Ørsted Sees Huge Offshore Wind Potential in S Korea
,200 offshore wind turbines in Europe and the US to date, said The Korea Herald.“We are building a long-term track record (here) by having relationships with Korean companies for Taiwanese projects and European projects. We are fairly confident we can collaborate with Korean companies,” Matthias Bausenwein, Orsted’s head of Asia-Pacific operations, said.The report said that this year, Orsted signed two multi-billion contracts with Korea’s Hyundai Steel Industries and Samkang M&T to provide jacket foundations, and with LS Cable to provide the undersea cable that is used in the
Ørsted Awards Jacket Foundation Contract
largest of its kind in the global offshore wind industry.SDMS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of integrated steel maker China Steel Corporation (CSC), will extend its facilities in Sing Da Harbor in Kaohsiung specifically for the project and have the new factory operational in the first quarter of 2020.Matthias Bausenwein, Ørsted’s President for Asia Pacific, said, “Foundations are an essential part of building offshore wind power plants in Taiwan, not least due to the extraordinary demanding site conditions in the Taiwan strait. For our Greater Changhua projects, we will have to use Jacket
Taiwan: The Next Battleground for Offshore Wind
, such as Japan and South Korea, where the technology is still barely used.Denmark's Orsted and Germany's wpd were Monday's biggest winners, securing contracts to install 900 MW and 1 GW of capacity, respectively."We see Taiwan as a stepping stone into Asia-Pacific," said Matthias Bausenwein, the regional general manager for Orsted, the world's largest owner of offshore wind power sites that was previously known as DONG Energy.Taiwan's auction drew bids from the world's biggest international players, attracted by the island's strong winds, a stable regulatory framework
February 2024
