Scottish subsea specialist Sulmara has completed a site characterisation survey for the Formosa 4 offshore wind project off Taiwan.
Synera Renewable Energy’s site used Sulmara’s multi-platform approach, which ran sensors to meet the specified data coverage and data quality requirements.
Sulmara used a dedicated survey vessel, a large USV and a smaller nearshore USV to deliver continuity in quality data, in what is the first approach of this type in Taiwan.
Sulmara regional director – eastern hemisphere James Hope said: “I am proud of our team and of our collaborative work with SRE and the National Taiwan University to make the Formosa 4 Offshore Wind Farm site investigation campaign possible.
“When we began assessing the needs of this project, it was clear that a conventional approach would not be suitable due to the challenges in maintaining data coverage and quality across the entire site, which would have brought risks for our client.
“Our ethos is always to think differently and develop an approach which will deliver the best data for our clients’ project needs.
“We developed a multi-platform approach for the project, to deliver continuity and consistency in data acquisition from offshore to landfall.”
The Formosa 4 offshore wind project, jointly developed by Synera Renewable Energy and its local partners, is a large-scale renewable energy project located approximately 19km off the coast of Tongxiao Township, Miaoli County in north-west Taiwan.
Formed in 2019 and employing more than 200 people worldwide, Sulmara has grown rapidly to become an international subsea services provider with offices across the Americas, Europe and Asia.