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The Formosa 2 Offshore Wind Farm () is a 376 MW offshore wind power station located near
Miaoli County Miaoli County (Mandarin Pinyin: ''miáo lì xiàn''; Hakka PFS: ''Mèu-li̍t-yen''; Hokkien POJ: ''Biâu-le̍k-koān'' or ''Miâu-le̍k-koān'') is a county in western Taiwan. Miaoli is adjacent with Hsinchu County and Hsinchu City to the nort ...
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History

Jan De Nul was awarded the
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contract for the foundation and subsea cable installation in June 2019. In July 2019, Seajacks International was subcontracted by Siemens Gamesa for the wind turbines transportation and installation and LS Cable & System was subcontracted by Jan De Nul for the supply of 130 km submarine cable. Sembcorp Marine Offshore Platforms and
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were subcontracted by Jan De Nul to fabricate jacket foundations in September 2019 and November 2019 respectively. In October 2019,
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was subcontracted by Jan De Nul to transport and install the jacket foundations in October 2019. The financial close for the project was made in October 2019. The onshore construction works started in December 2019 and the offshore construction works started in the first half of 2020. The project was completed and inaugurated on May 16, 2023, and is expected to supply power to approximately 380,000 households.


Architecture

The wind farm is located 9.5 km offshore of Miaoli County.


Technical specifications

The wind farm consists of 47 generating units. Each of its turbine will have a 167-meter diameter rotor and 81.5 meter blades, with a swept area of 21,900 m2, with a rated capacity of 8 MW.


See also

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Renewable energy in Taiwan Renewable energy in Taiwan contributed to 8.7% of national electricity generation as of end of 2013. The total installed capacity of renewable energy in Taiwan by the end of 2013 was 3.76 GW. As of 2020, the Taiwan government aims for a renewabl ...
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Wind power in Taiwan Wind power is a major industry in Taiwan. Taiwan has abundant wind resources however a lack of space on land means that most major developments are offshore. As of February 2020, there were 361 installed onshore turbines and 22 offshore turbines ...
* Electricity sector in Taiwan


References


External links

* Buildings and structures in Miaoli County Buildings and structures under construction in Taiwan Wind farms in Taiwan {{Taiwan-struct-stub