| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺北科技大學 === 電機工程系 === 107 === It has been shown that global on-land wind power development is close to becoming saturated. However, strong and stable wind speeds are available offshore so that offshore wind power is able to produce a large amount of electricity. Therefore, many advanced economies are moving to establish offshore wind capacity, with the goals of building large-scale wind turbines, taller towers and large-scale wind farms far away from the coast.
Taiwan, surrounded by sea, has one of the best offshore wind resources in the world. Previous studies have shown that Taiwan’s feasible installed wind energy capacity is 15.2GW. The offshore wind potential gives Taiwan a great opportunity to develop its offshore wind power industry. The Bureau of Energy under the Ministry of Economic Affairs has planned that the installed capacity of offshore wind power should reach 3000MW by 2025.
There are numerous plans for offshore wind power development underway. Still, Taiwan has few completed offshore wind project currently in commercial operation so that experience of establishing offshore wind farms is lacking. This thesis has surveyed international wind power generation cases, discussed related regulations, and analyzed several feasibility studies in order to develop operational procedures which can be beneficial for future Taiwan offshore wind power projects. These procedures include site assessment, wind energy assessment, study of policy and regulation, planning and design, construction plan, operation and maintenance, extension and decommissioning. Moreover, a “SOPs for Taiwans Offshore Wind Power Development” website（https://sites.google.com/view/offshoresop）has been launched for public access.
In conclusion, as offshore wind farms tend to have larger turbines with higher capacity, they are more likely to make a significant impact when connected to the power grid. In order to reduce undesired consequences when offshore wind turbines are connected to the Taipower Grid System, it is important that developers should carry out comprehensive impact assessments in the planning stage and formulate any necessary measures for improvement while implementing their projects.
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