Taiwan Setting Up Offshore Wind Certification Platform

Taiwan’s Bureau of Standards, Metrology & Inspection (BSMI) informed that it has been working with the Taiwan Electric Research and Testing Center (TERTEC), Taiwan Electronics Testing Center (ETC), Metal Industries Research and Development Center and the Industrial Technology Research Institute (MIRDC) to establish certification platforms for several energy technologies, including offshore wind.

The BSMI and the Metal Industries Research and Development Center (MIRDC) are building offshore wind turbine standards, inspection and certification platforms to promote the development of domestic offshore wind turbine industry and to provide international class certification service of offshore wind turbines for domestic industries as well as global companies.

Currently, an offshore wind turbine testing site located at Taichung Port is under construction. The site can perform type testing of an entire offshore wind turbine and the relevant key component certification, assisting local companies to get international testing reports and certifications, thereby leading the domestic offshore wind turbine industry into global market. the BSMI said.

The Bureau has requested the Chinese Testing and Certification Association (CTCA) to integrate domestic and international testing and certification authorities to promote the development of the testing and certification industry.