Taiwan

Biofuel

Report: Taiwan Power Producer to Open Tender in 2024 for 1.7m Metric Tons of Wood Pellets

Taiwan is considering the use of wood pellets to help boost its use of renewable energy, according to a report filed with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service&…

Offshore Wind Power

Taiwan to Offer 3 GW of Offshore Wind Power in March 2024 Auction

Taiwan will offer a whopping 3 GW of offshore wind projects in its next auction in March 2024. The maximum wind farm capacity for this auction is set at 900 MW.…

Wind Farm

2023 Installation Campaign Nears Completion at Yunlin Wind Farm Offshore Taiwan

Skyborn Renewables Taiwan has revealed that the 2023 installation campaign of the Yunlin offshore wind farm is nearing completion.Source: Offshore Wind Farm Yun…

Geothermal Power Plant

Sihuangziping Geothermal Project in Taiwan Breaks Ground on 4-Mw Expansion

Coast in Jinshan District, New Taipei, Taiwan (source: WeiHsiang Wang, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons)The Sihuangziping geothermal power project is also re…

Offshore Wind Power

Japanese Firms Withdraw From Taiwan Offshore Wind Projects Amid Challenges

Japanese companies are dropping out of offshore wind projects in Taiwan, one of fastest growing markets for the technology, as rising costs and worsening delays…

Offshore Wind Power

Van Oord Awarded Contracts for New Offshore Wind Projects in Baltic Sea and Taiwan

Van Oord has been awarded two new offshore wind projects: Baltic Power in the Baltic Sea and Greater Changhua 2b and 4 in Taiwan. The contracts have a combined …

Wind Turbine

UKEF Backs 1 GW Hai Long Offshore Wind Project With GBP 380 Million

UK Export Finance (UKEF), the UK Government’s export credit agency, has guaranteed GBP 380 million (approximately EUR 436 million) in financing for the 1 …

Offshore Wind Power

Van Oord Awarded Two New Offshore Wind Contracts Worth More Than Half a Billion Euros in Total

Van Oord has been awarded contracts for Baltic Power offshore wind farm in Poland and Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farm in Taiwan valued at more than…

Offshore Wind Power

Ørsted's US, Taiwan Offshore Wind Projects Hit by Vessel Shortages; Sunrise Wind Still Not Out of the Woods

Several days ago, Ørsted called it quits on the Ocean Wind 1 offshore wind farm in the US, with some of the main issues leading to the decision to abando…

Wind Turbine

Vestas Rolls Out First Locally-Assembled Offshore Wind Turbine Rotor Hub in Taiwan

Danish wind turbine maker Vestas has, together with Zhong Neng Offshore Wind Farm, completed the first locally assembled offshore wind turbine rotor hub in Taiw…

Geothermal Drilling

Geothermal Exploration Results Announced in Taitung County, Taiwan Forum

Coastal stretch, Taitung County, Taiwan (source: flickr/ Ken Marshall, creative commons)The Geological Survey and Mining Management Center under Taiwan’s …

Geothermal Power Plant

Taipower Inaugurates Renze Geothermal Power Plant in Yilan County, Taiwan

Inauguration of the Renze geothermal power plant in Yilan County, Taiwan (source: Taipower)State-owned electricity company Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower) has inaug…

Offshore Wind Power

DEME Affiliate Wins More Offshore Wind Work in Taiwan

Ørsted has contracted CDWE, the joint venture between DEME and Taiwanese shipbuilder CSBC, to carry out seabed levelling and scour protection for the Gre…

Offshore Wind Power

Ørsted, Cathay Life Ink Deal for 583 MW Greater Changhua 4 Offshore Wind Farm

Ørsted has selected Cathay Life Insurance as the preferred bidder for a 50 per cent ownership share in the 583 MW Greater Changhua 4 offshore wind farm i…

Offshore Wind Power

EIA for Bluefloat's 1 GW Taiwanese Floating Offshore Wind Project Gets Green Light

BlueFloat Energy’s floating offshore wind project in Taiwan, called Winds of September, has achieved approval from Taiwan’s Environmental Impact Ass…