Taiwan is creating an offshore wind industry to fuel its semiconductor factories Rest of World By: Hsiuwen Liu 2 July 2025 at 05:00 As powerful monsoon winds buffeted the Taiwan Strait, British captain Richard Boghurst braced himself for a demanding shift laying undersea power cables to carry wind energy to Taiwan’s semiconductor factories. ... © Photography by Lam Yik Fei for Rest of WorldWind turbine blades at the Taichung Port in Taiwan.