completed on 1 January, following the same work done on the first offshore substation in mid-December 2021. During […]

  • Ørsted Contracts LOC for Greater Changhua Work

    20 May 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    LOC Group has secured a contract with Ørsted to provide marine warranty survey services (MWS) for the Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind farms in Taiwan. Under the agreement, LOC will provide MWS services for the transportation and installation of the inter-array and export cables. Technical document review and operational approvals will be undertaken […]

  • Ørsted Sees Increased Risk of Delays on Two Offshore Wind Projects

    12 August 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted could face delays on two offshore wind projects due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The construction of offshore substation topsides for the two projects, the 1.4 GW Hornsea Project Two in the UK and the 900 MW Greater Changhua 1 & 2a in Taiwan, was paused after the Singaporean shipyards where they […]

  • All Foundations Stand at Changfang & Xidao Wind Farms Offshore Taiwan

    17 July 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    All 62 three-legged jacket foundations have been installed at the 589 MW Changfang and Xidao wind farms offshore Taiwan, according to Dennis Sanou, CEO of Changfang Xidao Offshore Wind Farms at Copenhagen Offshore Partners. Century Wind Power was responsible for manufacturing the jacket foundations, with the last one being built a few days ago. Boskalis […]

  • Trelleborg to Protect Greater Changhua Cables

    26 November 2019
    Grid Connection

    Ørsted has contracted Trelleborg to provide the NjordGuard cable protection system (CPS) for the Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind project in Taiwan. Trelleborg will provide 235 NjordGuard cable protection systems and bellmouths, which will protect all inter-array and export cables on the wind farms. Production will be carried out at Trelleborg’s manufacturing facility […]

  • Ørsted, HSG Sungdong Sign Foundations Contract for Wind Farms Offshore Taiwan

    17 May 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has signed a contract with South Korea’s HSG Sungdong Shipbuilding for the supply of foundations for the 920 MW Greater Changhua 2b & 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan. Ørsted signed the contract with HSG Sungdong, worth hundreds of billions of Korean won, in the presence of the Danish Ambassador Svend Olling, Ørsted Korea […]

  • Ørsted Freezes Ongoing Supply Chain Contracts in Taiwan

    21 January 2019
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Ørsted has suspended the execution of contracts with Taiwan Cogeneration Corporation, China Steel Corporation (CSC) and Century Iron and Steel Industrial (CISI) for the developer’s offshore wind projects in Taiwan, Taiwanese media reports. OffshoreWIND.biz has contacted Ørsted to confirm this, with the company yet to respond. The suspended contracts were already ongoing, while for those that […]

  • Ørsted Issues Second Green Bond in Taiwan

    4 November 2020
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted has issued its second TWD denominated green bond in Taiwan to raise financing for its continuing investments in the Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind project. The new unsecured green senior bonds comprise a 7-year TWD 4 billion fixed-rate tranche, a 10-year TWD 3 billion fixed-rate tranche, and a 20-year TWD 8 billion […]

  • Ørsted Charters CTV Fleet in Taiwan

    8 September 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has signed crew transfer vessels (CTV) contracts to charter five ships and form a Taiwan-flagged CTV fleet for the construction work on the Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind farms. These CTVs will be owned and operated by Dong Fang Offshore, a 100 per cent subsidiary of Taiwan’s Hung Hua Construction, and Ventus […]

  • Swire Pacific’s Platform Supply Vessel Supporting Construction of Taiwanese Offshore Wind Farm

    17 August 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Swire Pacific Offshore’s platform supply vessel (PSV) Pacific Hornbill has been deployed on the Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind project in Taiwan to support the ongoing construction activities. The vessel, which departed from the Port of Taichung to the project site on 16 August (according to the available AIS data), has been hired for […]

  • First Taiwan-Flagged CSOV Completes Harsh Weather Trials

    14 February 2022
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Dong Fang Offshore (DFO), a subsidiary of Hung Hua Construction, has completed harsh weather demonstrations at the offshore substations of the Greater Changhua 1 & 2a with the first Taiwan-flagged commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) Orient Constructor. The trials, conducted in early January 2022, displayed the ability of the vessel to manage transfers during the […]

  • Corvus Energy Storage System for Taiwanese SOV

    2 October 2020
    Vessels

    Vard Electro has selected Corvus Energy to supply lithium-ion battery-based Energy Storage System (ESS) for the service operations vessel (SOV) being built for Ørsted’s Greater Changhua 1 and 2a wind farms in Taiwan. The SOV is of VARD 4 19 design developed for the complicated and harsh environment in the Taiwan Strait. Currently under construction […]

  • One Third of Greater Changhua Pin Piles Done

    13 October 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The first batch of jacket foundation pin piles has been completed for Ørsted’s Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind project in Taiwan. The first 112 pin piles, around one third of the total needed for the 900 MW project, were made by Taiwanese suppliers Century Wind Power (CWP) and Formosa Heavy Industries (FHI), as […]

  • Ørsted Posts All-Time High Offshore Wind Earnings

    3 May 2023
    Business & Finance

    World’s leading offshore wind developer, Ørsted, has reported DKK 6.9 billion (EUR 926 million) operating profit (EBITDA) for the first quarter of 2023, DKK 2.5 billion less compared to the same period a year earlier. EBITDA excluding new partnerships in Q1 2023 was DKK 0.9 billion lower than Q1 2022, as Q1 2022 was positively […]

  • Greater Changhua Turbine Towers Start Arriving in Taichung Port

    17 March 2021
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The first wind turbine tower section built for the 900 MW Greater Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind farm has arrived at the Port of Taichung, Taiwan, Ørsted, the developer of the project, said. This is the first of 333 tower sections in total that are being manufactured locally by the consortium of CS Wind […]

  • Siemens Gamesa and Global Wind Service Team Up in Taiwan

    2 November 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has awarded Global Wind Service Taiwan (GWS) with the pre-assembly scope for the Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind farms in Taiwan. The 900 MW project is developed by Ørsted and is the first large-scale, far-offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The project’s 111 SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbines will be assembled […]

  • Heerema Fabrication Group to Back Greater Changhua Piles Installation

    21 April 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Heerema Fabrication Group is set to manufacture the pre-piling template for the Greater Changhua offshore wind project in Taiwan. The template, which will enable Heerema Marine Contractors to install the piles accurately, consists of three pile sleeves connected by framing, including hydraulically adjustable pile guides and mudmats. Heerema Vlissingen will fabricate the steel structure and […]

  • Heerema and Safeway Team Up Offshore Taiwan

    21 December 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) has awarded the Dutch offshore transfer equipment specialist Safeway with a contract to supply a Safeway Seagull type motion compensated gangway system for installation on the CSV Normand Baltic. This is Safeway’s first contract for HMC, and it is also the first time the Safeway Seagull system with 3D crane function […]