Ørsted and Eversource Tour Edison
Chouest Louisiana Shipyard Where 1st U.S.-flagged Offshore Wind
Service Operations Vessel is Taking Shape
The Gulf of Mexico region is playing a central role in the
buildout of a new domestic offshore energy supply chain, including
shipbuilding underway in Louisiana on the first-ever American-built
offshore wind service operations vessel (SOV). Senior executives
from American offshore wind leaders Ørsted and Eversource toured
the Edison Chouest Offshore shipyard today to see the progress on
this impressive, 262-foot long SOV.
Edison Chouest is marking the 50-percent completion milestone –
with more than 275,000 work hours logged to date and no lost-time
accidents – for the U.S.-flagged ECO EDISON, the first Jones
Act-compliant wind farm SOV. Once in service, the vessel will play
a key role in enabling domestic energy production, strengthening
America’s energy independence and adding to the nation’s energy
mix.
Ørsted Group EVP and CEO Americas David Hardy and Eversource VP
of Business Development Mike Ausere met with members of the Chouest
family and some of the 400 local workers building the SOV during
today’s tour.
Ørsted and Eversource are growing an American offshore wind
energy industry that’s creating jobs and driving economic
development across dozens of states. Today, workers from several
Gulf Coast companies are already putting their vast experience from
other ocean-based industries to-work in this new energy sector,
including companies like Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO), which has
deep expertise in offshore energy. Their work on the ECO EDISON is
powered by some of the hundreds of millions of dollars Ørsted and
Eversource are investing into shipbuilding across the Gulf
Coast.
“This shipyard and this vessel are living proof that American
offshore wind energy is providing economic opportunity and creating
jobs today across the country,” said David Hardy, Group EVP and
CEO Americas at Ørsted. “This first American service operations
vessel represents the ingenuity of businesses like Edison Chouest
to build upon their legacy in offshore energy and to supply a
cutting-edge vessel that will allow workers to safely and
effectively operate offshore. The offshore wind energy industry is
utilizing the talented and expert Gulf Coast workforce, and we’re
proud that this first-of-its-kind vessel will support the
production of more American energy, strengthening our national
security and powering millions of American homes.”
“Offshore wind is a key driver of economic growth, creating
well-paying jobs in states across the country and forging a new,
domestic supply chain that, together, will position our nation as a
global leader in the industries of tomorrow, today,” said Mike
Ausere, Vice President of Business Development at Eversource
Energy. “This vessel is a testament to American leadership:
Designed and built in the United States; as long as the Superdome
is tall; able to host 60 wind turbine technicians – all whom will
benefit from the vessel’s state-of-the-art accommodations to keep
them safe and well-cared for while at sea; and ready to support the
long-term operations and maintenance of our portfolio of offshore
wind farms and consequent production of enough energy to power more
than a million U.S. homes.”
The ECO EDISON is being built at ECO in-house shipyards in
Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida, supporting hundreds of jobs,
with components of the vessel sourced from across 34 states.
Ørsted, Eversource and Edison Chouest expect to christen the ECO
EDISON in 2024, and the vessel will play an integral part of the
operation and maintenance of Ørsted and Eversource’s Revolution
Wind, South Fork Wind and Sunrise Wind projects, together planned
to generate more than 1.7 gigawatts of offshore wind energy, enough
to power more than a million homes. The vessel will be based in
Port Jefferson, New York.
The state-of-the-art liveaboard ECO EDISON will serve as a
floating, year-round homebase for 60 of the first American offshore
wind turbine technicians, who will work at-sea over the life of the
wind farms, servicing and maintaining the wind turbines.
“We’re proud to put our expertise to work on such an important
vessel for the offshore wind industry’s future American fleet,”
said Mr. Gary Chouest, President of Edison Chouest Offshore.
“Thanks to our decades of experience in offshore industries, our
in-house engineers, and the hard work of more than 400 of our
shipbuilders, we’re now more than 50-percent complete on this
historic, specialized vessel that will serve as a model for the
U.S. offshore wind industry and a homebase for American offshore
wind technicians for years to come.”
The ECO EDISON’s special-purpose design is focused on passenger
safety and comfort, enhanced maneuverability, extended offshore
endurance and reduced emissions. It includes special features like
a “walk to work” motion-compensated gangway that allows technicians
to easily and safely access the wind turbines. A smaller, so-called
“daughter” craft onboard can be deployed to efficiently maneuver
crew across the wind farms.
Ørsted’s first class of U.S. offshore wind turbine technicians
are currently completing extensive training, preparing to begin
work offshore when South Fork Wind is completed later this
year.
Meanwhile, in Texas, America's first wind turbine installation
vessel, Charybdis, is under construction, in Brownsville. Ørsted
and Eversource will be the first offshore wind developers to
charter the Charybdis. Vessels from other ports in the Gulf are
already supporting the construction of the South Fork Wind
project.
About Ørsted
A global clean energy leader, Ørsted develops, constructs, and
operates offshore and land-based wind farms, solar farms, energy
storage facilities, and bioenergy plants. Ørsted is the first
energy company in the world with a science-based net-zero emissions
target as validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.
In the United States, the company has approximately 700
employees and a growing portfolio of clean energy assets and
partnerships that includes offshore wind energy, land-based wind
energy, solar, storage technologies and e-fuels. A leader across
the renewable energy sector in the United States, Ørsted holds the
top position in offshore wind energy with approximately 5 gigawatts
in development and operates America’s first offshore wind farm,
located off the coast of Block Island. Ørsted has a total U.S.
land-based capacity of 5 gigawatts across wind, solar, storage
technologies and e-fuels. To learn more about the Ørsted U.S.
business, visit us.orsted.com or follow the company on Facebook,
Instagram, and Twitter (@ØrstedUS).
About Eversource
Eversource (NYSE: ES), celebrated as a national leader for its
corporate citizenship, is the #1 energy company in Newsweek’s list
of America’s Most Responsible Companies for 2023 and recognized as
one of America’s Most JUST Companies. Eversource transmits and
delivers electricity and natural gas and supplies water to
approximately 4.4 million customers in Connecticut, Massachusetts
and New Hampshire. The #1 energy efficiency provider in the nation,
Eversource harnesses the commitment of approximately 9,500
employees across three states to build a single, united company
around the mission of safely delivering reliable energy and water
with superior customer service. The company is empowering a clean
energy future in the Northeast, with nationally recognized energy
efficiency solutions and successful programs to integrate new clean
energy resources like solar, offshore wind, electric vehicles and
battery storage, into the electric system. For more information,
please visit eversource.com, and follow us on Twitter, Facebook,
Instagram, and LinkedIn. For more information on our water
services, visit aquarionwater.com.
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