The US’ Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental analysis of the proposed 1.1 GW Ocean Wind 1 offshore wind project, located off Atlantic City in the US state of New Jersey. The “Notice of Availability” for the Final Environmental Impact statement (FEIS) for the project is set to be release by the BOEM on 26 May 2023.
The Ocean Wind 1 project, developed by a joint venture between Denmark’s Ørsted (75%) and the US’ PSEG (25%), will comprise up to 98 wind turbine generators and up to three offshore substations. First power is expected in 2024. Once completed, it will be able to provide electricity for over 500,000 US households.
In early March 2023, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities voted to open the application window for the state’s third solicitation for offshore wind capacity, which seeks to award between 1.2 GW and 4 GW of offshore wind capacity, building on the previously awarded 3.75 GW.
The state of New Jersey plans to reach 11 GW of installed offshore wind capacity by 2040. At the federal level, the United States targets 30 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030 and 15 GW of floating offshore wind capacity by 2035 (only 42 MW were operational at the end of 2021).
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