Wind Energy – Taiwan
Yunneng Wind Power has announced the successful installation of all 80 subsea foundations for the 640 MW Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm.
This achievement follows the successful grid connection of half of the wind turbines and marks another significant milestone for YWPC.
The project team has completed the installation of all 80 subsea foundations and 68 wind turbines, with 52 of the turbines now connected to the Taipower grid and generating electricity.
Additionally, 56 array cables and 12 export cables have been laid. These advancements signify that the Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm has entered the final stage of its construction.
Located in the Taiwan Strait, approximately 8 to 17 KM off the western coast of Taiwan, and in water depths ranging from 7 to 35 meters, the Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm covers an area of about 82 square KM with 80 wind turbines installed.
As Taiwan’s first domestically developed offshore wind farm committed to over 100% localization, key components such as the 40 monopiles and 40 transition pieces were completed through a collaboration between Formosa Heavy Industries and CTCI Machinery Corporation, with European technology experts optimizing the process, reducing the transition piece fabrication time to 5 days per unit.
Upon completion, the 640 MW Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm will become Taiwan’s second-largest wind farm, expected to meet the energy needs of over 600,000 households.
Patrick Lammers, CEO of Skyborn Renewables, stated that the completion of the subsea foundation installations represents a crucial step toward the completion of the Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm. Lammers praised the project team’s efforts and cooperation and expressed gratitude for the support from the Taiwanese government.
He emphasized that Skyborn Renewables will continue to focus on achieving engineering milestones and advancing green energy and natural coexistence.
The Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm project has set several domestic records in Taiwan, including being the first successful domestically produced subsea foundation project (including both monopiles and transition pieces), Taiwan’s first wind farm to offer on-site technical assistance, and the first wind farm in Taiwan committed to local procurement and construction of Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs).
