Greater Changhua Offshore Wind Farms
{{Short description|Offshore wind farms under construction off Changhua County, Taiwan}}
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| commissioned = April 2024 (Changhua 1, Changhua 2A)
2026 (Changhua 2B, Changhua 4)
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The Greater Changhua Offshore Wind Farms ({{lang-zh|t=大彰化離岸風力發電場|poj=Toā Chiong-hoà lî-hoāⁿ hong-le̍k hoat-tiān-tiûⁿ}}) are a series of offshore wind farms currently under construction off the coast of Changhua County, Taiwan.
History
The project was approved by the Environmental Protection Administration in February 2018 and is owned by Ørsted. The approval for Ørsted to connect the wind power to Taiwan's electrical grid was granted in April 2018. The construction for the 900 MW wind farms began with the onshore construction for Changhua 1 and Changhua 2A wind farms in November 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.power-technology.com/projects/greater-changhua-offshore-wind-farms/ |title=Greater Changhua Offshore Wind Farms|website=Power Technology|access-date=4 October 2021}} The first turbines sent electricity to the grid in April 2022, and completion is expected for year's end.{{cite web |title=Taiwan's Largest Offshore Wind Farm Delivers First Power |url=https://www.offshorewind.biz/2022/04/21/taiwans-largest-offshore-wind-farm-delivers-first-power/ |website=Offshore Wind |date=21 April 2022}} A coral growth program tests ability to mitigate coral bleaching.{{cite web |last1=Lee |first1=Andrew |title=Reef rebuilder {{!}} Orsted 'world first' trial to grow corals at Taiwan offshore wind farms {{!}} Recharge |url=https://www.rechargenews.com/wind/reef-rebuilder-orsted-world-first-trial-to-grow-corals-at-taiwan-offshore-wind-farms/2-1-1212643 |website=Recharge {{!}} Latest renewable energy news |language=en |date=4 May 2022}}
Technical specifications
The proposed wind farms consists of four wind farms, which are Changhua 1, Changhua 2A, Changhua 2B and Changhua 4. Changhua 1 has a capacity of 605 MW and will be located in a water depth of 34.4–44.1 meters across an area of 108.7 km2. Changhua 2a has a capacity of 295 MW.
2b is 337 MW and uses suction bucket foundations{{cite web |last1=Memija |first1=Adnan |title=All Suction Bucket Foundations Stand at Greater Changhua 2b Offshore Taiwan |url=https://www.offshorewind.biz/2025/05/21/all-suction-bucket-foundations-stand-at-greater-changhua-2b-offshore-taiwan/ |website=Offshore Wind |date=21 May 2025}} and recycled wind turbine blades.{{cite web |title=Full circularity on wind turbine blades- DTU Wind and Energy Systems' success with DecomBlades Project |url=https://wind.dtu.dk/newsarchive/2025/03/fullcircularitywindturbines |website=wind.dtu.dk |publisher=Technical University of Denmark |language=en |date=5 March 2025}}
See also
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