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Friday 17 May 2019
First Taiwan offshore wind farm to be completed at end of 2019
Formosa 1 offshore wind farm with installation capacity of 128MW will be completed by year-end 2019, becoming the first of its kind in Asia, according to Ministry of Economic Affairs...
Monday 6 May 2019
Orsted to develop 900MW offshore wind farms in Taiwan
Denmark-based Orsted has finalized plans to invest NT$165 billion (US$5.35 billion) to develop two offshore wind farms with total capacity of 90MW to the west of Changhua County,...
Wednesday 20 February 2019
SGRE produces turbine blades using Swancor-made epoxy resin
Swancor Holding has disclosed Spain-based Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has completed production of blades for offshore wind turbines using its epoxy resin.
Friday 1 February 2019
Taiwan FIT scheme to impact offshore wind farm developers, says Orsted
Offshore wind farms in Taiwan will be prevented from achieving optimal operation by the cap the government has set on the amount of electricty generated, according Martin Neubert,...
Monday 17 December 2018
Offshore wind farm developers caught off guard by Taiwan policy U-turn
Taiwan has set a tentative feed-in tariff (FIT) of NT$5.106 (US$0.166)/kWh for offshore wind farm development projects with PPA (power purchase agreements) to be signed in 2019, decreasing...
Thursday 6 December 2018
LFPO batteries gaining upper hand in UPS market, says CAEC CEO
LFPO (lithium ferrous phosphorous oxide) batteries have started replacing mainstream VRLA (valve-regulated lead-acid) batteries for use in UPS (uninterruptible power supply) devices...
Thursday 4 October 2018
CSC forms supplier alliance for offshore wind farm development
Taiwan-based steel maker China Steel (CSC) has formed Wind-Team, an alliance of local suppliers for offshore wind farm projects, according to company executive vice president Wang...
Wednesday 3 October 2018
CIP and CISI ink deal for offshore wind farm projects
Denmark-based Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Taiwan-based steel structure maker Century Iron & Steel Industrial (CISI) have signed a NT$16.5 billion (US$54.0 million)...
Wednesday 26 September 2018
Taiwan Edison unveils PV- and wind-powered LED streetlamp
Taiwan Edison Creative Technology has unveiled an LED street lamp independently powered by a PV module, a 1,150W mini wind turbine in combination with a 1,200W energy storage batte...
Wednesday 26 September 2018
Taiwan may see development of offshore wind farms completed ahead of schedule due to high feed-in tariff
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has selected seven enterprises to develop 11 offshore wind farms with total installation capacity to reach 3.836GW in the first phase...
Monday 30 July 2018
TIPC, local government to co-develop maintaining harbor for Taiwan offshore wind farms
Government-run Taiwan International Ports Corp (TIPC) has disclosed it has signed a deal with Changhua County in central Taiwan to co-develop a maintaining harbor in a coastal area...
Monday 25 June 2018
NPI/Yushan Energy, Orsted win Taiwan bids to develop offshore wind farms
Canada-based Northland Power (NPI) and Singapore-based Yushan Energy have jointly won bids to develop two offshore wind farms west of Taiwan, while Denmark-based Orsted has won the...
Monday 4 June 2018
SGRE to supply offshore wind turbines for WPD project in Taiwan
Spain-based Siemens Gomesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has disclosed it has signed a letter of intent to supply 80 offshore wind turbines to Germany-based WPG AG, whichwill use them in...
Wednesday 16 May 2018
Teco to produce generators for MVOW offshore wind turbines
Teco Electric & Machinery has disclosed it signed an MoU with Denmark-based MHI Vestas Offshore Wind (MVOW) for outsourced production of generators for use in 9.5MW offshore wind...
Wednesday 2 May 2018
Taiwan picks 7 developers for 11 offshore wind farms
Taiwan has announced the selection of seven developers from nine candidates for developing 11 offshore wind farms, with total installation of 738MW scheduled for completion by the...