Jumbo Offshore, a part of the Jumbo Group, wrapped up the removal of two monopiles on the Offshore wind farm Yunlin in Taiwan. The two monopiles previously suffered from a pile run during an earlier project phase and had to be removed. 

Earlier this year, Jumbo Offshore was contracted to remove the monopiles in question. The job fell in the hands of the DP2 heavy lift crane vessel Fairplayer. The contract award represented an expansion of Jumbo
Offshore’s existing scope, involving the transportation and installation of the transition pieces.

The Fairplayer was outfitted with an underwater abrasive cutting and lifting tool supplied by Claxton Engineering Services, as well as an ROV supplied by IKM subsea and survey equipment by Reach subsea. With these, the Fairplayer could remove the monopiles successfully. The individual sections were lifted into the vessel’s cargo hold for transportation to a local Taiwanese port and offloading to the quayside.

For the execution of the works, Jumbo Offshore provided a project management team and the engineering construction crew. From the contract signature to the completion of the works, it took just five months including sailing of the vessel from Europe to Taiwan.

Milad Sheikhi, head of sales and business acquisition at Jumbo Offshore, said, “Our dedicated team worked solidly to support our client throughout the project and remained flexible. Achieving what you set out to accomplish successfully and on time is rewarding for the team. Delivering a safe and reliable service as promised is, and always will be our core commitment as a T&I contractor for the Installation and Decommissioning of future offshore wind projects.”

The Yunlin offshore wind farm is developed by YWPC, a joint project company involving Skybporn Renewables, TotalEnergies, Electricity Generating Public Company (EGCO) and Sojitz Corporation. Located in the Taiwan Strait between 8 to 17 km off Taiwan’s west coast, the 82 square kilometres offshore wind farm will comprise 80 wind turbine generators installed at water depths of between 8 and 35 metres. Once completed, the 640 MW project will be one of the largest offshore wind farms in Taiwan, producing enough clean energy to serve the energy needs of more than 600,000 Taiwanese households.

Jochem Tacx, package manager at YWPC, added “It was a pleasure to collaborate with Jumbo Offshore on this project. The close interaction of the project teams facilitated an efficient execution, within tight schedule and budget constraints. The hand-on project management approach in combination with the in-house technical expertise, resulted in a well-coordinated monopile removal campaign. We look forward to continue the close collaborations with Jumbo Offshore until also the other works scopes on the Yunlin OWF project have been completed.”