Taiwanese officials officially opened Danish firm Dong Energy’s office in Taipei yesterday.
Dong, which recently said it was dropping its oil business to focus on renewables, plans to build four wind farms off Taiwan with an installed capacity of at least 2 gigawatts (GW).
Dong currently has 3GW offshore wind installed in Northern Europe, which equals the Taiwanese government’s 2025 offshore wind target.
It is working on environmental impact statements for the four wind farms and aims to start building sometime between 2021 and 2024.
Matthias Bausenwein, Dong’s general manager for Asia Pacific, said: “Building on our 25 years of experience with offshore wind, I believe we can help Taiwan make the most of its tremendous offshore wind resources.
“Offshore wind can become a key component in Taiwan’s future energy mix and provide a stable, utility-scale and green source of power from the strong winds in the Taiwan Strait.”