Consultants For a month-long feasibility study, LOC Renewables has been hired by Taiwanese subsea cable installation Woen Jinn Harbor Engineering.
LOC Renewables will conduct a feasibility assessment on cabling in Taiwan.
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Through its specialized naval architectural design and engineering team, Longitude Engineering, LOC Renewables will carry out the investigation. A cable lay barge for Woen Jinn will be evaluated by the Longitude team as part of the agreement with Woen Jinn Harbor Engineering, and the team will provide advice on the specifications and conversion work needed to equip the barge for offshore wind activities.
Taiwan’s current goal is to build 3 GW of offshore wind power by 2030. Due to the nation’s abundant natural wind resources and ideal offshore construction circumstances, local Taiwanese businesses are increasingly looking to partner with existing offshore wind energy companies in order to get access to more established European markets’ knowledge and expertise. Late this year, LOC Renewables and four regional partners agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding outlining their plans to advance Taiwan’s offshore wind farm development and construction. Longitude will now determine the cable lay barge requirements for Taiwan’s offshore wind projects and provide advice on the modifications needed to satisfy these.
Longitude will offer continuing assistance throughout the barge’s operational life in addition to more accurately estimating the scale of conversion work necessary to make Woen Jinn’s flagship cable installation barge, the WJ#5, ready for the offshore wind market. In order to identify its function as the owners’ engineer throughout the required design engineering to transform the cable lay barge into a fit-for-purpose vessel, Longitude is also collaborating with Woen Jinn.
Nicolas Cazeres, Managing Director of Longitude’s Singapore branch, stated, “We’re happy to be working alongside Woen Jinn on what is a long-term relationship to improve their cable-laying skills and grow up the local supply chain.”
In addition, Cheng Yu (Bruce) Lee, Director at Woen Jinn Harbor Engineering, noted that the firm’s collaboration with Longitude Engineering in barge design and associated verification activities will enable the firm to provide Taiwan with a first-rate local cable installation service as the nation plans for the development of offshore wind power. The company played a significant role in the 2016 completion of the nation’s first offshore wind turbine.