b'22American Journal ofTransportation ajot.com(RENAISSANCEcontin- rsted is heavily engagedtiontoSouthForkWindbuildingthefactorieswithDagher.[See AJOT.comFor ued from page 18) in projects of the NEC. BesidesoperationsandwillbeusedCarverCompaniesattheirMattMillerFeb.14,2022, is located 3.8 mi from BlocktheRevolutionprojectsintosupportthestagingandPortofCoeymanssite.TheinterviewwithDr.Dagher]. Island, Rhode Island.RhodeIslandandConnecti- assemblyoftwoadditionalcompanysaidthat,shouldCrowley bought 42 acres at the cut, there is Skipjack Wind inrsted/Eversourceoffshoreitreceivesufficientorderformer Salem Harbor Station, o FFsHorew indp ower Maryland, Ocean Wind 1 andwindprojects,Revolutionvolume, its LM Wind Powerwhich will be redeveloped and p roposals Ocean Wind 2 in New Jersey,Wind and Sunrise Wind. subsidiary would be ready towill serve as the future home InMarchrstedandSouth Fork Wind and Sunrisebuild a state-of-the-art facil- oftheSalemHarborWind Eversource (the largest elec- Wind in New York. o THerp roJeCTs in THe ityfortheconstructionofTerminal.TheNewBedford tricutilityproviderinR.I.)In early March the Con- p ipeline offshore wind turbine blades.Foss Marine Terminal facility announced they have submit- necticutPortAuthority,In April, the above men- Last December the stateis expected to open sometime ted a joint proposal in responseannounced that the State PiertionedSouthForkWindof Massachusetts announcedthis summer. totheRhodeIslandsoff- Project had met a milestonereceivedthego-aheadfromthe award of $180 million inThere are of course larger shorewindsolicitation.[see[see AJOT.com March 8 storytheUSDepartmentofthefunding for projects support- portsalsoinvolvedinthis AJOT.com March 15th story]CT Port Authority State Proj- InteriorsBureauofSafetyingoffshorewinddevelop- wind driven maritime renais-The proposed 884-megawattect reaches milestone withandEnvironmentalEnforce- ment,including$75millionsance. In New Jersey there is Revolution Wind2includesthe completion of the North- ment(BSEE)forthecon- forupgradesatthePortofthe New Jersey Wind Port significantinvestmentsineastBulkhead(alsoknownstruction of turbines for whatNewBedfordand$75mil- tagged as the first purpose-port improvements and ship- asthedeliveryberth)hasis being dubbed as the firstlionforredevelopmentofabuilt offshore wind marshal-building. Should the proposalbeen completed. As a result,commercialoffshorewindsite in Salem that could alsoingport.InBaltimore,at beaccepted,Revolution2thePortofNewLondonisfarmintheUS.The132support floating wind power.theTradePoint Atlanticsite, would be Rhode Islands firston track for the assembly andmegawatt(MW),12-tur- Ofthe$75millionfortherstedWindandUSWind, utility-scaleoffshorewinddelivery of offshore wind tur- bineoffshorewindfarmisPortofNewBedford,$15aBaltimoresubsidiaryof power project.bines for the rsted and Ever- about 35 miles east of Mon- millionwasdesignatedforItalian-renewable energy firm TheproposalincludessourcejointventuresSouthtauk Point, and it will deliverNew Bedford Port AuthorityRenexiaSpA,signedlease significant investments in theFork Wind project this spring.electricgridinEastHamp- toextenditsbulkheadandagreementstosupporttheir states existing ports, includingThe delivery berth is a heavy- ton, Long Island, New Yorkterminal space for the Northoffshorewindactivities. $35 million to realize Quonsetlift platform capable of han- through a single subsea cable.Terminal, $45 million is ear- RecentlytheMarylandleg-DevelopmentCorporationsdling loads of 5,000 poundsThe electricity will be sold tomarked for facility improve- islature passed the Promot-vision for a Regional Offshorepersquarefoot.Whenfullythe Long Island Power mentsatMassCECsNewingOffshoreWindEnergy Wind Logistics and Operationscompleted later this year, theAuthority under the termsBedfordMarineCommerceResources(POWER)Act, Hub at Quonset Point. 40-acreNewLondonStateof a 20-year agreement. Terminal,andanother$15whichwouldquadruplethe Inaddition,buildingonPier Terminal will feature twoBackinFebruary,GEmillion for the New BedfordStates offshore wind energy the states historic shipbuild- heavy-liftplatformscapablefiled a plan to build two newFoss Marine Terminal for thegoalitcallsforbuilding ingcapabilities,Revolutionofaccommodatingoffshoreoffshorewindmanufacturingredevelopment of a site.8.5gigawattsofoffshore Wind 2 will enable the con- wind turbine components andfacilities in New York, under$75millionwasear- wind power by 2031. structionoftwonewcrewa wider range of cargo thantheprovisoitwinsenoughmarkedtoCrowleytocon- While Marylands POWER transfervesselsinRhodethe facility had been able toordersfromcompaniesinvertavacantindustrialportActmaylookambitious Island to serve rsteds U.S.service in the past. Construc- NewYorksongoingsolici- inSalemtosupportfloat- today, it underscores how fast portfolio, on top of the fivetion of the second heavy-lifttation(whichnumbered100ingoffshorewindpowerthedriveforoffshorewind already being built by Blountplatformandsouthernendproposals for eight new proj- activitiesa technique beingpower is moving and the mar-Boats and Senesco Marine asoftheprojectwillcontinueects) for up to 4.6 gigawatts ofpioneeredattheUniversityitime renaissance that will be part of the Revolution Windthroughfallwithoutdisrup- offshorewind.GEproposedofMaineunderDr.Habibneeded to support the future.'