Japanese engineering firm Hitachi has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Taiwan’s Changhua County over the use of Changhua Port as operation and maintenance (O&M) for Taiwan Power Company’s (Taipower) 109MW Changhua phase 1 offshore wind farm.

Hitachi and Belgium’s Jan de Nul have won a turnkey contract that includes the manufacturing and installation of 21 of Hitachi’s typhoon-proof 5.2MW