April 26, 2021,
by
Adrijana Buljan
The first of the total of 80 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW wind turbines was installed on 23 April at the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan.
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel
Brave Tern, which arrived in Taiwan in July last year, has been deployed for wind turbine installation at the project site some 8 kilometres off Yunlin County. For Fred. Olsen Windcarrier, this marks the first installation in the APAC region.
According to Yunneng Wind Power, the developer of the 640 MW project, the installation of the first Siemens Gamesa 8 MW unit also marks the first time an offshore wind turbine with local content was installed in Taiwan.