Fred. Olsen Windcarrier (FOWIC), in cooperation with Shimizu, has been awarded a contract for the transportation and installation of monopile foundations for the Yunlin offshore wind farm off the west coast of central Taiwan.
The Yunlin offshore wind farm consists of 80 8MW wind turbines and will have a total capacity of 640MW. Construction of the wind farm will start in February 2024 and the total duration of the project is estimated to be 200 days. The jack-up vessel Blue Wind will be used for the project. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier established a partnership with Shimizu Corp in 2021 to strengthen their position in the offshore wind industry in the APAC region. Both companies have a background in civil engineering and offshore & marine construction.
