Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC) has won a contract to provide marine coordination services to the 376MW Formosa 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan.
As with Formosa 1 phase two, SMC will work with SeaPlanner and local communications company Mercury Data Systems to deliver a “comprehensive marine coordination solution”, comprising design, communications infrastructure, marine management software and service delivery throughout the duration of the construction phase.
SMC will integrate Taiwanese nationals within the marine coordination team, so that local personnel can work alongside SMC’s marine professionals, developing key practical and theoretical skillsets and providing a vital point of liaison for local authorities and third parties.
SMC Taiwan manager Dean Coates said: “Taiwan remains a key area of focus for SMC and we are extremely pleased to be able to build upon our early success and lessons learned in the region. As a company, we are proud of our track record in developing personnel and indeed in training local people.
“We now have a strong pipeline of work established in Taiwan for the coming years and it’s fantastic that we’ve been able to recruit locally, delivering knowledge and expertise that can hopefully benefit the region and its people for many years”.
The Formosa 2 project is SMC’s fifth marine coordination contract award in Taiwan.
Formosa 2 is jointly owned by Macquarie, Swancor and Jera and will consist of 47 Siemens Gamesa 8.0 – 167 turbines, located 4 km offshore from Miaoli County in the Taiwan Strait.
The project will become one of the largest offshore wind farms in Taiwan once it is commissioned.