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  • IX Wind Commits to Taiwanese Wind Market with New Office

    5 June 2018
    Business & Finance

    The Netherlands-based wind power consultancy and engineering company IX Wind (Independent eXperts) has opened an office in Taipei, Taiwan, to serve the local wind market.

  • Tekmar CPS Units to Debut in China This Summer

    16 August 2017

    Tekmar Energy, specialists in cable protection systems (CPS), has announced that the installation of the cables and the Tekmar CPS units on the Binhai North H2 project in China is expected this summer.

  • JDR Strikes Again in Taiwan

    29 January 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    JDR Cable Systems (JDR) has been selected by Jan De Nul to supply subsea power cables and accessories for the Taiwan Power Company Offshore Wind Farm Phase One. The project is located off the coast of Fangyuan in Changhua County in Central Western Taiwan. It is being developed by Taipower with a consortium of Jan […]

  • 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 […]

  • SMC Sets Up Taiwan Branch

    12 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC) Ltd has established a branch in Taiwan with an aim to support the offshore wind sector in the region. The new branch is located in Taipei and will be managed by SMC’s Operations Director and Taiwan Regional Manager, Dean Coates. “We are extremely pleased to reach what is yet another significant milestone […]

  • Hexicon and IX Wind Team Up on 1,300+ MW Floating Wind Project Offshore Taiwan

    15 February 2023
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Research & Development

    Sweden-headquartered Hexicon and IX Wind have joined forces to provide services for the development and construction of a 1,300+ MW floating wind project offshore Taiwan. The partnership, secured in December 2022, will offer project management, consultancy, and engineering services to the floating offshore wind project. The wind farm is planned to be commissioned as early […]

  • ZPMC Launches China’s Largest Offshore Wind Installation Vessel

    30 October 2017
    Vessels

    Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) launched a new self-propelled offshore wind installation vessel on 28 October. The vessel, named Longyuan Zhenhua 3, has a lifting capacity of 2,000t and a maximum lifting height of 120m.

  • First Taichung Port Offshore Wind Wharf Open for Business

    13 March 2019
    Ports & Logistics

    The Port of Taichung has completed renovation works on the first of the five wharves dedicated to offshore wind, the Taiwan International Ports Corporation (TIPC), said. Renovation work on Wharf No. 2 was completed at the beginning of the year and the wharf is now ready to support ongoing private contractor efforts to install wind […]

  • FairWind to Assist Siemens Gamesa on Formosa 2

    10 December 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has awarded FairWind with a contract to assist on pre-assembly work on offshore wind turbines for the Formosa 2 wind farm in Taiwan. FairWind will be responsible for the pre-assembly of the towers for 47 SGRE 8.0 MW wind turbines, scheduled to start in March 2021. “This is an important opportunity for FairWind […]

  • CWind Phantom to Support Yunlin OWF Construction

    2 September 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Wpd, the developer of the Taiwanese Yunlin offshore wind farm, has awarded CWind Taiwan with a contract for a crew transfer vessel (CTV) which will support the project’s two-year construction phase. The vessel operator will deploy CWind Phantom for crew transfer during construction works. The 27-metre CTV, built in 2015 and officially named in 2017, […]

  • Ørsted Selects Ordtek for US and Taiwan Offshore Wind Projects

    12 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    The Norfolk-based unexploded ordnance (UXO) specialist Ordtek has won contracts to support Ørsted on offshore wind farm projects in the United States and Taiwan. Ordtek will be supporting Ørsted on two offshore wind farms to be developed off the US east coast, Bay State Wind and Ocean Wind, as well as on the Formosa 1 and […]

  • Highlights of the Month: September 2016

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

    Areva Sells Its Stake in Adwen to Gamesa for EUR 60 Million Areva has decided to sell its 50% stake in the offshore wind turbine manufacturer Adwen for EUR 60 million to Gamesa, with which Areva had a 50-50 ownership in the joint venture and which is now in a merger process with Siemens. Borssele […]

  • Exclusive: Muehlhan Wind Service Enters Taiwanese Offshore Wind Market

    19 December 2018
    Business & Finance

    Muehlhan Wind Service (MWS) has entered the offshore wind market in Taiwan, the company’s Commercial Director Thomas Andersen revealed to Offshore WIND during an interview.

  • Semco Maritime Wins Work on Taiwan’s Round 3 Offshore Wind Project

    17 March 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Semco Maritime has received an order for a conceptual design study for a 500 MW offshore substation, including a jacket foundation, for Swancor Renewable Energy’s Formosa 4 offshore wind project in Miaoli County, Taiwan. The Danish company will carry out the scope of work with assistance from partners PTSC M&C in Vietnam, ISC Consulting Engineers […]

  • Ørsted Piles On Greater Changhua Pin-Pile Orders

    24 October 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has signed a contract with CSBC Corporation for the manufacture of ”a significant number” of wind turbine foundation pin-piles for the first 900MW Greater Changhua projects in Taiwan.

  • Tekmar and SBSS Partner Up on Chinese Offshore Wind Projects

    9 February 2018
    Business & Finance

    UK-based cable protection system specialist Tekmar and China’s cable installation services provider S.B. Submarine Systems (SBSS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate as each other’s preferred partner in offering export and inter-array cable protection to the Chinese offshore wind market.

  • Correll Services Strikes Again in Taiwan

    20 November 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Correll Services has secured a contract with Jan De Nul for subsea and land cable termination and testing work on the Changhua offshore wind project in Taiwan. Correll Services is in charge of providing project documentation, procurement of HV & FO hardware materials, as well as export cable (HV & FO) jointing at the transition […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Contracts FairWind for Turbine Pre-Assembly

    9 December 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Siemens Gamesa has contracted FairWind for turbine pre-assembly work for the Borssele 1+2 offshore wind project in the Netherlands and the Yunlin project in Taiwan. The work for Borssele will take place at the Port of Esbjerg in Denmark, with pre-assembly of 94 Siemens Gamesa 8.0-167 DD towers planned to begin at the start of […]

  • Ørsted a Couple of Gigawatts Away from Its 2025 Offshore Wind Ambition

    2 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted’s current installed and decided offshore wind capacity accounts for almost 9GW out of its ambition of 11-12GW by the end of 2025, announced at the beginning of this year.

  • Japan Enters New Offshore Wind Era as First Akita Noshiro Turbines Sail Out

    1 July 2022
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Wind farm installation vessel Seajacks Zaratan has left Akita Port in Japan loaded with the first sets of wind turbine components to be installed on the 140 MW Akita Noshiro offshore wind farm. Akita Noshiro comprises two sites off Akita Port and Noshiro Port. In total, the two wind farms will feature 33 MHI Vesta V117-4.2 MW wind […]

  • Jan De Nul Starts Formosa 2 Construction Work

    5 June 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul has kicked off construction works in Taiwan for the 376 MW Formosa 2 offshore wind farm. Nearshore and onshore construction works have started at the landfall site in Miaoli County and Taichung port, Jan De Nul said. Offshore installation works will commence later this year. At the landfall site in Miaoli County, […]

  • UK Offshore Wind Group on Asia Tour

    23 March 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Training & Education

    The UK Department for International Trade (DIT) has organised a mission to China and Taiwan to promote British expertise in the offshore wind industry and assist in the development of the sector in these two countries.

  • Taiwan to Sign 5.5GW of Contracts with Offshore Wind Developers by July

    30 January 2018
    Contracts & Tenders

    Nine developers looking to build offshore wind farms in Taiwan have qualified for offshore environmental permits. These developers, offering 10.5GW of offshore wind capacity in total, will now compete for 5.5GW of offshore wind contracts, 3.5GW to be selected for the feed-in-tariff (FIT) and the rest to be awarded at an auction in May.

  • Siemens Gamesa Establishes New Offshore Wind Cooperation in Taiwan

    9 February 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    Siemens Gamesa has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group (YGG) to collaborate on the development of an offshore wind supply chain in Taiwan.

  • TotalEnergies and Corio to Jointly Develop Formosa 3 as JERA Bows Out

    16 February 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    TotalEnergies and Corio Generation have signed a joint venture partnership to develop the Formosa 3 offshore wind farms in Taiwan. Under this agreement, Corio will remain the majority shareholder and lead developer with 50 per cent plus ten shares overall in the project. The announcement comes after Taiwan’s Bureau of Energy confirmed in late December […]

  • Swancor, Shizen Energy Eye Offshore Wind Projects in Japan

    8 December 2021
    Business & Finance

    Shizen Energy and Swancor Renewable Energy have entered into an agreement to jointly develop offshore wind farms in Japan’s Kyushu region. According to Swancor, the developer of Taiwan’s first offshore wind farm, Formosa 1, Japan’s waters are similar to Taiwan’s in terms of geological and weather conditions. “Unlike the waters of Europe, where offshore wind […]