Kaohsiung site to develop marine tech
‘GREEN-COLLAR JOBS’: The Marine Technology Industrial Innovation Zone was designed to train an estimated 1,800 people per year to service offshore wind farms
By Angelica Oung / Staff reporter
Government officials yesterday inaugurated a center for developing oceanic resources in Kaohsiung, which Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁) said would create an industrial cluster for the development of marine technology.
The 6.7 hectare Marine Technology Industrial Innovation Zone (海洋科技產業創新專區) in Singda Harbor (興達港) is ready to start training people in the maintenance and repair of offshore wind farms, Chen said at the opening ceremony.
The zone would also conduct research and development of other marine resources, he said.
January 11, 2021, by Adrijana Buljan
Ten Taiwanese companies that are planning to become offshore wind sub-suppliers have been awarded funds to upgrade their offshore wind technologies by Ørsted and the Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MIRDC), which is managing Ørsted’s Offshore Wind Industrial Development Fund (IDF) in Taiwan.
The companies will now kick off their research and development for the next 12 to 18 months. Two of the selected companies for technologies localization are from Changhua, where Ørsted is building a large-scale offshore wind project.
The Offshore Wind Industrial Development Fund is also sponsoring 92 local talents to receive high-level welding training as well as 80 other individuals to receive Global Wind Organization (GWO) safety training.