South Fork Wind Farm
South Fork Wind Fam is a proposed utility-scale offshore wind farm on the Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Rhode Island (RI) which will provide energy to New York State (NY). It will be located in a section of the 97,498 acres (39,456 ha) Wind Energy Area (WEA) OCS-A 0486 (North Lease)[3]16.6 nautical miles-19 miles (31 km) southeast of Block Island and 26 nautical miles-30 miles (48 km) southeast of Montauk Point on the South Fork of Long Island. The project is being built by Ørsted US Offshore Wind in conjunction with Eversource and the Long Island Power Authority.
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Country | United States |
Location | WEA OCS-A 0486 Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Rhode Island[1] |
Coordinates | 41.092°N 71.311161°W[2] |
Status | Proposed |
Owner(s) | Ørsted US Offshore Wind |
Wind farm | |
Type | Offshore |
Distance from shore | 16 miles (26 km) |
Rotor diameter | 220 metres (720 ft) |
Power generation | |
Make and model | Haliade-X 12 MW |
Nameplate capacity | 130 MW |
External links | |
Website | Ørsted US Offshore Wind |
History
Deepwater Wind, the predecessor to Orsted, originally proposed a 90-megawatt, 15-turbine wind farm in area where it had leased 256 square miles the area in 2013.[4][5] (The leased area has a potential of supporting 200 turbines.[6]) Long Island Power Authority recommended the project for approval in July 2016,[7] which was delayed in July 2016 at the request of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). Regulatory approval for a 90 MW wind farm was granted in January 2017.[8][9] Thomas Falcone, CEO of LIPA, said they hope to complete the contract in first quarter 2017 with construction beginning in 2019 and that it would be online in 2022. The target of the power to be generated is to power structures in Southampton and East Hampton on the South Fork of Long Island, the latter of has vowed to have 100 percent of its energy coming from renewable sources.[10][11][12] The project was later expanded to 132 megawatt capacity in 2018.[13]
Ørsted US Offshore Wind acquired Deepwater Wind in 2019.[14][15][16] It is partnering with Eversource Energy to construct the wind farm. The project will use eight Siemens Gamesa SG 8.0-167 turbines. Long Island Power Authority will purchase the electricity generated. NYSERDA has approved the project. Pending further approvals it is expected to come on line in 2022.
See also
References
- https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/commercial-wind-leasing-offshore-rhode-island-and-massachusetts
- "South Fork - Offshore Wind Farm Project | 4C Offshore". www.4coffshore.com.
- https://www.boem.gov/sites/default/files/uploadedImages/BOEM/Renewable_Energy_Program/State_Activities/NY/DW_South_Fork_Area_Map_10_16_2018.jpg
- https://www.boem.gov/sites/default/files/renewable-energy-program/State-Activities/RI/Executed-Lease-OCS-A-0486.pdf
- "Deepwater Wind proposes largest offshore wind farm in US".
- http://www.danspapers.com/2015/12/90-megawatt-wind-power-project-proposed-off-montauk/
- "LIPA to Approve Wind Farm 30 Miles Off Montauk - The East Hampton Star".
- Geuss, Megan (2017-01-25). "New York approves a 90 MW wind farm off the coast of Long Island". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
- Cardwell, Diane (January 25, 2017). "Nation's Largest Offshore Wind Farm Will Be Built Off Long Island" – via NYTimes.com.
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- "Ørsted acquires Deepwater Wind and creates leading US offshore wind platform". orsted.com. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
- https://www.4coffshore.com/news/%C3%B8rsted-finalises-deepwater-wind-buy-nid8787.html
- https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/08/business/energy-environment/orsted-deepwater-wind-energy.html?searchResultPosition=1