International energy contractor Worley has landed a breakthrough contract to engineer two substations for Orsted’s 704MW Revolution Wind project off Rhode Island, US.
Design work is underway with expectation that installation of the two platforms, Worley’s first for the regional market, will take place in 2022.
“This project is directly aligned to our strategic priority of supporting our customers through the energy transition, as the world moves from traditional fossil power generation to renewable power generation”, says Eoghan Quinn, Global Wind Lead at the contractor, which this week shortened its name to Worley from Worley Parsons as part of a rebranding exercise.
“Our team understood the challenges and used this as an opportunity to devise a unique approach that drew upon a combination of our digital, new energy and offshore hydrocarbons expertise.”
Quinn added that the “approach [for Revolution Wind] created a template to use for future proposals” for offshore wind projects.
“This project award builds on a previous Orsted framework agreement win, further solidifying our strong and ongoing partnership with this customer and our presence in the US market,” he added.
In February, National Grid filed its proposed 400MW Revolution Wind power-purchase contract with Orsted and Eversource with the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for review, with neighbouring Connecticut taking 304MW capacity.
Orsted and Eversource are aiming to spend $4.5m to promote the offshore wind industry’s development in the state, with all investments subject to the PUC’s decision on Revolution Wind, expected by 1 June, and final permitting of the project by state and federal agencies.
If approved, Revolution Wind will generate one-quarter of all the electricity used annually by Rhode Island, which is home to the first and only offshore wind farm in US waters, Block Island.
