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  • PTSC Sends Off First Greater Changhua 2b & 4 Jacket Foundations

    2 December 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    The first batch of four jacket foundations, manufactured by Petrovietnam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC), has set sail from Vietnam. The units will be installed at Ørsted’s Greater Changhua 2b & 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan. To celebrate this milestone, PTSC and others held a special ceremony on 1 December, with Vietnam’s Prime Minister Phạm […]

  • Siemens Gamesa 8.0-167 DD Turbine Gets Provisional Type Certificate

    6 February 2019
    Technology

    Siemens Gamesa has secured a Provisional Type Certificate for the SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbine. The new direct-drive offshore wind turbine has a rotor diameter of 167 metres, with its B82 blades allowing for an 18% greater swept area compared to the SWT-7.0-154 unit, Siemens Gamesa said. The first prototype was installed in Østerild, Denmark in September […]

  • Aegir Wields World’s Largest Hammers Offshore Taiwan

    18 June 2021
    Technology, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Heerema Marine Contractors has signed a contract with MENCK for the delivery of two of the world’s largest hammers to support their activities on offshore wind farms in Taiwan. The contract includes the delivery and operation of the MENCK MHU 4400S hydraulic hammers and the newly developed MENCK underwater Noise Reduction Unit, MNRU, and a […]

  • Final Batch of Pin Piles Loaded and Ready for Greater Changhua Site

    18 August 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) has completed the final pin pile load-out for Ørsted’s Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind project in Taiwan. In July 2021, all of the 333 pin-piles that will support the wind farm’s three-legged jacket foundations were manufactured, according to Ørsted. The first units were made by Taiwanese suppliers Century Wind […]

  • 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 […]

  • Vard to Build Taiwan’s First SOV

    17 April 2020
    Vessels

    Vard has signed a contract with Ta San Shang Marine for the design and construction of the first Service Operation Vessel (SOV) in Taiwan.

  • Ørsted Awards Onshore Substation Contract for Greater Changhua 2b & 4

    27 April 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has awarded Taiwan Cogeneration Corporation (TCC) a contract to build the onshore substation for the 920 MW Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms. The contract award follows Ørsted’s final investment decision on the offshore wind farms last month. Under the contract, Star Energy Corporation (SEC), 100 per cent owned by TCC, will […]

  • EU Disputes Taiwan’s Offshore Wind Local Content Regulations

    29 July 2024
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    The European Union (EU) has requested dispute settlement consultations at the World Trade Organization (WTO) concerning Taiwan’s use of local content criteria for offshore wind projects. In 2021, Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) published a localisation policy for the first phase of its Round 3 offshore wind tenders which was completed in December 2022. […]

  • Ørsted Adds Acteon to Greater Changhua 2b & 4 Team

    10 July 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Supply Chain

    Pulse Structural Monitoring, a brand in marine energy and infrastructure services company Acteon, has signed a contract with Ørsted Taiwan to provide measurement and associated data acquisition systems for the Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan. The company, which is part of Acteon’s Geo-services business line, will be responsible for the […]

  • Ørsted Sells 50 Per Cent of Greater Changhua 1

    29 December 2020
    Business & Finance

    A consortium comprising Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and Taiwanese private equity fund Cathay PE is acquiring a 50 per cent ownership share in Ørsted’s 605 MW Greater Changhua 1 offshore wind farm in Taiwan for approximately TWD 75 billion (around EUR 2.2 billion). Under the agreements Ørsted signed with the consortium […]

  • Highlights of the Month – August 2019

    3 September 2019

    The Offshore WIND team brings you the ten most read offshore wind news articles in the month of August 2019. Wison Unveils New Tower Concept for Deepwater Turbines Wison Offshore & Marine has launched a novel solution for installing offshore wind turbines in deep waters. Boskalis Feels Offshore Wind Crunch Dutch offshore services provider Boskalis […]

  • Van Oord Charters Seajacks Scylla

    27 December 2021
    Vessels

    Seajacks UK Limited has signed a contract with Van Oord for the charter of the wind farm installation vessel Seajacks Scylla. Currently employed through 2022 in Taiwan, Seajacks Scylla will move to Europe upon completion of its existing turbine installation contract with Ørsted on the Greater Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind farm. Arnoud Kuis, […]

  • Investigations Kick Off at Australia’s First Offshore Wind Project

    21 November 2019
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Site investigations have commenced on the Star of the South offshore wind project in Australia. Two floating LiDARs and a wave buoy were deployed this week to collect data on the wind profile and conditions in the Bass Strait for what is to be Australia’s first offshore wind farm. The wind and wave monitoring equipment […]

  • Ørsted to Start Building Its Two New Offshore Wind Farms in Taiwan

    31 March 2023
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has taken the final investment decision (FID) on the 920 MW Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan, moving them into the construction stage. Onshore work and fabrication of components will start this year and the project construction is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2025. The project is […]

  • Dutch-Taiwanese JV to Provide Marshalling Services for Ørsted’s Greater Changhua 2b & 4

    2 August 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Mammoet-Giant Taiwan, a joint venture between the Dutch company Mammoet and Taiwanese Giant Heavy Machinery Service, has been picked by Ørsted Taiwan to provide essential support for the 920 MW Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms. The joint venture has been entrusted with the marshalling and lifting activities for 66 suction bucket jackets. […]

  • Ørsted’s US, Taiwan Offshore Wind Projects Hit by Vessel Shortages; Sunrise Wind Still Not Out of the Woods

    6 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    Several days ago, Ørsted called it quits on the Ocean Wind 1 offshore wind farm in the US, with some of the main issues leading to the decision to abandon the project being supply chain bottlenecks, primarily vessel shortages. This has affected not only the now-dropped Ocean Wind 1 but also the company’s Revolution Wind […]

  • Ørsted Kicks Off Offshore Construction of 920 MW Taiwanese Wind Farms

    18 February 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has commenced the offshore construction for the 920 MW Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms, located 35-60 kilometres off the coast of Changhua County, Taiwan. Greater Changhua 2b and 4 were awarded in June 2018 as part of Taiwan’s first competitive price-based auction, which had no mandatory local content requirements. In July […]

  • First Made-in-Taiwan Jacket Foundation All Done

    2 November 2021

    Sing Da Marine Structure (SDMS) has completed the first 100 per cent made-in-Taiwan wind turbine jacket foundation for the 900 MW Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind farms, Ørsted said. The jacket foundation, which has passed all inspections, signified a landmark milestone for Ørsted in Asia Pacific in building local capabilities from zero experience […]

  • LS Cable & System Sends First Offshore Wind Cables to Taiwan

    22 June 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    South Korean cable manufacturer LS Cable & System has shipped off the first batch of submarine power cables for the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan. This is also the company’s first shipment of submarine cables for an offshore wind project in Taiwan. Last year, LS C&S won the right to supply all the high-voltage […]

  • Ørsted Starts Building O&M Base in Taiwan

    22 September 2020
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has held the groundbreaking ceremony in the Port of Taichung for the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) base of the 900 MW Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind farms. Scheduled to be operational from 2022 and onwards, the O&M base is the first of its kind that Ørsted has invested in building in Taiwan […]

  • Offshore Wind Top Earner at Van Oord in 2020

    16 March 2021
    Business & Finance

    The offshore wind brought the most revenue to Van Oord in 2020, surpassing for the first time the company’s Dredging business. Van Oord recorded EUR 632 million in revenue at its Offshore Wind business in 2020, a 10.7 per cent increase compared to EUR 571 million reported in 2019. The division’s operational results increased sharply, […]

  • Highlights of the Month – March 2021

    1 April 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Here are the ten most-read articles on Offshore WIND in March 2021. World’s First Floating Wind Farm Best Performer in UK With an average capacity factor of 57.1% in the twelve months to March 2020, Hywind Scotland set a new record in the UK. Offshore Wind-to-Whisky Project Launches in Scotland The power would be supplied […]

  • Highlights of the Month – June 2019

    1 July 2019

    OffshoreWIND.biz brings you the ten most read offshore wind news in the month of June. BREAKING: France Reveals Dunkirk Tender Winner France has selected the consortium of EDF Renouvelables, innogy and Enbridge to construct and develop the Dunkirk offshore wind project. Dunkirk Strike Price Is EUR 44/MWh The Dunkirk offshore wind farm will deliver electricity […]

  • Ørsted Sells Half of Changhua 4 Offshore Wind Farm to Taiwan’s Insurance Company

    11 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has sold a 50 per cent ownership share in the Greater Changhua 4 offshore wind farm to Taiwanese insurance company Cathay Life Insurance, and its affiliate Cathay Wind Power Holdings, for approximately DKK 11.6 billion (around EUR 1.55 billion). The 583 MW Greater Changhua 4 is part of the 920 MW offshore wind project […]

  • Ørsted’s Earnings from Operational Offshore Wind Farms Up 20 Pct

    6 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom

    Ørsted has reported 2024 earnings from its operational offshore wind farms of DKK 23.8 billion (approximately EUR 3.2 billion), up by 20 per cent compared to 2023. The global offshore wind developer said on 6 February the increase was mainly due to the ramp-up of generation at Greater Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind project […]

  • Van Oord Awarded Two New Offshore Wind Contracts Worth More than Half a Billion Euros in Total

    8 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has been awarded contracts for Baltic Power offshore wind farm in Poland and Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farm in Taiwan valued at more than EUR 500 million. For the Baltic Power offshore wind project in the Polish Baltic Sea, Van Oord will transport and install 78 foundations, including 76 monopile […]