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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Earlier this week, the Biden administration gave a green light to what is to date the largest U.S. offshore windfarm to receive such approval, the Ocean Wind 1 project off the coast of New Jersey. The project is the third offshore windfarm approved by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).
The Ocean Wind 1 project is being developed by Danish renewable energy company Orsted (Fredericia). The facility will be built about 15 miles off the New Jersey coast. Upon completion, the windfarm will use more than 90 turbines, with a capacity of 12 megawatts (MW) each, to provide overall generation of about 1,100 MW, which is enough to power about 500,000 homes, according to Orsted.
The windfarm's approval will be the biggest move so far to increase offshore wind generation in the U.S. The Biden administration has set the goal of having 30 gigawatts of offshore wind power in place by 2030. "The Biden-Harris administration has worked to jump-start the offshore wind industry across the country--and today's approval for the Ocean Wind 1 project is another milestone in our efforts to create good-paying union jobs while combating climate change and powering our nation," said Interior Secretary Deb Haaland in a press release.
The project is on track to begin offshore construction next year. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Project Database can click here for more details on the project.
The Ocean Wind 1 project joins two smaller offshore wind projects greenlighted by the BOEM, both of which are under construction. The smaller of these, the South Fork offshore windfarm, also is being developed by Orsted and will be off the coast of Rhode Island, using 15 turbines, each rated at 8.6 MW, to provide total nameplate generation of about 130 MW. Construction is expected to be completed by the end of this year. Subscribers can click here for more information.
The second approval given by the BOEM was for the larger Vineyard offshore windfarm, located off the Massachusetts coast. The project is to be built in two phases, with each phase providing 33 turbines to generate 400 MW, for a collective generation capacity of 800 MW. Developer Iberdrola SA (Bilbao, Spain) is expected to finish the project in 2025. Subscribers can click here for the report on Phase I construction and click here for the report on the windfarm addition.
Other windfarms could join these in the administration's pursuit of 30 GW of offshore wind power by 2030. Also off the coast of Massachusetts, Equinor (NYSE:EQNR) (Stavanger, Norway) and BP (NYSE:BP) (London, England) have proposed the ambitious Beacon offshore windfarm, which potentially could generate up to 2,400 MW of power. This project also would be built in phases. The first phase would use 123 10-MW turbines to provide generation of 1,230 MW. If approved in a timely manner, this phase could be providing power by the end of 2027.
A second proposed phase would add another 117 turbines, providing 1,170 MW of additional generation. This phase could potentially begin delivering power in 2028. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the project reports on Phase I and Phase II.
Equinor and BP also are developing the Empire offshore wind project, which would be located off the New York coast and could provide more than 2,000 MW of power. This windfarm also would be built in phases, with the first of these using 54 turbines, each rated at 15 MW, to provide more than 800 MW of energy. This phase could be up and running in 2026, after which a second phase of construction would begin. This phase would include up to 80 turbines, providing a further 1,200 MW of generation. This larger second phase could be in place by 2029. Subscribers can click here for the report on the initial construction and click here for the report on Phase II.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Power 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).
The Ocean Wind 1 project is being developed by Danish renewable energy company Orsted (Fredericia). The facility will be built about 15 miles off the New Jersey coast. Upon completion, the windfarm will use more than 90 turbines, with a capacity of 12 megawatts (MW) each, to provide overall generation of about 1,100 MW, which is enough to power about 500,000 homes, according to Orsted.
The windfarm's approval will be the biggest move so far to increase offshore wind generation in the U.S. The Biden administration has set the goal of having 30 gigawatts of offshore wind power in place by 2030. "The Biden-Harris administration has worked to jump-start the offshore wind industry across the country--and today's approval for the Ocean Wind 1 project is another milestone in our efforts to create good-paying union jobs while combating climate change and powering our nation," said Interior Secretary Deb Haaland in a press release.
The project is on track to begin offshore construction next year. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Project Database can click here for more details on the project.
The Ocean Wind 1 project joins two smaller offshore wind projects greenlighted by the BOEM, both of which are under construction. The smaller of these, the South Fork offshore windfarm, also is being developed by Orsted and will be off the coast of Rhode Island, using 15 turbines, each rated at 8.6 MW, to provide total nameplate generation of about 130 MW. Construction is expected to be completed by the end of this year. Subscribers can click here for more information.
The second approval given by the BOEM was for the larger Vineyard offshore windfarm, located off the Massachusetts coast. The project is to be built in two phases, with each phase providing 33 turbines to generate 400 MW, for a collective generation capacity of 800 MW. Developer Iberdrola SA (Bilbao, Spain) is expected to finish the project in 2025. Subscribers can click here for the report on Phase I construction and click here for the report on the windfarm addition.
Other windfarms could join these in the administration's pursuit of 30 GW of offshore wind power by 2030. Also off the coast of Massachusetts, Equinor (NYSE:EQNR) (Stavanger, Norway) and BP (NYSE:BP) (London, England) have proposed the ambitious Beacon offshore windfarm, which potentially could generate up to 2,400 MW of power. This project also would be built in phases. The first phase would use 123 10-MW turbines to provide generation of 1,230 MW. If approved in a timely manner, this phase could be providing power by the end of 2027.
A second proposed phase would add another 117 turbines, providing 1,170 MW of additional generation. This phase could potentially begin delivering power in 2028. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the project reports on Phase I and Phase II.
Equinor and BP also are developing the Empire offshore wind project, which would be located off the New York coast and could provide more than 2,000 MW of power. This windfarm also would be built in phases, with the first of these using 54 turbines, each rated at 15 MW, to provide more than 800 MW of energy. This phase could be up and running in 2026, after which a second phase of construction would begin. This phase would include up to 80 turbines, providing a further 1,200 MW of generation. This larger second phase could be in place by 2029. Subscribers can click here for the report on the initial construction and click here for the report on Phase II.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Power 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).
