Wind Energy Asia

The largest, most international wind event in Taiwan and One of the largest in Asia. Why Taiwan? To reduce its carbon footprint and increase its independence from foreign energy sources, Taiwan is committed to have 20% of its power (5.5GW) from renewables by 2025. And then will add 1GW per year till 2035, giving the market stability to develop over well more than a decade ahead; Foreign knowledge and technology is required, but contracts stipulate increasing local content requirements. For this a strong supply chain must be developed. Taiwan should become a hub for the industry in Asia creating export opportunities and over 74,000 new jobs and The strong legal framework for investments and respect for intellectual property have drawn most of the wind industry to make Taiwan their Asian HQ. Why Kaohsiung? Key Taiwanese players, leaders in their fields are located here. And the heavy industry in Kaohsiung is pushing to upgrade, to create more added value and be greener; Kaohsiung is home to the Ocean Affairs Council, Taiwan’s official governing body for all marine-related policies, the MIRDC (Metal Industries R&D Center) with a specific training center for wind energy, major technical schools and universities, etc; Xinda Port in Kaohsiung has developed as a main base of underwater foundation and operation and maintenance and In 2021, the Kaohsiung City government launched Kaohsiung 5GAIoT, the establishment of a new digital platform aimed at solving all the issues linked to technical training and capabilities. This promises to turn Kaohsiung into a 5G smart base which will also significantly help the wind energy industry.