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  • MHI Vestas Picks Swancor Blade Materials in Taiwan

    3 July 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    MHI Vestas has signed a conditional contract with Swancor for the supply of blade materials for offshore wind projects in Taiwan. The scope of the contract covers more than 50% of the direct materials value of blade manufacturing, including carbon tow and pultrusion, resin, and bonding glue, MHI Vestas said. The agreement also includes the possibility […]

  • Export Cable Installation Completed at 376 MW Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan

    23 July 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul has completed the installation of all export cables for the 376 MW Formosa 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The company installed four export cables with a total length of 34 kilometres using its cable laying vessel (CLV) Willem de Vlamingh, which was able to position itself close to the beach and […]

  • COWI Opens Taipei Office, Reveals More Offshore Wind Work in Taiwan

    24 April 2019
    Business & Finance

    Danish engineering consulting group COWI has opened a branch office in Taipei to accommodate ongoing and recently won offshore wind projects in Taiwan, and to grow its wind business in the region. “The appetite for wind energy and more specifically offshore wind farms has been increasing exponentially especially in East and South East Asia,” Jan Rønberg, COWI’s Senior […]

  • Hornsea Two, Formosa I Firm Up Siemens Gamesa Order Book

    27 July 2018
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Gamesa’s offshore wind order intake reached a peak in the third quarter of the fiscal year 2018 with 1,368MW in firm orders, due to agreements to supply 165 turbines for Hornsea Project Two and 120MW for the Formosa I Phase II offshore wind project.

  • 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 […]

  • Societe Generale Gets Nod to Issue Green Bonds in Taiwan

    5 October 2018
    Business & Finance

    Societe Generale has secured approval by the Financial Supervisory Commission, Republic of China (Taiwan), to issue green bonds in Taiwan.

  • All Foundations, Subsea Cables Installed at Formosa 2

    1 September 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    All 47 wind turbine jacket foundations and all subsea cables are now in place at the Formosa 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The wind farm also has more than half of its wind turbines installed so far. The final jacket foundation was installed on 26 August, with the subsea cable works reaching completion on […]

  • Australian Vessel Owner Converts and Reflags AHTS to Support Taiwanese Offshore Wind Market

    15 July 2022
    Vessels

    Australian marine services provider MMA Offshore has completed the conversion of its anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel MMA Crystal and reflagged it to support the offshore renewable energy market in Taiwan. The AHTS, which already worked on an offshore wind project in Taiwan, having supported a pre-installation noise mitigation survey at Formosa 2 last year, has been […]

  • Taiwan Reaffirms 20%-by-2025 Renewable Energy Target

    15 February 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Taiwan’s government plans to phase out nuclear power plants and have an energy mix containing 50% natural gas, 30% coal and 20% renewable energy by 2025. The country’s energy plan, announced by Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen, also involves improvement of the power distribution system.

  • LS Cable & System Wins Third Offshore Wind Deal in Taiwan

    23 July 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    LS Cable & System has secured a contract by Jan De Nul to supply submarine cables for an offshore wind project in Taiwan. Under the contract, the Korean cable manufacturer will supply 130km of submarine cable for the project located in Miaoli County, west Taiwan, by 2021. To remind, Jan De Nul is responsible for the design, […]

  • Subsea 7 Nets Another Offshore Wind Contract in Taiwan

    16 July 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Subsea 7 has secured a contract for the installation of the submarine cable system at an undisclosed offshore wind project in Taiwan. Project engineering will commence immediately at Seaway 7’s offices in Leer, Germany, and in Taipei, Taiwan, while the offshore activities are expected to commence in 2023. The contract is subject to a final investment […]

  • 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.

  • Saipem Sheds More Light on Formosa 2 Contract

    28 November 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Italian offshore energy contractor Saipem will manufacture and deliver 32 wind turbine jacket foundations for the 376MW Formosa 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. As reported earlier, Jan De Nul, the EPCI contractor for the project’s foundations and subsea cables, selected Saipem and Sembcorp to deliver the pile jacket foundations for the wind farm. At […]

  • SMC to Carry Out Foundation Inspection at Ørsted’s German, UK OWFs

    24 June 2020
    Operations & Maintenance

    Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC) has been awarded two contracts by Ørsted for above-water structural inspection of the wind turbine foundations at the developer’s offshore wind farms in Germany and the UK. Ørsted has four operational offshore wind farms in Germany and eleven in the UK. SMC has not disclosed which, if not all, projects will […]

  • World’s Largest Renewable Energy Corporate Power Purchase Agreement Signed in Taiwan

    8 July 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Taiwan-based TSMC signed a corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) with Ørsted for the Greater Changhua 2b & 4 offshore wind farm on 8 July. TSMC will offtake the full production from the 920 MW wind farm, making this the largest-ever contract of its kind within renewable energy, according to Ørsted. The contract has been signed […]

  • Ørsted Returns to Siemens Gamesa for Typhoon-Proof Turbines

    22 October 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has selected Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy as the preferred supplier for the Greater Changhua offshore wind farms with a combined capacity of 900MW.

  • CWind Taiwan Sponsoring Introductory GWO Classes for 100 Students and Fishermen

    30 December 2020
    Training & Education

    CWind Taiwan will sponsor up to 100 Taiwanese students and local fishermen who want to participate in a Global Wind Organisation (GWO) pilot project, which will provide a general introduction into the offshore wind industry and fundamentals of the GWO working-at-height and sea survival modules. The company is organising five sessions open to individuals from […]

  • CWind Resolution Arrives in Taiwan

    22 July 2019
    Vessels

    The crew transfer vessel (CTV) CWind Resolution has arrived in Taiwan where she will join CWind Taiwan’s fleet. CWind Resolution was transported from Europe to Taiwan via Evergreen’s mega containership Ever Glory. The CTV is expected to start serving the Taiwanese market early next month, following the re-flagging process, CWind Taiwan said. CWind Taiwan is […]

  • Boskalis to Provide Scour Protection for Yunlin Monopiles

    17 December 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has secured a contract by Yunneng Wind Power to provide scour protection for the turbine foundations at the Yunlin offshore wind project in Taiwan. The contract will see Boskalis installing rock on the seabed around 71 monopile foundations serving as scour protection. In total 325,000t of rock sourced from local quarries […]

  • Construction Delays, Vessel Troubles Hit Subsea 7’s Books

    14 June 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Subsea 7 has updated its Adjusted EBITDA guidance for the full year 2022 following reduced progress on two offshore wind projects and vessel reshuffle at its subsidiary Seaway 7. Seaway 7 announced provisions against the results of project execution of offshore windfarm installations due to increased costs relating to weather delays and mechanical breakdowns. This, […]

  • Taiwan Selects Eleven Offshore Wind Projects

    30 April 2018
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs has awarded grid capacity to eleven offshore wind projects under the first process of its kind in Taiwan.

  • Ørsted Secures 900MW Offshore Wind Grid Capacity in Taiwan

    30 April 2018
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs has awarded Ørsted the right to connect 900MW offshore wind capacity to Taiwan’s power grid.

  • Top News of 2016 – Editors’ Picks

    2 January 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The editorial team at Offshore WIND have compiled a list of what we thought were the most important developments within the offshore wind industry in 2016. Vattenfall Wins Kriegers Flak Tender with EUR 49.9 per MWh Bid Swedish energy company Vattenfall has won the tender to build the 600MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in the Danish part […]

  • First Monopile Stands at Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm

    4 December 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Sapura Energy Berhad has installed the first of the 80 monopiles at the 640 MW Yunlin wind farm offshore Taiwan. The installation of the first monopile marks the official start of the project’s offshore construction phase. The contract to transport and install the wind turbine foundations at Yunlin is the Malaysian oil and gas specialist’s […]

  • Highlights of the Month – December 2018

    4 January 2019

    Offshore WIND’s ten most read news in December 2018.

  • SMC to Assist Siemens Gamesa at Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm

    6 July 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC) has secured a contract to provide marine supervision services to Siemens Gamesa for the Yunlin offshore wind project in Taiwan. SMC said it will be working with ATLAS, its proprietary marine management software solution, to ensure the delivery of services throughout the project. The company previously collaborated with Siemens Gamesa at the […]