Ørsted, Eversource team with Boskalis to advance US Northeast wind projects

Offshore staff

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island – Ørsted and Eversource have announced that they are working with Boskalis for the foundation and offshore substations transportation and installation work for the joint venture’s (JV) South Fork Wind and Revolution Wind projects, as well as scour protection installation contracts for its Revolution Wind and Sunrise Wind projects.

The contract for this work was finalized in late 2021. The more than 1.7-GW portfolio of projects serving the Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York markets are expected to produce enough renewable energy for more than a million homes in the Northeast, with all projects operational by year-end 2025.

As part of the JV's commitment to accelerating the development of domestic offshore wind maritime expertise within the U.S., the contracts will support the training and employment of American workers and will utilize a sizable fleet of U.S. vessels, the companies said. This fleet includes but is not limited to protected species observer vessels, platform supply vessels, barges and tugs.

The contracts also will support the opening of a new Boskalis office located in Providence, Rhode Island, expanding Boskalis’s U.S. footprint. The new office will play a key role in serving as Boskalis’ renewable energy U.S. business center, supporting, among other projects, the transportation and installation of the project foundations in collaboration with the Boskalis Houston office, and it will serve as a central connection point for multiple project teams.

06.30.2022