Skipjack Wind Farm
Skipjack | |
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Country | United States |
Location | WEA OCS-A 0519 Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Delaware |
Coordinates | 38°33′54″N 74°46′44″W / 38.565°N 74.779°W |
Status | Proposed |
Owner(s) | Ørsted US Offshore Wind |
Wind farm | |
Type | Offshore |
Distance from shore | 19 miles (31 km) |
Rotor diameter | 720 feet (220 meters) |
Power generation | |
Make and model | Haliade-X 12 MW |
Nameplate capacity | 966 MW |
External links | |
Website | Ørsted US Offshore Wind |
Skipjack is a 966 MW capacity off shore
The initial phase would produce 120 MW. A second project phase was approved by Maryland regulators in December 2021 to have an additional 846 MW. Both will be developed together.[9]
WEA
The project will be built in
Infrastructure
Skipjack will use 10
Ørsted U.S. Offshore Wind will partner with Tradepoint Atlantic, based in Port of Baltimore, to develop a logistics center to create a 50-acre staging center for on-land assembly, storage and loading out into deep waters.[13]
The
Ørsted proposed using 1.5 acres of land in Fenwick Island State Park in Delaware as a transmission point,[15] but locals opposed park upgrades to be paid for by the project.[6]
ORECs
The Maryland Public Service Commission has authorized ORECs (offshore wind renewable energy certificates) for both Skipjack and MarWin.[16][17][18] ORECs for the second phase were approved in 2021.[9]
Visibility from shore
Residents and business, particularly in Ocean City, Maryland, have raised concerns about the potential of negative impact of building a wind farm offshore, thus creating a landscape that could affect tourism.[19] The turbines have changed in size since the initial proposal by the predecessor of Orsted. They will be 853 feet (260 m) feet tall.[12]
See also
- List of offshore wind farms in the United States
- Ocean Wind
- Wind power in Delaware
- Wind power in Maryland
References
- ^ Swann, Sara (October 25, 2018). "Delaware's involvement in offshore wind energy remains uncertain". Delmarva Daily Times.
- ^ "Skipjack - Offshore Wind Farm Project | 4C Offshore". www.4coffshore.com.
- ^ a b "Bureau of Ocean Energy Management". www.boem.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ Rentsch, Julia (November 19, 2019). "Taller, more distant turbines put Ocean City offshore wind projects back under state review". Delmarva Daily Times.
- ^ "Maryland PSC Gives Go-Ahead to US Wind, Deepwater Wind Projects". Offshore Wind. May 11, 2017.
- ^ a b Howell, Jordan (2021-04-15). "This Coastal Delaware Wind Farm Awaits a 2026 Debut". Delaware Today. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ Milligan, Carley (January 23, 2019). "Maryland offshore wind developers look to partner with local businesses". Baltimore Business Journal. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- ^ Cox, Erin (July 23, 2019). "Maryland's slow-going offshore wind project advances". The Washington Post.
- ^ a b Fine, Ariana (2022-02-21). "Skipjack Wind 2 Chosen as Second Offshore Wind Project in MD". North American Windpower. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ "Delaware Activities | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management".
- ^ Kellner, Tomas (2019-09-19). "The Coast With The Most: Two New U.S. Offshore Wind Farms Will Use The World's Most Powerful Turbines". GE Reports. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
- ^ a b Eichmann, Mark (October 2, 2019). "Skyscrapers in the sea: Wind turbines, 853 feet tall, planned off Delaware coast". WHYY.
- ^ Gheorghiu, Iulia (July 24, 2019). "Ørsted to develop offshore wind manufacturing hub to service East Coast". Utility Dive.
- ^ Stromsta, Karl-Erik (July 3, 2019). "Orsted and Germany's EEW Plan Offshore Wind Factory in New Jersey". www.greentechmedia.com. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ Lauria, Maddy (October 2, 2019). "Offshore wind company wants to build on state parkland, offering upgrades in exchange". delawareonline.
- ^ "Maryland PSC Awards ORECS to Two Offshore Wind Developers" (PDF) (Press release). Maryland Public Service Commission. May 11, 2017.
- ^ "PSC Awards ORECs to US Wind, Skipjack Energy" (Press release). Maryland Public Service Commission. May 11, 2017.
- ^ "Offshore Wind". energy.maryland.gov.
- ^ Soper, Shawn (October 31, 2019). "10/31/2019 | Wind Turbine Size Changes Could Jeopardize Approvals; Agency Seeks PSC Review | News Ocean City MD". News Ocean City Maryland Coast Dispatch Newspaper.