Kiewit to fabricate South Fork substation
USA: South Fork Wind project partners Ørsted and Eversource have selected Kiewit Offshore Services, Ltd. (Kiewit) to build a substation for the project.
Image source: 4C Offshore
USA: South Fork Wind project partners Ørsted and Eversource have selected Kiewit Offshore Services, Ltd. (Kiewit) to build a substation for the project.
The 1,500 T substation will be built at Kiewit’s facility in Ingleside, Texas. The substation will collect the power produced by wind turbines and connect the clean energy to the grid. It will consist of a topside resting on a mono-pile foundation.
“We Are helping to build a new U.S. manufacturing industry that will create thousands of good-paying jobs not just in the Northeast but in communities across the United States,” said David Hardy, Chief Executive Officer of Ørsted Offshore North America. “We are proud to partner with Kiewit to deliver the first American-made offshore wind substation. 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.”
Kiewit expects to begin construction on the substation in November and complete the work by spring 2023, before transiting the substation across the Gulf of Mexico and up the East Coast for installation at the South Fork Wind site in the summer of 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 activities ramping up soon after and the project expected to produce energy by the end of 2023.
Source: 4C Offshore
#clean energy#east coast#offshore wind substation#USA#wind turbines