CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE), a joint venture between Taiwanese shipbuilder CSBC Corporation and DEME Offshore from Belgium has won a new offshore wind contract in Taiwan.

Danish fund manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has selected CDWE to transport and install foundations for the 500 MW Fengmiao 1 offshore wind project.

The deal, which follows the two companies’ collaboration on Changfang & Xidao project and the Zhong Neng, marks the first foundation installation contract signed in Taiwan’s offshore wind 3.1 zonal development.

The wind farm will be located approximately 35 km off the coast of Taichung in central Taiwan. The construction is planned to start in 2025 and the project is expected to enter into commercial operation in 2027. CDWE will deploy its offshore installation vessel Green Jade to install jacket foundations which will be delivered by South Korea’s SK oceanplant, the offshore wind power business arm of construction engineering company SK ecoplant .