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  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Ampelmann Gear to Make Asia Offshore Wind Debut in Taiwan

    14 September 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Dutch offshore access provider Ampelmann has signed a contract with Seaway 7 for an offshore wind project in Taiwan due to start in 2021. This contract marks Ampelmann’s first foray into Taiwan’s offshore wind market, and it is also the first time an Ampelmann system will be deployed for an offshore wind job in Asia. […]

  • 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 […]

  • PDE Picks Sonardyne Kit for Wind Farm Work Offshore Taiwan

    28 July 2020
    Technology

    PDE Offshore Corporation has selected underwater positioning equipment from Sonardyne Asia Pte Ltd. to support its work on wind farm construction projects offshore Taiwan. The company has ordered a Mini-Ranger 2 Ultra-Short BaseLine (USBL) system and Wideband Sub-Mini 6+ (WSM 6+) transponder/responders to track the position its underwater equipment, which includes a seabed frame used […]

  • Tekmar Receives Changhua Order

    9 September 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    UK-based cable protection specialist Tekmar Energy has received an order from Jan De Nul to provide its patented Tekmar Cable Protection System (CPS) TekLink® Mechanical Latch for the Changhua offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Changhua is the second wind farm to be installed in Taiwan located along the West Coast with construction activity starting offshore […]

  • 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.

  • Siemens Gamesa Breaks Ground on Taiwanese Nacelle Assembly Plant

    16 September 2019
    Ports & Logistics

    Siemens Gamesa has held a groundbreaking ceremony for a nacelle assembly facility in the Port of Taichung in Taiwan. Construction is due to begin in 2020 and the nacelle assembly facility is expected to be operational in 2021. The parcel of land being developed in Taiwan measures over 30,000 square metres and will be used […]

  • Ørsted Continues Offshore Wind Support in Taiwan

    15 January 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Training & Education

    Ørsted has signed four Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) in Taiwan in order to continue exchanging knowledge on offshore wind and developing the industry.

  • 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 […]

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Icebreaker Windpower Applies for Construction Permit

    2 February 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Icebreaker Windpower Inc. has filed an application for a certificate to construct the 20.7MW Icebreaker offshore wind farm in Lake Erie with the Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB).

  • Ørsted Hungry For More Taiwanese Offshore Wind

    9 May 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    World’s leading offshore wind developer Ørsted will join the June auction in Taiwan to seek more capacity for constructing large-scale Greater Changhua offshore wind farms.

  • 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 […]

  • Seajacks Stays on Akita Noshiro Offshore Wind Farm

    11 January 2021
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Seajacks Japan LLC has been awarded a contract with Kajima Corporation to transport and install the wind turbines at the Akita Port and Noshiro Port offshore wind farms in Japanese waters. Seajacks Japan, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the UK-based Seajacks International, will in total transport and install 33 MHI Vestas V117 – 4.2 MW wind […]

  • Macquarie, RIDG to Place Joint Bid at ScotWind Leasing

    11 May 2020
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Macquarie, through its Green Investment Group (GIG), and Renewable Infrastructure Development Group (RIDG) have joined forces to bid for the development of an offshore wind project at the upcoming ScotWind leasing round. “By partnering right at the genesis of development, we’re making our earliest commitment in UK offshore wind so far”, said Ed Northam, Head […]

  • Ørsted’s Greater Changhua 2b & 4 Expected to Move into Construction Phase This Year

    1 February 2023
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted expects to reach a final investment decision (FID) on its next offshore wind project in Taiwan, the 920 MW Greater Changhua 2b & 4, during this year, as planned. This will move the project into the construction phase and set it on the path towards commissioning in 2025. Ørsted was awarded rights to build […]

  • Ørsted Will Not Bid in First Round 3 Offshore Wind Auction in Taiwan

    30 September 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Ørsted has decided not to submit a bid in the first auction of the Round 3 Zonal Development Phase in Taiwan, the developer announced on 30 September. “As the largest and most experienced offshore wind developer in Taiwan, we had to take stock of the limitations set by the current regulation, which in combination with […]

  • Jumbo Completes Transportation of Yunlin Foundations from Europe

    9 February 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Jumbo has completed the transportation of components for 40 foundations for the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan. For the transportation part of its Transport & Installation contract signed in 2019 with Yunneng Windpower Co. (a Taiwanese subsidiary of the German developer wpd), Jumbo mobilised ships from its own Heavy Lift Vessel (HLV) fleet, together […]

  • First Turbine Up at Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm

    26 April 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The first of the total of 80 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW wind turbines was installed on 23 April at the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Brave Tern, which arrived in Taiwan in July last year, has been deployed for wind turbine installation at the project site some 8 kilometres […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Doubles Offshore Order Intake in 2019

    4 February 2020
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Gamesa has doubled the order intake in the offshore segment in 2019 compared to 2018, partly due to the company’s strongest ever results reported in the last quarter of the calendar year. The world-leading wind turbine manufacturer saw the order intake in the offshore segment double to 3,343MW, of which 1,279MW was signed in […]

  • 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 […]

  • Highlights of the Month: May 2017

    1 June 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Four Scottish Offshore Wind Projects Back in Business The Inner House of the Court of Session, Scotland’s supreme civil court, has overturned the ruling which halted further development of four wind projects with a total capacity of 2,284MW in the Firth of Forth and Firth of Tay. France Pre-Selects 10 Dunkerque Offshore Wind Bidders France’s […]

  • DONG Targets 12GW of Installed Offshore Wind by 2025

    3 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    DONG Energy yesterday revealed its ambition to increase the installed offshore wind capacity to 11-12GW at the end of 2025.

  • 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 […]