Ørsted and Sing Da Marine Structure (SDMS) have loaded out the first batch of jacket foundations fully manufactured in Taiwan out of the Port of Kaohsiung.

The first six jacket foundations will be transported to the 900 MW Changhua 1 and 2a wind farm in two shipments this week, Ørsted said.

There, they will be installed by Heerema Marine Contractors’ heavy lift vessel Aegir.

Back in 2018, Ørsted ordered 56 jacket foundations for Changhua 1 and 2a at SDMS. The foundations were originally planned to be delivered throughout 2020 and 2021.

Each wind turbine jacket foundation weighs more than 1,200 tons with a height of approximately 60-80 metres, and comprises more than a thousand components.

The jacket foundations are custom designed to meet the special weather and seabed conditions for the Greater Changhua 1 & 2a wind farms to ensure that they can last for at least 25-30 years.