Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has secured a contract for the scour protection for the Yunlin offshore wind farm. The award was made by Yunneng Wind Power Co. Ltd, majority-owned by German wind farm developer Wpd AG. Boskalis will install rock on the seabed around the 71 monopile foundations serving as scour protection. In total 325,000 tons of rock sourced from local quarries in Taiwan will be installed using a fallpipe vessel.
The project is scheduled to commence in early 2020 and is expected to be completed in late 2020.
Country updates
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January 13, 2020
EGCO acquires 25% of 640 MW Yunlin offshore wind project
Electricity Generating Public Company Limited (EGCO Group) has invested in the 640 MW Yunlin offshore wind farm project which is under construction in Taiwan, through the acquisition of a 25% ownershi...
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December 09, 2019
URE to supply solar panels for the 193 MW solar park in Tainan
United Renewable Energy (URE) is set to supply solar panels for a 193 MW solar farm in Tainan City, Taiwan. URE will deliver the PV modules for the installation by the first half of 2020. The s...
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December 04, 2019
Saipem wins two contracts for the offshore wind farms in Scotland and Taiwan
Saipem has been awarded a contract by the EDF Renewables for the construction of the 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind project off the coast of Fife, in Scotland Th...
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November 28, 2019
Osbit to deliver wind turbine pile gripper system for 640 MW Yunlin offshore wind project
Osbit, the offshore equipment supplier, has been awarded a contract to design and build an offshore wind turbine pile gripper system by Sapura Energy. The pile gripper will initially be used to suppo...
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November 25, 2019
Trelleborg to supply integrated cable protection system for Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind projects in Changhua
Trelleborg’s applied technologies operation has been awarded a contract by Ørsted to provide NjordGuard, an integrated cable protection system, for the Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshor...
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