Sif and Century Wind Lay Foundations for Taiwanese Offshore Wind Venture
Image source: Sif
Dutch offshore foundations manufacturer Sif Netherlands B.V. and Taiwan’s
Century Wind Power Co. Ltd have announced their intention to join forces
for the Taiwanese offshore wind market.
The two companies have signed a letter of intent to investigate the
possibilities of a joint venture to offer and produce monopiles and
transition pieces for the Taiwanese market.
Until the Taiwanese market demonstrates a structural demand for offshore
wind monopile foundations, sections will be manufactured at Sif’s locations in
the Netherlands to be assembled and coated by Century Wind in Taiwan, the
companies said.
The Taiwanese offshore wind market is developing rapidly and the Taiwanese
government’s renewable energy policy aims to achieve a status of “non-
nuclear homeland” by the end of 2025. The goal is to install 3 GW of offshore
wind capacity by 2025.
Century Wind is a subsidiary of Century Iron and Steel Industrial Co. Ltd, one
of the largest manufacturers in Taiwan’s steel structure market.
Posted on September 14, 2017 with tags Century Wind Power, Offshore Wind, Sif Netherlands B.V., Taiwan.