TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Offshore wind energy developers expressed optimism Thursday about Taiwan's efforts to expand renewable energy, saying that the country's experience in offshore wind power could be a model for other Asian countries such as Japan and South Korea. Stakeholders in the Hai Long Offshore Windfarm project, a joint venture between Canadian power producer Northland Power Inc. and Singaporean Yushan Energy Pte. Ltd., said Taiwan has excellent offshore wind power resources along its west coast. The Changhua County government has been engaging stakeholders in recent years, signing memorandums of understanding with major developers such as Northland Power, Yushan Energy and Danish company DONG Energy. He said that thanks to the Taiwanese government's relatively positive and pragmatic regulatory regime, Taiwan is in an advantageous position to take the lead in offshore wind energy development in East Asia.

Source: The China Post May 18, 2017 11:26 UTC