National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan partners with Taiwan Generations, Metal Industries Research and Development Center to build offshore wind farm in Taiwan Strait

Rachel Carter

Rachel Carter

TAINAN, Taiwan , September 28, 2011 (press release) – National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) has signed a cooperation agreement with a non-profit organization and a company to build an offshore wind farm which can provide electricity for 130,000 households every year.

The university’s Research Center for Energy Technology and Strategy and Tainan Hydraulics Laboratory co-signed the agreement with Metal Industries Research and Development Center and Taiwan generations Corp. on September 23rd.

“The Ministry of Economic Affairs has initiated measures for offshore wind power systems this month and is expecting to develop four exemplary units by 2015,” said Wen-Teng Wu, director of NCKU Research Center for Energy Technology and Strategy.

According to Hsin-Yu Lin, general manager of Taiwan Generations Corp., since Taiwan started to develop onshore wind power a decade ago, the company has developed about 20 onshore wind farms with an installed capacity of nearly 400 megawatts and an average of only 20 mw per wind farm.

Lin explained, “While the onshore wind farms and their scales are limited to provide adequate electricity for Taiwan, a small island with high population density, Taiwan Strait can produce powerful and stable wind power for large-scale offshore wind farms due to its unique terrain.”

For instance, the Fuhai wind farm off Changpin has been estimated that it could generate electricity for 3,200 to 3,600 hours per year. Based on the calculation of a 200 mw system, it can generate 640 million kilowatt of electricity to power 130,000 households for one year.

* All content is copyrighted by Industry Intelligence, or the original respective author or source. You may not recirculate, redistrubte or publish the analysis and presentation included in the service without Industry Intelligence's prior written consent. Please review our terms of use.

Share:

About Us

We deliver market news & information relevant to your business.

We monitor all your market drivers.

We aggregate, curate, filter and map your specific needs.

We deliver the right information to the right person at the right time.

Our Contacts

1990 S Bundy Dr. Suite #380,
Los Angeles, CA 90025

+1 (310) 553 0008

About Cookies On This Site

We collect data, including through use of cookies and similar technology ("cookies") that enchance the online experience. By clicking "I agree", you agree to our cookies, agree to bound by our Terms of Use, and acknowledge our Privacy Policy. For more information on our data practices and how to exercise your privacy rights, please see our Privacy Policy.