Houston -based Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation onMonday revealed it has actually been picked with Dutch offshore solutions company Van Oord to execute the subsea rock setup help Equinor and also bp’s Empire Wind I and also II wind ranches off the united state East Coast.
Great Lakes will certainly make use of the initial Jones Act certified subsea rock setup vessel, presently unfinished at the Philly Shipyard in the united state, to set up rocks to secure and also maintain monopile structures, electric foundations and also export wires, beginning with Empire Wind I in the mid-2020s and also proceeding with Empire Wind II. Van Oord will certainly set in motion the versatile fallpipe vessel, Stornes, to set up rock before the setup of the monopile structures.
Great Lakes claimed it will certainly acquire rock from residential New York quarries, which remain in close closeness to the Empire Wind I and also II overseas wind ranch websites. The business claimed it is likewise functioning very closely with NYSERDA on NY Supply Chain advancement and also will certainly be utilizing the GLDD aquatic base in Staten Island, N.Y., for its website procedures.
Lasse Petterson, Great Lakes’ head of state and also chief executive officer, claimed, “The consortium of Great Lakes with Van Oord combines the experience of Van Oord, the global market leader in subsea rock installation, with Great Lakes, the only U.S. marine contractor to invest in building the first Jones Act compliant fallpipe vessel purpose built for the U.S. offshore wind market. This unique combination offered a competitive advantage in terms of experience, equipment availability, local content, and knowledge of labor and regulatory environments in the U.S.”
Eleni Beyko, Senior Vice President-Offshore Wind at Great Lakes, commented, “This award by Equinor and bp solidifies Great Lakes’ entry into the U.S. offshore wind market with a major project award for one of the flagship offshore wind developments for the State of New York. We are very happy to support New York in building a more sustainable future. We have a long track record working with the state and the local unions and supply chains, having executed dredging projects in New York for many decades. Our goal now is to contribute to building the U.S. offshore wind industry, while creating local employment and economic activity in the state.”
Empire Wind I and also II are anticipated to supply over 2 gigawatts (GW) of renewable resource to the state of New York.
