Edison Chouest Offshore, along with Ørsted A/S (CPH:ORSTED) and Eversource Power (NYSE:ES), final week marked the half completion milestone for the primary American-built offshore wind service operations vessel (SOV).
Shipbuilding of the US-flagged ECO EDISON, the primary Jones Act-compliant wind farm SOV, is in progress in Edison Chouest’s LaShip shipyard in Louisiana. Different ECO in-house shipyards are additionally concerned within the building, with parts of the vessel sourced from throughout 34 states.
Anticipated to be christened in 2024, the ECO EDISON will help the operation and upkeep of Ørsted and Eversource’s Revolution Wind, South Fork Wind and Dawn Wind offshore wind initiatives that complete over 1.7 GW of capability. It’s going to function a floating, year-round homebase for 60 offshore wind turbine technicians.
America’s first wind turbine set up vessel, Charybdis, can also be at present beneath building, in Brownsville, Texas. Ørsted and Eversource would be the first offshore wind builders to constitution this ship.
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