Taiwan’s Offshore Wind Enters Its Next Phase. Is the Industry Ready?
James McCatherin looks at a shift already underway in Taiwan’s offshore wind industry: the move from construction to operations and maintenance.
James McCatherin looks at a shift already underway in Taiwan’s offshore wind industry: the move from construction to operations and maintenance.
APAC remains one of the most exciting regions in global offshore wind. The combined ambition across Taiwan, Japan, Korea and Australia adds up to tens of gigawatts of planned capacity. But the headwinds are similar across the region: cost inflation, supply chain pressure, financing risk, and local opposition.
As FOW progresses from pilot projects toward commercial-scale deployment, the O&M playbook that worked at a monopile site becomes increasingly inadequate.
Offshore Wind Academy Achieves IACET Accreditation, Elevating the Standard for Offshore Wind Workforce Training
OWA’s designated certificate programs have been awarded accreditation by the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) under the ANSI/ASTM E2659-18 Standard for Certificate Programs.
Written by Serene Hamsho, President, Offshore Wind Academy
Written by Hillary Bright, Executive Director of Turn Forward
Written by: Bruno G. Geschier, Chairman of WFO’s Floating Offshore Wind Committee & former Chief Sales & Marketing Officer at BW Ideol.
Written by Marlene Orth, Owner & Principal Consultant, Bright Matter Renewables LLC
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