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Van Oord awarded cable installation contract for Taiwanese offshore wind farmsVan Oord awarded cable installation contract for Taiwanese offshore wind farms

Van Oord has been awarded a contract by Ørsted for the cable installation works at the Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind farms.

Michele Labrut, Americas Correspondent

September 19, 2019

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The wind farms are located between 35 km and 60 km off the west coast of Changhua County, Taiwan. Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind farms will supply energy to approximately 1m households per year, Van Oord said in a statement on Wednesday.

Van Oord is responsible for the transportation, installation, and burial of the 111 inter-array cables, with a total length of approximately 135 km, and the 3 export cables, with a total of approximately 145 km.

To carry out the work, Van Oord will deploy its dedicated cable-laying vessel Nexus, equipped with a cable carousel with a capacity of 5,000 tonnes. Van Oord’s own trencher Dig-It will bury the cables to the required depth. The installation work starts in 2021.

The 900 MW Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind farms will be the first cable project in Taiwan for Van Oord. Once operational in 2022, the windfarms will contribute significantly to the Taiwanese government’s target of 5.7 GW offshore wind by 2025.

As the Taiwanese offshore wind market begins to expand, Van Oord said it is committed to supporting the further development of the Taiwanese supply chain and marine workforce by sharing its experience and knowledge in these fields. Van Oord will work closely together with Taiwanese engineering service providers and support vessel owners to complete this cable installation project successfully.

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About the Author

Michele Labrut

Americas Correspondent

Michèle Labrut is a long-time Panama resident, a journalist and correspondent, and has continuously covered the maritime sector of Central & Latin America.

Michèle first came to Panama as a press attaché to the French Embassy and then returned to the isthmus as a foreign correspondent in the 1980s.

Author of Seatrade Maritime's annual Panama Maritime Review magazine and of several books, Michèle also wrote for Time magazine, The Miami Herald, NBC News and the Economist Intelligence Unit. She has also collaborated in making several documentaries for the BBC and European and U.S. television networks.

Michèle's profession necessitates a profound knowledge of the country, but her acumen is not from necessity alone, but a genuine passion for Panama.

In 2012 she was awarded the Order of Merit (Knight grade) by the French Government for her services to international journalism and in 2021 the upgrade to Chevalier grade.

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