Ocean Wind

Ocean Wind
Map
CountryUnited States
LocationNJWEA South Leasing Area[1]
Outer Continental Shelf
Offshore New Jersey
Coordinates39°02′17″N 74°21′07″W / 39.038°N 74.352°W / 39.038; -74.352
StatusCanceled
Owner(s)Ørsted US Offshore Wind
Wind farm
Typeoffshore
Distance from shore15 miles (24 km)
Rotor diameter220 metres (720 ft)
Power generation
Make and modelHaliade-X 12 MW
Nameplate capacity1,100 MW (phase 1)
1,148 MW (phase 2)
External links
WebsiteOcean Wind
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Ocean Wind was a proposed utility-scale 2,248 MW offshore wind farm to be located on the Outer Continental Shelf approximately 15 miles (24 km) off the coast of Atlantic City, New Jersey. It was being developed by Ørsted US Offshore Wind in conjunction with Public Service Enterprise Group (PSE&G). Construction (in two phases of 1,100 MW and 1,148 MW) and commissioning were planned for the mid-2020s.[2] The closed Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station and B.L. England Generating Station would provide transmission points for energy generated by the wind farm.[3][4][5][6][7]

Ocean Wind 1 received federal approval for construction and operations on July 5, 2023, the third large-scale project to do so.

Ørsted canceled both projects on October 31, 2023, due to poor financial outlook caused by inflation and supply chain disruptions, including unavailability of a wind turbine installation vessel.[8][9][10][11]

  1. ^ UNITED STATESDEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT COMMERCIAL LEASE OF SUBMERGED LANDS FORRENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OCS-A 0498
  2. ^ Robers, Carson (June 21, 2019). "New Jersey Awards its First Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Certificates Solicitation to Ørsted's 1,100 MW Ocean Wind Project (press release)". Power Advisory LLC.
  3. ^ Ramirez, Vanessa Bates (June 28, 2019). "The Biggest Offshore Wind Project in the US Is Underway". Singularity Hub.
  4. ^ Warren, Michael Sol (June 21, 2019). "N.J. just gave the green light to build the nation's largest offshore wind farm". NJ.com.
  5. ^ Stromsta, Karl-Erik (June 21, 2019). "Orsted Wins New Jersey's First Offshore Wind Solicitation". Greentech Media.
  6. ^ "Offshore Wind farms in The United States". 4C Offshore. 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference oyster1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Reed, Stanley (2023-11-01). "Offshore Wind Firm Cancels N.J. Projects, as Industry's Prospects Dim". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  9. ^ Bergeron, Tom (2023-11-02). "About that $300M Ørsted 'owes' the state — and just who controls Ørsted lease areas". ROI-NJ. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  10. ^ Bergeron, Tom (2023-11-01). "Ørsted pulls out of Jersey: A Q&A of what happened and why — and what happens going forward". ROI-NJ. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  11. ^ Disavino, Scott (2023-11-03). "Ship shortage dealt death blow to Orsted's NJ offshore wind hopes". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-11-09.