OFFSHORE WIND FARMS: The facility is expected to provide more than 100 job opportunities, with construction likely to be completed by the end of next year
Taipei Times
Date: Sep 17, 2019
By: Natasha Li / Staff reporter
Wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (SGRE) yesterday unveiled its
Taichung Deputy Mayor Bruce Linghu, fourth left in blue vest, Minister of Economic Affairs Shen Jong-chin, fifth left, and Minister Without Portfolio Kung Ming-hsin, fifth right, yesterday wield shovels at a groundbreaking ceremony at Taichung Harbor along with representatives of offshore wind turbine manufacturers.
Photo: CNA
After Danish energy company Orsted A/S in June placed an order of wind turbines for its 900 megawatt (MW) wind farm project off the coast of Changhua County, SGRE decided to establish a nacelle assembly facility at the Port of Taichung, for which it leased 3 hectares from Taiwan International Ports Corp’s (TIPC, 台灣港務) Taichung branch.
A nacelle is a casing that houses all of the generating components in a wind turbine.
Construction of the facility, which would include an office and storage area, as well as serve as a nacelle testing center, is expected to be completed by the end of next year, SGRE said.
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