Taiwan offers grants to kick-start 600MW offshore wind push

Onshore wind projects are limited in size by Taiwan's mountainous terrain

Taiwan has launched a grant scheme to support construction of the island’s first offshore wind farms.

The initiative – opened for bids by the Bureau of Energy (BOE) on Tuesday – is designed to help the country reach its goal of installing 600MW of offshore wind capacity by 2020 and 3GW by 2030.

Grants will be awarded to two developers, with each required to deliver a two-turbine pilot project by 2015 and a 100-200MW offshore wind farm by 2020.

Taiwan has installed about 560MW of wind power onshore, but land-based wind projects are limited in size by the island’s mountainous terrain.

Offshore projects are likely to add much…

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