Ørsted has engaged energy and marine consultancy ABL to provide marine warranty surveys for the offshore transportation and installation of wind turbine generators, WTGs, and cables for the two offshore wind farms Greater Changhua 2b and 4 that Ørsted is building in Taiwan, ABL Group says in a press release.

The two wind farms will deliver a total of 920MW and include the installation of 66 bottom-fixed wind turbines in water depths between 23.8 and 44.1 meters located 35-60 kilometers off the coast of Changhua County in Taiwan. 

Construction is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2025.

According to the announcement, ABL will review, survey and approve all transportation and installation of all wind turbine generator components and subsea cables at the offshore wind farms. 

ABL was also responsible for the analysis and approvals of the 900MW installed at the Greater Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind farms in 2022. 

”The combination of our track record on Greater Changhua, our market-leading offering in marine warranty survey, and our experience supporting the development of over 300 offshore wind projects worldwide, has helped us secure the contract for this latest development phase. We look forward to collaborating with Ørsted on more projects offshore in Taiwan,” says Kenny Ong, ABL’s country manager in Taiwan. 

ABL is part of Oslo-listed ABL Group ASA, an independent energy and marine consultancy group serving the global renewable energy, maritime and oil and gas sectors.

ABL and its sister company OWC - which concentrates on renewable energy consulting services - have combined experience from more than ten offshore wind projects in Taiwan. 

Translated using DeepL with additional editing by Kristoffer Grønbæk