1621 results found for 'Taiwan'

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  • First Steel Cut for Taiwanese Gem

    30 September 2020
    Vessels

    CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE) has held a steel cutting ceremony for Green Jade, the first Taiwan-built floating heavy-lift offshore wind installation vessel. CDWE, a joint venture of DEME Offshore and Taiwanese shipbuilder CSBC, informed in April that it had initiated the contract for early works and ordering of critical packages. A few months later, the final investment […]

  • All Foundations In at Zhong Neng Wind Farm Offshore Taiwan

    4 March 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The final jacket foundation has been installed at the 298 MW Zhong Neng offshore wind farm in Taiwan, according to a social media post by Joris Hol, CEO of Zhong Neng and Fengmiao phase I Offshore Wind Farm at Copenhagen Offshore Partners. The Zhong Neng offshore wind farm, being built by a joint venture between […]

  • 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 […]

  • Formosa 4 Clears Preliminary EIA Review

    10 June 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Formosa 4, an offshore wind project being developed by Swancor Renewable Energy (SRE) in Taiwan, has received the preliminary approval of its Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). The project, also known as Miaoli 3, was the first of the nine projects for which Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) started the review process in March this year. […]

  • Ørsted Secures EIA Approvals for Taiwanese Offshore Wind Projects

    9 February 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Construction of the first of the four projects could potentially start as early as 2019, Ørsted said.

  • First Turbine Installed at TPC Changhua Phase 1

    16 September 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul’s jack-up vessel Taillevent has installed the first turbine at Taiwan Power Company’s Changhua Phase 1 offshore wind project. The 109.2 MW project will feature a total of 21 Hitachi 5.2 MW turbines with a downwind rotor mounted on jacket foundations. According to Jan De Nul, with the first turbine installed, the project […]

  • Keppel to Build Greater Changhua Offshore Substations

    13 May 2019
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Singapore-based Keppel FELS Ltd has secured a contract from Ørsted to provide two offshore substations for the Greater Changhua wind sites in Taiwan. Valued at more than SGD 150 million (around EUR 98 million), the contract comprises detailed engineering, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning for two 600MW substations. It excludes certain electrical components to be […]

  • Tekmar Enters Asian Offshore Wind Market through Formosa 1

    9 May 2017
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    UK-based Tekmar Energy has supplied its TEKLINK Cable Protection System (CPS) to protect the underwater power cables as they enter the wind turbine foundations on the Formosa 1 Phase 1 project, the first offshore wind farm in Taiwan.

  • StormGeo Providing Weather Forecasting Services for Changfang & Xidao OWFs

    24 February 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    StormGeo has been selected as the provider of weather forecasting services for the Changfang & Xidao offshore wind farms in Taiwan. The company will be providing metocean forecasting and typhoon warning for the two-year installation phase and the first three years of operations. StormGeo began delivering its services for the projects in January, in support […]

  • EPA Denies Approval for TGC’s Fuhai OWF

    12 February 2018
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has not approved the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for Taiwan Generations Corporation’s (TGC) 28-turbine Fuhai Offshore Windfarm off the coast of Changhua County.

  • Siemens Gamesa and Formosa Plastics Ink MoU in Taiwan

    5 July 2019
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Siemens Gamesa has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Formosa Plastics Corporation for offshore wind in Taiwan. According to the company, the agreement adds up to a series of earlier agreements with local and international parties to promote a competitive supply chain. To remind, Siemens Gamesa inked the first local supply agreements in Taiwan last year by […]

  • Ørsted Builds Healthy Ties in Taiwan

    19 April 2018
    Training & Education

    Offshore wind developer Ørsted has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) respectively with Show Chwan Memorial Hospital and Changhua Christian Hospital in Taiwan to collaborate and build up a medical network for offshore wind farms.

  • Taiwan Debut for Bokalift 2

    29 October 2019
    Vessels

    Boskalis is planning to convert an existing hull to create the crane vessel Bokalift 2 for deployment at Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ (CIP) two offshore wind farms in Taiwan. In July, Boskalis and Hwa Chi Construction Co established a joint venture to transport and install offshore foundations at CIP’s Changfang and the Xidao offshore wind farms. The parties will transport […]

  • 640 MW Taiwanese Offshore Wind Farm Starts Delivering

    8 November 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The first of the 80 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW wind turbines at the 640 MW Yunlin offshore wind farm has been connected to the Taiwanese grid and the feed-in has commenced, the project developer said. By the end of 2021, the Yunlin offshore wind farm is expected to have the first batch of wind turbines […]

  • Jan De Nul and Hitachi Shift into Overdrive Offshore Taiwan

    13 August 2020
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul has installed nine of the 21 jacket foundations at the Taiwan Power Company Offshore Windfarm Phase 1 Project – Demonstration offshore Taiwan. Offshore installation vessel Aegir, which Jan De Nul Group chartered from Dutch Heerema Marine Contractors, is installing the 1,100 metric tonne jackets at the site some ten kilometres off the […]

  • Vessels Reshuffle as Taiwanese Wind Farm Nears Offshore Construction

    7 June 2021
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Major offshore wind projects in Taiwan have entered or are about to enter offshore construction and the vessels involved have started mobilising and departing for this increasingly active offshore wind market. As one of these projects is reaching this stage, one of the contractors seems to have had to deploy a substitute vessel to carry […]

  • First Suction Bucket Foundations Arrive in Taiwan for Ørsted’s Greater Changhua 2b & 4

    13 November 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The first batch of suction bucket jacket foundations, which will be installed at the Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms, have arrived at the Port of Taichung in Taiwan. The initial batch of foundations has arrived from HSG Sungdong in South Korea, the supplier of 33 units for the 920 MW Greater Changhua […]

  • 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. […]

  • 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.

  • Greater Changhua 1&2a Onshore Works Moving Full Speed Ahead

    17 June 2020
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Construction of the onshore substations and transmission system for the Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind project in Taiwan is moving full speed ahead, according to Ørsted. Ørsted stated it is working with Star Energy Corporation (SEC), a subsidiary of EPC contractor Taiwan Cogeneration Corporation, to implement the highest Quality, Health, Safety and Environment […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Officially Opens Its First Offshore Nacelle Assembly Facility Outside Europe

    14 September 2021
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has inaugurated its facility for the assembly of offshore wind turbine nacelles in Taiwan, the company’s first such facility outside Europe. The official opening of the facility in Taichung, being held today (14 September), follows the completion of the assembly of the first nacelle in August. The construction work on Siemens […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Breaks Ground on Taiwanese Nacelle Assembly Facility

    10 March 2020
    Ports & Logistics

    Siemens Gamesa has broken ground on a nacelle assembly facility in Taichung Harbor, Taiwan. Back in February, Siemens Gamesa signed a contract with Chung Lu Construction Co. for the land preparation and the construction of the nacelle assembly facility. Chung Lu has now begun the work on the site, on track for the start of […]

  • Formosa 1 Phase 2 Produces First Power

    9 September 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    The Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind project in Taiwan has generated its first power. According to Ørsted, 10 out of 20 Siemens Gamesa 6MW turbines have been installed at the project site, while six units began generating power. Prior to commercial operation, each turbine goes through a power generation test which takes 10 to 14 days […]

  • Zaratan Geared Up for Formosa 1 Phase 2

    22 March 2019
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Seajacks’ self-propelled jack-up vessel Zaratan has departed for Taiwan ready to begin installation of the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind project. Zaratan will install all 20 Siemens Gamesa SWT-6.0-154 turbines on the 120MW wind farm in the Taiwan Strait in what is the first renewables contract for Seajacks outside Europe. The project is located around six kilometers off […]

  • NIRAS Simulates Foundations’ Way Through Typhoons

    8 January 2018
    R&D

    According to the latest news from NIRAS, offshore wind foundation design can be optimised to withstand the actual conditions even in areas with extreme weather. The company detailed on this after running simulations based on actual typhoons in Taiwan, saying that this approach can lead to a less conservative design and that extreme weather does not mean higher costs.

  • Siemens Gamesa Signs Turbine Castings Deal in Taiwan

    15 November 2019
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Siemens Gamesa and Yeong Guan Group have signed a conditional contract for the production of offshore wind turbine castings in Taiwan. According to Siemens Gamesa, a new factory will be built in the port of Taichung and will manufacture turbine castings for the 300MW Hai Long 2 offshore wind project. To remind, Siemens Gamesa was […]