2020 Energy Taiwan was held from October 14th to October 16th at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 1. Under the guidance of the Energy Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the developing promotion plan of offshore wind farm structural maintenance and operation & maintenance technology implemented by MIRDC was exhibited during the exhibition. The display content includes “Automation Equipment of Offshore Wind Turbine Structure Maintenance", "Automated Blade Inspection Technology", "Offshore Wind Farm Wearable Maintenance Assistant System" and so on. Total 8 exhibited technologies cover offshore wind turbines, wind farm support equipment, and asset management. At the same time, special expositors were also arranged to explain the technical content and industrial cooperation results. Experts and visitors from all different fields are welcome to interact and share their experiences with one another.

In 2025, the total capacity of offshore wind farms built in Taiwan is estimated to exceed 5 GW, and the third phase of "zonal development" from 2026 will be opening another 10 GW of wind farm development. The demand for operation and maintenance in the 20 years to 25 years is expected to bring new development opportunities to the industry. MIRDC provides the industry with technologies such as drones, maintenance auxiliary AR systems, underwater foundation anti-corrosion, seabed detection, wind turbine wake analysis and load monitoring based on industrial development trends to help build capability for local operation and maintenance. In the future, MIRDC will continue to expand industrial cooperation and implement technology applications.

Dr. Chiu Feng Lin, the president of MIRDC stated that the operation and maintenance of offshore wind farms requires the assistance of local teams and technologies. In addition to cost considerations, immediacy is also another important issue. When the operation and maintenance technology is in the hands of foreign operators, the inability to provide services in Taiwan immediately will cause power loss to the wind farm owners. Therefore, on-site operation and maintenance services and technologies will be important for future wind farm developers demand. Taiwan’s geographical environment is different from Europe, which has the most offshore wind farms in the world. Taiwan faces potential natural risks such as typhoons and earthquakes. In the face of international operation and maintenance technology and experience, it needs to be appropriately adjusted to be applicable locally. MIRDC will continue to assist the government in promoting the digitization, intelligence, and unmanned technology of the offshore wind energy industry through innovative operation and maintenance, combined with Taiwan’s ICT technology to develop innovative technologies.