An offshore wind turbine at the Greater Changhua Northwest offshore wind farm (Greater Changhua 2b and 4) suffered blade damage on 2 October. No personnel were working on the turbine at the time and no vessels were in the safety zone. No injuries or...
Wind (offshore) incidents in Taiwan
Wind (offshore) incidents recorded in Taiwan, with what happened, the contributing factors and the lessons, each with its sources.
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In 2026, a turbine at Ørsted's Greater Changhua 4 offshore wind farm off Taiwan automatically tripped after its monitoring system detected an abnormal condition. The site team subsequently observed a fire on the turbine, which was extinguished a short time...
On 15 June 2020 at approximately 16:42 local time, the heavy lift vessel Aegir, operated by Heerema Marine Contractors, experienced a dropfall incident while installing jacket foundations at the 109.2 MW Changhua offshore wind project, located around 8km off...
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Upstream Online reported on 19 June 2020 that work installing 21 jacket foundations for an offshore wind farm for Taiwan Power Company had been suspended after an accident on the Heerema vessel Aegir off Taiwan. The report does not say what failed, whether...
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