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  • Jan De Nul Gathers Formosa 2 Jackets Crew

    31 October 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul has selected the suppliers of the jacket foundations and the accompanying pin piles for the 376MW Formosa 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Jan De Nul is the EPCI contractor for the project’s foundations and subsea cables. Following the project financial close reached earlier this week, Jan De Nul awarded Saipem and Sembcorp […]

  • International Students Study Tidal Movement in Protected Ria Formosa Nature Reserve (Portugal)

    12 August 2011
    R&D

    Twenty-three university students of 21 different nationalities are currently studying tidal movement in the protected Ria Formosa nature… By Carrie-Marie Bratley (theportugalnews) [mappress] Source: theportugalnews, August 12, 2011

  • First Formosa 1 Phase 2 Blades Taking Shape

    19 February 2019
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has started producing the blades for the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind project in Taiwan. The company said the blades were cast at its Aalborg factory in Denmark using Swancor resin and hardener. Siemens Gamesa won the contract to supply 20 SWT-6.0-154 turbines, which will produce a capacity of 120MW, for the project in April last […]

  • Jan De Nul Installs All Formosa 1 Phase 2 Foundations

    20 August 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul has completed the installation of all 20 turbine foundations at the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Seaway Yudin began installing the foundations at the beginning of June at the project site some 6km off the west coast of the Miaoli district in the Taiwan Strait. Germany’s EEW SPC produced the monopiles and Thailand’s CUEL Limited manufactured […]

  • Seajacks Goes Global with Siemens Gamesa Contract in Taiwan

    2 May 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Seajacks has won a contract from Siemens Gamesa to install 20 6MW turbines at the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan.

  • James Fisher Joins Formosa 2 Team

    21 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    EDS HV Group (EDS), a subsidiary of James Fisher Renewables (JF Renewables), has been awarded a multi-million-pound contract to provide high voltage support services at the Formosa 2 wind farm offshore Taiwan. EDS will support the management of the high voltage network and the electrical safety during the construction and commissioning phase of the project, […]

  • Taiwan: Swancor Sets Its Offshore Wind Bar at 2.6GW by 2025

    14 March 2018
    Business & Finance

    Swancor aims to have 520MW of offshore wind installed in Taiwanese waters by 2020 and reach 2.6GW by 2025, according to its latest press release. 

  • Njord Offshore to Take Charge of Formosa 1 SATV

    11 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Njord Offshore Ltd has secured a contract to manage a new purpose-built service accommodation and transfer vessel (SATV) for Siemens Gamesa at the Formosa 1 offshore wind project in Taiwan.

  • SMC Bags Formosa Deal

    5 June 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC) has won a client representative contract for the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind project in Taiwan. SMC will provide client representative services across a range of installation scopes, including cable, foundation and turbine installation. “We have been working with FOWI for a number of weeks now, delivering full-scope Marine Coordination services, […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Secures Formosa 1 Phase 2 Turbine Order

    3 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has been contracted to supply an additional 120MW of capacity for the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan, with the installation of the 20 SWT-6.0-154 wind turbines scheduled to start in 2019.

  • FairWind Recruits Formosa 1 Prospects in Taiwan

    1 February 2019
    Jobs & Recruitment

    FairWind is sending the first group of prospective Taiwanese wind turbine technicians to Europe this month to train at European Wind Academy ahead of their deployment on the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind power project. Under the terms of a Letter of Intent signed between FairWind and Siemens Gamesa to collaborate on pre-assembly work for the […]

  • James Fisher Subsea Excavation Carries Out First Contract in Taiwan (VIDEO)

    7 November 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    James Fisher’s mass/controlled flow excavation (M/CFE) company James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE) has completed its first project in Taiwan by deploying the Twin R2000 tool to de-bury and retrench a cable for maintenance at the Formosa 1 offshore wind farm.

  • CWind Taiwan Gets BareFLEET for Its CTVs

    4 November 2019
    Vessels

    CWind Taiwan has equipped its crew transfer vessels (CTVs) with a remote monitoring system called BareFLEET that will, according to CWind, significantly reduce maintenance costs. Tom Manning, Deputy General Manager, CWind Taiwan, said: “Following the highly successful rollout of BareFLEET across our European fleet, we’re delighted to extend the use of the system to our […]

  • Swancor, TIPC Form Offshore Wind Joint Venture

    30 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    Swancor and TIPC Marine Corporation, part of Taiwan International Ports Corp. (TIPC), have entered a joint venture to develop, construct, operate and maintain offshore wind farms.

  • Seajacks to Install Greater Changhua Turbines

    22 August 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Seajacks International has won a contract by Ørsted for the transport and installation of turbines at the Greater Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind projects in Taiwan. Seajacks is planning to use its jack-up vessel Seajacks Scylla for the transport and installation of 111 Siemens Gamesa 8MW turbines at the project site located 35-50km off the coast of […]

  • Thai Oil & Gas Company Debuts on Formosa 1 Phase 2

    20 August 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    The Thailand-based oil & gas company CUEL Limited has secured a contract with Jan De Nul for the fabrication and supply of 20 transition pieces for the Formosa 1 Phase 2 project in Taiwan, marking its first offshore wind contract.

  • SMC Adds SeaPlanner to Formosa 1 Phase 2 Work Kit

    20 March 2019
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    SeaRoc has secured a contract to supply its marine management system SeaPlanner to support the construction of the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind project in Taiwan. The deal comes as part of SeaRoc’s strategic partnership with Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC), which is delivering marine coordination services for the 120MW project. SMC will be responsible for […]

  • Taiwan Seeks Seismometers for Offshore Wind Farm

    6 October 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The government of Taiwan is looking for suppliers of seismometer monitoring equipment as part of an unnamed offshore wind project.  The local company is looking for three to four seismometers to be used on an unidentified offshore wind farm, according to the UK’s Exporting Is Great programme. Seismometers are to monitor the natural frequency (fn) of offshore […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Awards First Local Supply Contracts in Taiwan

    3 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has awarded the first local supply contracts for Ørsted’s Formosa 1 Phase 2 and wpd’s Yunlin offshore wind projects in Taiwan.

  • Taiwan to Become Second Largest APAC Offshore Wind Market

    28 August 2020
    Business & Finance

    By 2035, Taiwan will become the largest offshore wind market in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region after China, with 15 GW of capacity estimated to be added by that time, according to GlobalData. “Taiwan offshore wind market is poised to witness multifold expansion to reduce its reliance on fossil fuel generation and build a cleaner sustainable […]

  • Top News of the Week Jun 1-7, 2015

    7 June 2015

    Nordseewerke Files for Bankruptcy Nordseewerke from Emden, Germany, has filed for bankruptcy due to the upcoming imminent insolvency, CEO Thierry Putters told German media. USA: Icebreaker OW Project to Use Mono Bucket Foundations The Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo) announced today that the Icebreaker offshore wind project, planned for the Ohio waters of Lake […]

  • Top News of the Week, 19 – 25 December 2016

    25 December 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    S-2000 Hydrohammer Hammers Formosa 1 Monopiles Into Seabed IHC IQIP informed its S-2000 Hydrohammer was used to install two monopiles for the first two Formosa 1 offshore wind turbines in Taiwan. Danes Developing Drone UXO Hunter Technical University of Denmark (DTU) has teamed up with compatriot drone company Sky-Watch to develop a drone with magnetometers […]

  • Ørsted Signs Greater Changhua SOV Deal

    27 April 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Ørsted has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Taiwan Navigation and Eastern Navigation for the development of a local service operations vessel (SOV) solution for the Greater Changhua offshore wind project in Taiwan.

  • CWind Taiwan Teams Up with E&Y Electronics

    20 January 2021
    Business & Finance

    CWind Taiwan has signed an exclusive cooperation agreement with E&Y Electronics, a Taiwanese power cable service provider specialised in cable testing and termination, to develop its cable maintenance services in the Taiwanese offshore wind market. The services under the cooperation agreement include low and high voltage inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) solutions, as well as […]

  • WIND FARM UPDATE

    3 August 2015

    Formosa 1 In June Siemens signed a Turbine Supply Agreement with Formosa Wind Power Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Swancor Enterprise and the developer of what could be Taiwan’s first offshore wind farm, the 128MW Formosa 1 offshore wind demonstration project. Formosa 1 is located 3 to 6km off Miaoli county, in north-west Taiwan, in water […]

  • Sembcorp Marine Completes Formosa 2 Jacket Foundations

    28 February 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Singapore-based marine and offshore engineering group Sembcorp Marine has manufactured the 15 wind turbine jacket foundations for the 376 MW Formosa 2 wind project offshore Taiwan. Five jacket foundations have since sailed away with the remaining awaiting client’s vessel availability, Sembcorp Marine said. Jan De Nul, the EPCI contractor for the project’s foundations and subsea […]