Taiwan-based contractor CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE) has signed an exclusivity capacity agreement with local fabricator CSBC for pin piles for the 300MW Hai Long 2A offshore wind farm.
Shipbuilder CSBC has a “proven track record in manufacturing complicated steel constructions and coating solutions”.
In January 2020, CSBC launched its “smart pin pile production line”, which enables the company to efficiently fabricate the steel piles with precision accuracy.
The Hai Long wind farm is approximately 50km from the Taiwanese coastline and the depth of the foundations will be a maximum of 55 metres.
The foundations used by Hai Long are being “specifically tailored” to the characteristics of Taiwan’s seabed and wind farm conditions.
The Hai Long offshore wind project signed Taiwan’s first large-scale balance of plant, preferred supplier agreement with CDWE in October 2019.
CDWE was established at the end of 2018 by CSBC and DEME Offshore.
Hai Long is by far the biggest project in CDWE’s contracted portfolio.
The joint venture company is currently building Taiwan’s first floating DP3 heavy lift vessel, the Green Jade.
CDWE CEO Hedwig Vanlishout said: “As the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contractor for the Hai Long offshore wind farm, we aimed to select the best qualified fabricator which is most beneficial for this complex and challenging project.
At the same time, we are fulfilling our promise to the government concerning the development and optimisation of local content in Taiwan’s offshore wind industry, together with Hai Long.
“We are delighted to be partnering CSBC again and we’re confident that we can provide excellent, locally fabricated pin piles to our client given CSBC’s impressive performance history and its new dedicated pin pile production line.”
The Hai Long project partners, comprising Northland Power, Yushan Energy and Mitsui & Co, have recently been granted approval of their Industrial Relevant Plan (IRP), which is fully in line with the government’s local content requirements.