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Released May 14, 2024 | SUGAR LAND
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Written by Daniel Graeber for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Danish energy company Ørsted A/S (Fredericia) said it christened the first-ever U.S.-built service vessel that will serve as a platform for maintenance of offshore wind facilities.
Lawmakers, including House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., were on hand for the christening of the ECO Edison during the weekend.
"The state-of-the-art, 262-foot long liveaboard ECO EDISON will serve as a floating, year-round homebase for 60 of the first American offshore wind turbine technicians, who will work at-sea over the life of the wind farms, servicing and maintaining the wind turbines," Ørsted explained.
With support from shipbuilder Edison Chouest, Ørsted took 1 million work hours to complete the construction of the vessel at shipyards in Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi. Components were sourced from 34 different states.
The U.S. federal government set of goal of establishing 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy by 2030 and another 15 GW in floating offshore capacity by 2035. To support its efforts, several auctions for developmental rights have or will take place in the U.S. territorial waters of the Atlantic Ocean and in the Gulf of Mexico.
"The Gulf Coast region is playing a huge role in the growing U.S. offshore wind supply chain, using their decades of experience to deliver more homegrown American energy and serving as one example of Ørsted's more than $20 billion of investments into the United States," said David Hardy, Ørsted's chief executive officer for American operations.
The government is anticipating four lease sales to support offshore wind this year, one each in 2025 and 2026, two in 2027 and four in 2028.
Another made-in-the-U.S.A. milestone for offshore wind came last month when construction began on the Charybdis, a vessel specifically designed for the next generation of offshore turbines, which can boast a peak capacity of 14.7 megawatts (MW).
Once launched in either late 2024 or early 2025, it will be the first Jones Act-qualified wind installation vessel. The Jones Act from the 1920s stipulates that goods transported by water between U.S. ports be carried on ships built in the country and crewed and owned by U.S. citizens.
Charybdis will support the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, led by Dominion Energy. With a peak capacity of 2.6 GW, the project could support the energy needs of around 666,000 average households.
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The U.S. offshore wind energy sector is still in its infancy. The first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in U.S. territorial waters officially opened in March when Ørsted and utility company Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES) (Hartford, Connecticut) started operations at the 128-MW South Fork wind farm off the coast of New York.
"Just as several of our vessels supported the construction of the first utility-scale offshore wind farm, South Fork wind farm, so too will the ECO EDISON lead the way as this first-ever American-made offshore wind service operations vessel," added Gary Chouest, the president of shipbuilder Edison Chouest.
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Lawmakers, including House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., were on hand for the christening of the ECO Edison during the weekend.
"The state-of-the-art, 262-foot long liveaboard ECO EDISON will serve as a floating, year-round homebase for 60 of the first American offshore wind turbine technicians, who will work at-sea over the life of the wind farms, servicing and maintaining the wind turbines," Ørsted explained.
With support from shipbuilder Edison Chouest, Ørsted took 1 million work hours to complete the construction of the vessel at shipyards in Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi. Components were sourced from 34 different states.
The U.S. federal government set of goal of establishing 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy by 2030 and another 15 GW in floating offshore capacity by 2035. To support its efforts, several auctions for developmental rights have or will take place in the U.S. territorial waters of the Atlantic Ocean and in the Gulf of Mexico.
"The Gulf Coast region is playing a huge role in the growing U.S. offshore wind supply chain, using their decades of experience to deliver more homegrown American energy and serving as one example of Ørsted's more than $20 billion of investments into the United States," said David Hardy, Ørsted's chief executive officer for American operations.
The government is anticipating four lease sales to support offshore wind this year, one each in 2025 and 2026, two in 2027 and four in 2028.
Another made-in-the-U.S.A. milestone for offshore wind came last month when construction began on the Charybdis, a vessel specifically designed for the next generation of offshore turbines, which can boast a peak capacity of 14.7 megawatts (MW).
Once launched in either late 2024 or early 2025, it will be the first Jones Act-qualified wind installation vessel. The Jones Act from the 1920s stipulates that goods transported by water between U.S. ports be carried on ships built in the country and crewed and owned by U.S. citizens.
Charybdis will support the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, led by Dominion Energy. With a peak capacity of 2.6 GW, the project could support the energy needs of around 666,000 average households.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Project Database can click here to learn more about the CVOW project.
The U.S. offshore wind energy sector is still in its infancy. The first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in U.S. territorial waters officially opened in March when Ørsted and utility company Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES) (Hartford, Connecticut) started operations at the 128-MW South Fork wind farm off the coast of New York.
"Just as several of our vessels supported the construction of the first utility-scale offshore wind farm, South Fork wind farm, so too will the ECO EDISON lead the way as this first-ever American-made offshore wind service operations vessel," added Gary Chouest, the president of shipbuilder Edison Chouest.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 Trillion (USD).
