b'8American Journal of Transportation ajot.com(RIPPLEcontinued from2035, and the U.S. offshoreprogram will award $1 mil-page 4) windindustryisprojectedlion to a community college easternshoresoftheDela- tocreateover83,000jobs,to establish an offshore wind ware River, southwest of themostlyalongintheNorth- turbinetechniciantraining CityofSalem.Preconstruc- east.Internationalprece- program.NewarksNew tion activities such as concretedents have shown that windJerseyInstituteofTechnol-removalarenowongoing,port developments spur eco- ogyandrstedestablished whilemajorconstructionnomicactivity,onereasona 10-year, $1.5 million pro-on the port is due to start inwhyNewJerseyandothergramtocreatenewschol-December2021andopera- locations are jumping on thearshipandoffshorewind tionsarescheduledtobeginbandwagon.careerdevelopmentoppor-in late 2023 or early 2024. InThe ripple effects of thetunitiesforNJITstudents. July, NJEDA formally chosestates investment in the windIn August,NJEDAandthe AECOM Tishman as the con- portarealreadybeingseenNJBPUagreedtoprovide struction manager for the site,in New Jersey. Among other$7 million to support work-and in recent days took otherrecentdevelopments,theforcetraining,education, stepstoensuretheprojectsU.S.DepartmentofTrans- andresearchprogramsfor forwardprogress,includingportation (DOT) granted theoffshore wind.signing the ground lease withSouthJerseyPortsCorpo- Perhaps the greatest eco-thesitesowner,thepowerration$9milliontoexpandnomicimpactofthewind companyPublicServicemegawatts,aroundhalftheOffshorewindprojectsbargecapacityandintermo- portwillbefeltinregional Enterprise Group (PSEG), on7,500 megawatts of offshoreslated for development alongdalrailconnectivityatthemanufacturing. The port rep-September14.(Seesidebarwind energy the state wantsthe East Coast are expectedPortofSalem.Theprojectresents an example of how on page 4) to bring online by 2035.to require over $150 billionrepresents an example of theoffshorewindishelpingto In June, the New JerseyTheremainderoftheofcapitalinvestmentbybroadsupportfortheongo- buildanewU.S.manufac-BoardofPublicUtili- 7,500megawattsofoffshoreing development of a windturing industry, noted Mad-ties(NJBPU)madewhatitwind energy is currently beingenergyindustryinsouthernelineUrbish,agovernment claimsisthenationslarg- competitivelybidbyPJMNewJersey,saidAndrewaffairsexecutiveatrsted. estawardofoffshorewindInterconnection,aregionalSaporito, CEO of SJPC. Whiletheportwillatfirst capacitytodateatotalofgridoperator,andNJBPU,Educationandtrainingsupportmarshallingactivi-2,658megawattstoAtlan- seeking upgrade options to therelated to the offshore windties, said Sullivan, it also has tic Shores Offshore Wind, aexisting grid to facilitate off- industryarealsoseeinganthepotentialforadditional projectofShellNewEner- shore wind energy inputs. Theinjectionofnewfunding.expansiontoincludecollo-giesandEDFRenewablessolicitationwindowclosedNJEDArecentlygrantedcatedoffshorewindmanu-NorthAmerica,andOceanonAugust13,andNJBPUAtlanticCapeCommunityfacturing activities. WindII,ajointventureofand PJM are now evaluatingCollege $3 million to estab-theDenmark-basedwindsubmissions.NewJerseylish a safety and sea survivalo nce in Ag enerATioncompany rsted and PSEG.isthefirstandonlystatetotraining program and facilityo PPorTuniTyTheawardbringsNewJer- utilizethisapproach,saidtoprepareworkersforjobsThat potential is already seystotalplannedoffshoreJosephFiordaliso,presidentJoseph Fiordaliso, presidentintheindustry.Aseparate(RIPPLEcontinued on wind capacity to over 3,700of NJBPU.of NJBPU windturbinetechtrainingpage 12)SOUTH JERSEY PORTSCARGO HANDLING YOUR WAY ADVANTAGESWorld-Class PortsGreat Highway & Rail AccessCustomer FocusedDiversified Cargo Handling BULK | BREAKBULK | PROJECT CARGO SouthJerseyPort.com'