The installation of Revolution Wind’s wind turbine foundations and wind turbines continues with 52 out of the total 65 foundations, nine wind turbines, and 20 inter-array cables installed so far.
The first monopile foundation was installed in May and the first of the 65 Siemens Gamesa SG 11.0-200 DD wind turbines was standing at the Revolution Wind site in September.
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During the conference call, it was noted that Ørsted managed to extend the contracted period for one of the installation vessels using an option the company had secured earlier.
The Revolution Wind project is being built off the Connecticut coast, adjacent to the now-operational South Fork Wind, New York’s first offshore wind farm, also built by Ørsted.
Once fully commissioned, the 704 MW Revolution Wind will generate 400 MW of offshore wind power for Rhode Island and 304 MW for Connecticut.
Until recently, Ørsted’s partner on South Fork Wind and Revolution Wind was Eversource Energy which decided to exit the projects.
At the beginning of this year, Eversource executed a definitive agreement to sell its 50 per cent stake in the two offshore wind farms to Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), the parent company of Skyborn Renewables , which joined Ørsted on the South Fork Wind and Revolution Wind at the end of September.
In July, Ørsted acquired Eversource’s stake in Sunrise Wind , New York’s new offshore wind farm, which is also in the construction phase with offshore work scheduled to start in 2025.
According to Ørsted third-quarter results, construction on Sunrise Wind “is progressing on a tight schedule but in accordance with our revised plan” . The developer says it expects to commission the 924 MW offshore wind farm at the end of 2026 or early 2027.
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