Wind Energy
Synera Renewable Energy announced that the foundation design for the Formosa 4 Offshore Wind Project (Formosa 4) has received a Statement of Compliance from a globally accredited third-party certification body.
This confirms that the design complies with applicable international and local standards and meets project-specific requirements.
Reaching this milestone lays a sound basis for relevant fabrication, transportation and installation, and, in time, the safe and reliable operation and maintenance of the wind farm.
Formosa 4, awarded 495MW in 2022, will stand 18 to 20 kilometers off the coast of Miaoli, in waters 57 to 64 meters deep, conditions that make foundation design and fabrication challenging.
The project will use three-legged jacket foundations, each averaging 91 meters in height and 2,500 tons in weight, anchored by pin piles 80 to 101 meters long. Foundations of this scale are rare in the offshore wind industry.
DNV conducted the verification and confirmed that the support structures can withstand the typhoons, earthquakes, and wave forces of the Taiwan Strait.
