Offshore wind consultancy OWC has been appointed as owner’s engineer on the 1GW Hai Long offshore wind project off Taiwan.
OWC, part of AqualisBraemar LOC Group (ABL Group), will, as one of the owner’s engineers of Hai Long, provide technical advisory, and coordination services throughout the development and construction phases of the project.
OWC has not disclosed the value of the contract.
“Hai Long’s location in the Taiwan Strait provides some of the best available wind resources in the Asia Pacific region.
“We look forward to contributing towards making the development and build-out phases as cost efficient as possible,” said Amy Dowdeswell (pictured), OWC deputy country manager in Taiwan and project manager for the Hai Long project.
In 2018, OWC set up an office in Taiwan to support the fast-growing Taiwanese offshore wind sector.
OWC has since then also added offices in Japan and Korea.
“Our strategy is to be a global partner but also a local expert, utilising our learnings from wind farms within Taiwan and all over the world to each individual project we are involved in, as we will do for the Hai Long Offshore Wind Project,” added Tom Whittle, OWC APAC Director.
The Hai Long Offshore Wind Project, located in the Taiwan strait, is composed of three offshore wind farms with a collective maximum installed capacity of 1,044 MW.
The wind farms will be located 50-70 km from the shore of central Taiwan and are expected to be completed between 2025 and 2026.
Hai Long is being jointly developed by Northland Power, Yushan Energy and Mitsui & Co.