Hai Long Offshore Wind has selected Taiwan-based marine engineering company CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE) as its contractor. The transportation and installation of the wind turbine foundations, wind turbines and offshore substations for the Hai Long Wind Farm will be carried out with the support of CDWE’s expertise in marine engineering, its project management capability and the local talents that CDWE has been actively developing. The offshore construction of the Hai Long project is planned to commence in 2024.
CDWE will use its Green Jade as one of its main working vessels. Green Jade is the very first offshore marine installation vessel designed and built in Taiwan. The vessel will fly Taiwanese flag and feature an exceptional combination of transport and load capacity, with a 4,000-ton main crane, and DP3 dynamic positioning system, suitable for carrying out transportation and installation works for jacket foundations and substations on the Hai Long Offshore Wind Farms.
Felipe Montero, Project Director of Hai Long said, “The collaboration with CDWE ensures the Hai Long project will benefit from a long-standing track record in marine engineering in offshore wind, while ensuring local content commitments are fulfilled. With Green Jade playing a central role in the delivery of the Hai Long project, CDWE and Hai Long demonstrate that the Taiwanese offshore wind supply chain is maturing."
Hai Long Offshore Wind has been working closely with CDWE since early development of the project. The two parties have excellent mutual understanding of the requirements of construction quality and safety standards, and both of their management and construction teams have extensive practical experience of developing wind farms. The offshore wind industry gave CDWE the impetus to actively train local talents for marine engineering, providing local engineers with a series of offshore wind training programs and offering them internship opportunities on work vessels for the local talents accumulate knowledge. With technical support from their European team, CDWE will execute the construction on Hai Long Wind Farms, meeting the offshore wind construction requirements.
Chen Wen-Lon, Chairman of CDWE said, “In the past, Taiwan never had a local marine engineering team capable of building wind farms at such an international level, nor was there a marine installation vessel like Green Jade, built for high performance and with high lifting capacity. The local offshore wind industry continues to grow and thrive, just like CDWE, a joint venture built from scratch. With the diversified operations of CSBC, CDWE continues to unfold new chapters with each step. I am glad to see that the Hai Long wind farms are soon entering the execution stage. CDWE is honored to be able to participate in one of the key milestones of Taiwan’s energy transition.
Marco Kanaar, CEO of CDWE also pointed out, “For the past three years we have been working closely with the Hai Long team and overcame many challenges together. The Hai Long wind farms have indirectly contributed to the birth of Green Jade, which will be the MIV for the transportation and installation of the Hai Long wind farms. We are well-prepared and confident that with the good teamwork with the Hai Long team, together we will make this project a big success.
The Hai Long Project will be Taiwan’s largest offshore wind farm with 73 wind turbines and a total installed capacity of 1044MW, located off the coast of Changhua, with a water depth of 35-55 meters.
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