Deme and Van Oord have secured contracts from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) for their roles in the 500-megawatt Fengmiao 1 offshore wind farm project, located off the coast of Taiwan. The project, aimed at providing renewable energy to businesses in Taiwan, is part of the country's broader efforts to expand its offshore wind capacity.
Deme, through its Taiwanese joint venture CDWE, will handle the transport and installation of the project's foundations and offshore substation. CDWE, a partnership between Deme and Taiwan's CSBC, will deploy its offshore installation vessel, Green Jade, to install 33 jacket foundations and pin piles, anchoring them to the seabed. The installation work is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2026.
Javier Magro, CEO of CDWE, highlighted the company's significant role in Taiwan's offshore wind sector, stating, “CDWE has been at the forefront of Taiwan's offshore wind development, leveraging DEME's extensive global offshore wind expertise and innovative technologies, and those applied to our other offshore wind projects in the Taiwan Strait. This contract with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners represents another step forward in our shared commitment to delivering sustainable energy infrastructure.
In addition, Van Oord has been awarded the contract to install inter-array cables for the Fengmiao 1 project. The company will be responsible for the transport, installation, and burial of 33 inter-array cables, which will span approximately 64 kilometers. Van Oord will deploy its cable-laying vessel, Nexus, and use a remote-controlled trencher to bury the cables to the required depth. Cable installation is expected to begin in 2027.
Van Oord has prior experience in Taiwan's offshore wind industry, having previously worked on the Greater Changhua offshore wind farms.
Taiwan's government has set ambitious offshore wind targets, aiming to install 5.7 gigawatts (GW) of capacity by 2025, with a further 15GW by 2035.
