CDWE has concluded the first installation campaign for Hai Long 2 off the coast of Taiwan, the first installation of the overall 1GW Hai Long offshore wind project.
All jacket foundations and the offshore substation at Hai Long 2 are now installed.
The work was carried out by CDWE’s heavy lift vessel Green Jade.
The job also included the installation of the foundation of the Hai Long 3 offshore substation (OSS).
Located approximately 45km to 70km off the coast of Changhua in the Taiwan Strait, Hai Long is divided into a two-phase wind farm development of Hailong 2 and Hailong 3.
The Hai Long 2A wind farm was allocated 300MW of grid-connected capacity, while the Hai Long 2B and 3 arrays were allocated in Taiwan’s first auction, in 2018, 744MW of grid-connected capacity.
Working in challenging water depths between 35 metres and 55 metres and distances of 45km-55km offshore, Green Jade has installed 111 pin piles, 37 jacket foundations, two OSS jacket foundations and one OSS topside.
CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering chief executive Javier Magro said: “A huge thank you to the Client Hai Long Offshore Wind Project team, our CDWE team members and our (local) partners and suppliers who made this achievement possible!
“Proud to have contributed continuously in delivering clean, renewable energy to Taiwan!”