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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Developments in the nascent U.S. offshore wind sector are moving ahead. Last week, Avangrid Incorporated (NYSE:AGR) (Orange, Connecticut) and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (Copenhagen, Denmark) announced that the first turbine had been put in place at the Vineyard 1 offshore windfarm off the coast of Massachusetts. The announcement follows other news that, last month, monopiles began shipping for Dominion Energy Incorporated's (NYSE:D) (Richmond, Virginia) Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project.
While there are a couple of pilot-scale offshore wind projects in Rhode Island and Virginia waters, the placement of the first 13-megawatt (MW) General Electric Haliade-X turbine at the Vineyard 1 offshore site is significant in that it is the first turbine to be deployed in a commercial-scale offshore wind project in the U.S. According to the companies' announcement, "the fully assembled machine represents the largest turbine in the western world." The turbine has a 722-foot rotor, three 351-foot blades and stands 814 feet tall.
To transport the turbine in compliance with the Jones Act, which mandates that only U.S.-flagged vessels can carry goods between U.S. destinations, Foss Maritime (Seattle, Washington) designed and built two highly specialized U.S.-flagged barges to transport the turbines to the lease area. According to trade media, the vessels are the only ones in existence capable of transporting an upright Haliade-X turbine.
The Vineyard 1 offshore windfarm will eventually boast 62 Haliade-X turbines and have a total generation capacity of 806 MW, enough to power 400,000 Massachusetts homes and businesses, according to developers, who hope to have 200-300 MW of generation in place by the end of this year, with the balance of the plant's power coming online in 2024. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Project Database can click here for related reports.
The news of the Vineyard 1 turbine comes a few weeks after the announcement that shipping of monopiles--the steel tubes driven into the seabed--for Dominion's CVOW project had begun from Germany. The monopiles were the first eight of the 176 that will be needed to provide support for the 14-MW turbines planned for the project.
In addition, Dominion is making progress on its own Jones Act-compliant wind turbine installation vessel, the Charybdis, at a shipyard in Brownsville, Texas. The ship is expected to be completed next year when it will begin work on the CVOW project.
Despite Dominion's plans, the project has still not been completely approved by the U.S. government. Last month, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management completed the environmental review for the CVOW project, with plans to issue a record of decision on whether to approve the project this fall. The windfarm is expected to be operational in 2026. Subscribers can click here for more information.
Danish energy company Orsted also is beginning work on its U.S. offshore projects. Site preparation is underway for the company's South Fork windfarm, off the Rhode Island coast. The windfarm will feature 15 turbines, each rated at 8.6 MW, to achieve nameplate generation of about 130 MW. Orsted also has begun onshore work in New Jersey in preparation for its Revolution offshore windfarm, which will feature 88 turbines to achieve nameplate generation of more than 700 MW. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the reports on the South Fork and Revolution projects.
News of the progress of these offshore project developments comes at a nadir in the U.S. offshore wind sector. Recently, developers including Avangrid have cancelled in-place power purchase agreements for offshore wind power with states and utilities, citing inflation and increased project costs. Earlier this month, the New York Public Service Commission rejected a request from renewable energy companies for an increase in subsidies to help construct four offshore projects. For more information, see October 6, 2023, article - Three New England States Band Together for Offshore Windpower and October 16, 2023, article - New York's Rejection of Subsidy Increase May Jeopardize Offshore Wind Projects.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Power Project Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
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).
While there are a couple of pilot-scale offshore wind projects in Rhode Island and Virginia waters, the placement of the first 13-megawatt (MW) General Electric Haliade-X turbine at the Vineyard 1 offshore site is significant in that it is the first turbine to be deployed in a commercial-scale offshore wind project in the U.S. According to the companies' announcement, "the fully assembled machine represents the largest turbine in the western world." The turbine has a 722-foot rotor, three 351-foot blades and stands 814 feet tall.
To transport the turbine in compliance with the Jones Act, which mandates that only U.S.-flagged vessels can carry goods between U.S. destinations, Foss Maritime (Seattle, Washington) designed and built two highly specialized U.S.-flagged barges to transport the turbines to the lease area. According to trade media, the vessels are the only ones in existence capable of transporting an upright Haliade-X turbine.
The Vineyard 1 offshore windfarm will eventually boast 62 Haliade-X turbines and have a total generation capacity of 806 MW, enough to power 400,000 Massachusetts homes and businesses, according to developers, who hope to have 200-300 MW of generation in place by the end of this year, with the balance of the plant's power coming online in 2024. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Project Database can click here for related reports.
The news of the Vineyard 1 turbine comes a few weeks after the announcement that shipping of monopiles--the steel tubes driven into the seabed--for Dominion's CVOW project had begun from Germany. The monopiles were the first eight of the 176 that will be needed to provide support for the 14-MW turbines planned for the project.
In addition, Dominion is making progress on its own Jones Act-compliant wind turbine installation vessel, the Charybdis, at a shipyard in Brownsville, Texas. The ship is expected to be completed next year when it will begin work on the CVOW project.
Despite Dominion's plans, the project has still not been completely approved by the U.S. government. Last month, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management completed the environmental review for the CVOW project, with plans to issue a record of decision on whether to approve the project this fall. The windfarm is expected to be operational in 2026. Subscribers can click here for more information.
Danish energy company Orsted also is beginning work on its U.S. offshore projects. Site preparation is underway for the company's South Fork windfarm, off the Rhode Island coast. The windfarm will feature 15 turbines, each rated at 8.6 MW, to achieve nameplate generation of about 130 MW. Orsted also has begun onshore work in New Jersey in preparation for its Revolution offshore windfarm, which will feature 88 turbines to achieve nameplate generation of more than 700 MW. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the reports on the South Fork and Revolution projects.
News of the progress of these offshore project developments comes at a nadir in the U.S. offshore wind sector. Recently, developers including Avangrid have cancelled in-place power purchase agreements for offshore wind power with states and utilities, citing inflation and increased project costs. Earlier this month, the New York Public Service Commission rejected a request from renewable energy companies for an increase in subsidies to help construct four offshore projects. For more information, see October 6, 2023, article - Three New England States Band Together for Offshore Windpower and October 16, 2023, article - New York's Rejection of Subsidy Increase May Jeopardize Offshore Wind Projects.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Power Project Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
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).
