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South Fork Wind to build first American-made offshore substation
In a major milestone for the US offshore wind supply chain, joint development partners Ørsted and Eversource have confirmed the substation for the South Fork Wind project will be built in the US
Ørsted and Eversource have selected Kiewit Offshore Services, the largest offshore fabricator in the US, to design and build the substation for the 132-MW project, which will be New York’s first offshore windfarm. The 1,500-tonne substation will be built at Kiewit’s facility in Ingleside, Texas.
More than 350 workers in three states will be involved in constructing the structure. Fabrication workers in Ingleside will be supported by teams in Houston and Kansas. In addition, workers in the northeast will support the South Fork Wind project.
Ørsted Offshore North America chief executive David Hardy said, “We are helping to build a new US manufacturing industry that will create thousands of jobs, not just in the northeast but in communities across the US.
“This initiative is part of our commitment to deliver for our long-term partners, combining international experience with local expertise in communities across the country.”
Eversource Energy chief executive and president Joe Nolan said, “Our partnership with Kiewit marks another significant milestone for the US offshore wind industry and signals the next stage of growth of the industry in this country.”
Kiewit expects to begin constructing the substation in November 2021 and complete work by Q2 2023, before transporting it across the Gulf of Mexico and up the east coast of the US for installation at the South Fork Wind site mid-2023.
South Fork Wind continues to advance through the federal permitting process, with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issuing the project’s final environmental impact statement on 16 August.
South Fork Wind remains on-track to be fully permitted in early 2022, with construction activity ramping up soon after and the project producing clean energy by the end of 2023.
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