Taipei, 15 May 2024 – EDF Renewables, a global developer in Taiwan with solid experience in floating offshore wind, announces today that its Wei Lan Hai Miaoli Offshore Wind Project has officially passed the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) conference review.
Located off the shore of Chunan Township, Miaoli County, Wei Lan Hai Miaoli Project, has a surface area of approximately 146 square kilometers with the nearest offshore distance being about 22 kilometers, and the sea depth ranges between 60 and 85 meters. The wind farm could install floating or fixed-bottom turbines, with a total installed capacity of up to 1.36 GW.
Wei Lan Hai Miaoli Project has committed to avoiding fixed-net fishing farms when planning export cable routes to safeguard local fisheries resources. Moreover, at least two Acoustic Monitoring Operators and four Marine Mammal Observers (MMO) will be deployed to monitor cetacean activity during construction, including the entire export cable laying process. Experts in leopard cat conservation will conduct a rolling assessment of the project’s measures during onshore construction to protect the local leopard cat and its habitat, minimizing the impact on the local terrestrial ecology.
Following the EIA approval, the project will utilize advanced technologies, including a dual-approach of Floating LiDAR and the weather buoy, to collect metocean in late May.
Ming-Lung Chang, General Manager of EDF Renewables Taiwan, stated: “EDF Renewables has been putting efforts in technology research and consultation with local stakeholders for years. With abundant experience from the Provence Grand Large, France’s first floating wind farm developed and constructed by EDF Renewables and our partners that will be commissioned in a few months, we wish to leverage this wealth of experience to Taiwan for Wei Lan Hai Miaoli Project, which might be our first floating wind project in the territory. We appreciate relevant stakeholders providing their guidance and suggestions throughout the process, EDF Renewables will continue to promote the development of this project with a practical and cautious attitude, participating in the development of floating wind energy in Taiwan.”
About EDF Renewables
EDF Renewables is an international energy company which develops, builds and operates renewable power generation plants.
As a major player in the energy transition worldwide, EDF Renewables deploys, within EDF, competitive, responsible and value-creating projects.
In every country, our teams show their commitment to local stakeholders every day, adding their expertise and capacity for innovation to the fight against climate change.
At the end of 2022, EDF Renewables operates a net installed wind and solar capacity of 11.4 GW worldwide.
Mainly present in Europe and North America, EDF Renewables is pursuing its development by taking a position in promising emerging markets such as: Brazil, China, India, South Africa and in the Middle East. Historically active in onshore wind and photovoltaics, the Company is now strongly positioned on offshore wind and floating wind as well as in new technologies such as energy storage, floating solar and agrivoltaism.
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