Under a contract signed with Dominion Energy, Siemens Gamesa will supply 176 of its SG 14-222 Direct Drive offshore wind turbines to the CVOW project with the installation scheduled to begin in 2024.
The first monopiles, manufactured by EEW SPC, already arrived at the Portsmouth Marine Terminal.
Once fully operational, the offshore wind farm will be able to generate enough electricity to power over 900,000 homes.
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The change in plans by Siemens Gamesa comes at a time when supply chain issues, raised interest rates, and inflation had major impacts on several offshore wind projects in the US.
At the beginning of November, Danish renewable energy developer Ørsted decided to cease the development of the Ocean Wind 1 and Ocean Wind 2 offshore wind projects in New Jersey, citing supply chain issues and rising interest rates.
In addition to Ørsted, Avangrid, a member of the Iberdrola Group, also terminated power purchase agreement (PPA) last month for its Park City Wind offshore project.
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