Wind Energy – Taiwan
Hai Long Offshore Wind Project announced the offshore installation of the first wind turbine for the Hai Long 3 wind farm.
The nacelle of the turbine installed was assembled locally at Siemens Gamesa’s nacelle assembly facility in Taichung. The offshore installation was carried out by CDWE, Taiwan’s leading large-scale offshore wind marine engineering contractor.
This seamless integration of local assembly and offshore installation represents substantial progress in deep-rooting offshore wind technology within Taiwan.
To install this first turbine CDWE used the jack-up installation vessel Sea Challenger.
In 2025 the vessel underwent a radical conversion at the Seatrium Pioneer Shipyard n Singapore. At the core was the installation of a new Lec Encircling Crane (LEC) with a 1,600-tonne capacity and a 140-metre boom, capable of reaching close to 160 metres above main deck.
