EDF Wins Maritime Zone in New York Bight Offshore Wind Energy
Strategic Research Institute
Published on :
08 Mar, 2022, 5:30 am
EDF, through its subsidiary EDF Renewables, and Shell New Energies US LLC, equal partners in the Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind LLC consortium, won development rights for a 32,112-hectare offshore area in the New York Bight, between Long Island and the New Jersey coast. After completing the development phase, the consortium will be able to build and operate an offshore wind project with an estimated capacity of 1.5 gigawatts for a period of 33 years.
EDF and its partner won one of six proposed lease areas to host offshore wind projects in an auction held by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management from February 23 to 25, 2022.
Obtaining this new concession opens new opportunities for Atlantic Shores. The EDF Shell consortium has already held a 74,200-hectare concession off the coast of New Jersey since 2018. In 2021, it won an award for an offshore wind project with a capacity of 1.5 GW, equivalent to the annual consumption of about 700,000 homes. It is the largest offshore wind project in New Jersey and the third largest in the United States. Construction is planned to begin in 2024.
With this second concession in the United States, Atlantic Shores consolidates its position as one of the country’s leading offshore wind developers. This makes EDF a key player in contributing to the U.S. goal of 30 GW of offshore wind energy by 2030.