German offshore wind services provider DWT and its subsidiary OutSmart have secured a five-year contract to operate the 1-gigawatt (GW) Hai Long offshore wind project in Taiwan, marking a significant milestone in the company’s regional growth, the firms said on Thursday.
The agreement covers continuous system monitoring, fault management, and grid operation oversight for the Hai Long 2 and 3 wind farms, which are equipped with 73 Siemens Gamesa 14-222 turbines. With this contract, OutSmart’s control centre in Emden, Germany, will monitor nearly 5GW of offshore wind capacity globally.
The Hai Long project, developed by Mitsui & Co., Northland Power, and Gentari International Renewables, is still under construction.
“We chose to cooperate with DWT and OutSmart because of their proven expertise in offshore wind operations and their strong track record of delivering reliable services,” said Tim Kittelhake, CEO and director of Hai Long. “This partnership will help ensure the Hai Long Project is operated to the highest international standards while creating long-term value for Taiwan.”
DWT Taiwan country manager Hao-Wei Chiu added: “The Hai Long Project is still under construction, so the scope of service provided by DWT will also grow steadily in line with the progress of construction and the increasing responsibility for the turbines. This means that we will not only be ideally positioned to provide field service in Taiwan. Together with the local team and support from Emden, we are also excellently positioned to fulfil the requirements of comprehensive system and grid monitoring all the way up to asset management.”
OutSmart’s business development lead, Björn Hannemann, noted the company’s experience from monitoring the Gemini offshore wind farm in the North Sea since 2015. “The experience we have gained there in real-time monitoring, coordinating maintenance, and security issues using state-of-the-art digital platforms has helped us to take on corresponding tasks at Taiwan’s largest offshore wind farm,” he said.
DWT said it is expanding its Taiwan operations with additional staff and control room capacity, leveraging OutSmart’s expertise in real-time offshore monitoring and asset management.
