Danish company FairWind is to work with Siemens Gamesa on the pre-assembly of turbines for phase two of Orsted’s 120MW Formosa 1 offshore wind farm off Taiwan.
Pre-assembly will start in the spring with installation planned for later this year for the 20 Siemens Gamesa 6.0-154 turbines, FairWind said.
Under the terms of the deal, FairWind will hire and train Taiwanese technicians in order to be ready for pre-assembly operations on the project.
The training will be conducted in partnership with the European Wind Academy and will include on-site preparation in Europe.
Siemens Gamesa offshore global commodity manager Herve Bouraima said: “As the outlook for offshore wind in Taiwan is firming up, local know-how will be key in creating value for the market and the society.
“Therefore, it is important for us to work towards training local technicians already for Taiwan’s first commercial scale project, Formosa 1 phase two.
“With FairWind as a partner for the project we are confident that we’ll jointly meet this objective, and deliver high quality according to our customer’s expectations.”
FairWind Offshore chief operating officer Glenn Aagesen said: “In FairWind we see this as very much aligned with our core values and our ability to work as a partner in the wind business, creating solutions in close cooperation with our client.
“Our track record, capabilities and references in establishing and creating new regions have given FairWind the sufficient know-how to succeed in new markets like Taiwan.
“We are excited to be awarded this project and are looking forward to delivering the FairWind way.”