Orsted confirms New Jersey offshore bid as Euro-giants line up

Orsted confirmed its Ocean Wind project will take part in the first offshore wind procurement round run by the US state of New Jersey.

Ocean Wind, which Denmark-based Orsted believes could eventually host up to 3GW of capacity off the state, filed a bid into New Jersey’s initial 1.1GW solicitation, which is expected to finalise contracts in 2019.

Orsted’s participation sets up the New Jersey round as a battle of the European energy giants, with Norway’s Equinor already having confirmed its own bid for its Boardwalk Wind project, part of its large development zone south of New York.