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Australian explorer Pilot Energy to develop

wind farm offshore Western Australia

AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIAN energy company Pilot Energy suitable for the production of both green and
is investigating the potential for developing a blue hydrogen across multiple scenarios, the
1.1-GW offshore wind farm off Western Aus- company said.
tralia that would be paired with an onshore solar The offshore wind component would be built
project. in four phases and would comprise 78 turbines
It has launched a feasibility study for the with power ratings of 14 MW, at least 14 km from
Mid West Wind and Solar project, which will the coast in waters 20-40 metres deep.
also examine the potential for using existing gas Pilot said that the offshore wind resource
infrastructure for the production and supply of within the area covered by WA-481-P had been
green hydrogen. measured to have an annual mean wind speed
The wind farm would be built in the area of greater than 9 metres per second at a hub height
Offshore Exploration Permit WA-481-P, which 100 metres.
is owned and operated by Pilot. It would be con- Pilot believes the project could have the
nected to the electricity transmission facilities of potential to attract strategic co-investors.
the South West Integrated System. “The Mid West Wind and Solar Project is
Pilot said it wanted to develop a major off- directly aligned with the strategic plan that the
shore wind farm located in the area of Offshore company announced in the ASX release of 13
Exploration Permit WA-481-P and to combine May, 2020, and with our existing position as the
this development with an onshore solar farm to operator of the Offshore Exploration Permit
deliver a combined wind and solar project capa- WA-481-P. We see this as a perfect opportunity
ble of delivering a large-scale source of low-cost to develop a major renewable energy transition
green energy on a sustainable basis. project in the Mid West Coast Region of Western
Geoscience Australia has also consistently Australia,” said Pilot chairman Brad Lingo.™
rated the Mid West Region as being highly

Ørsted signs contract for Greater Changhua

TAIWAN DENMARK’S Ørsted has chartered five crew Taiwan vessel suppliers to expand their business
transfer vessels (CTV) to service the construc- in the offshore wind industry. These contracts
tion of the Greater Changhua 1 & 2a Offshore help the local construction companies build
Wind Farms in Taiwan. up experience and capabilities in order to enter
The CTV fleet will be operational in 2021 into future offshore wind project construction
and 2022, supporting the offshore installation business.”
campaign for the two wind farms, which have of Polin Chen, managing director of Dong Fang
combined capacity 900 MW. Offshore, says: “We are proud that the company
Greater Changhua 1 and 2a are located 35-60 was selected by Ørsted to provide CTV services
km off the west coast of Changhua County, Tai- for building the largest Taiwanese offshore wind
wan. They will consist of 111 Siemens Gamesa farms, Greater Changhua 1 & 2a.”
SG 8.0-67 DD offshore wind turbines, each with The partnership established by Ørsted
a capacity of 8 MW. through these CTV contracts is a step further
The contracts will also generate business for towards building a local offshore wind value
a range of port services, such as berthing, pro- chain and contributing to Taiwan’s energy
vision supply and fuel bunkering. The CTVs transition.
will be owned and operated by Dong Fang Off- Ørsted is developing four offshore wind
shore Co., a 100% subsidiary of Taiwan’s leading sites within the Greater Changhua site off Tai-
shipping company Hung Hua Construction Co. wan. With a potential 2.4 GW capacity, the sites
and Ventus Marine Co., a joint venture between are expected to be capable of powering 2.8mn
Taiwan’s Ta Tong Marine Group and Singa- homes in Taiwan.
pore-based PSA Marine, as well as a joint venture It is also the co-owner of Taiwan’s first com-
of OPUS MARINE and its Taiwan partners. mercial-scale offshore wind project, Formosa 1,
Christy Wang, general manager of Ørsted in which will be extended from its current 8-MW
Taiwan, says: “The CTV contracts well demon- capacity to 128-MW.™
strate Ørsted’s commitment towards enabling

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