The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) has received 16 non-binding offers from six bidders to become tenants at the New Jersey wind port from six of the largest turbine manufacturers and offshore wind developers in the world.
Developers bidding are Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, Orsted Wind Power North America and Beacon Wind, which submitted offers for parcels A and B1 to develop purpose-built facilities for marshalling, staging, and final assembly of turbines.
GE Renewables US, Siemens Gamesa and Vestas-American Wind Technology submitted bids for both parcels C and G, the two manufacturing areas available at the wind port.
The six bidders submitted 16 non-binding offers that NJEDA staff have preliminarily determined to be compliant.
All bidders put in multiple offers encompassing different parcels, project configurations, and levels of investments.
The offers were made in response to a recent Notice for Sublease of Property.
“This solicitation result confirms the offshore wind industry’s strong and sustained interest in partnering with the State to turn the New Jersey Wind Port into an internationally recognised offshore wind hub that will drive economic growth and job creation in South Jersey and throughout the Garden State,” NJEDA said.
The 16 offers will now be scored in the coming days.
After scoring is completed, the Authority anticipates beginning negotiations with some or all of the parties with compliant bids.
The NJEDA Board will review and determine final compliance determinations, scoring, and approval of binding offers and subleases on a parcel-by-parcel basis in months to come, after the Authority completes negotiations.
The New Jersey wind port is an infrastructure investment that will provide a location for essential staging, assembly, and manufacturing activities related to offshore wind projects on the US east Coast.
At full build-out, it has the potential to create up to 1,500 manufacturing, assembly, and operations jobs and drive billions of dollars in economic growth.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said: “The New Jersey Wind Port is a game-changing investment that establishes New Jersey as the capital of offshore wind in the US.
“The overwhelming response to this early opportunity to lease space at the wind port from the biggest global players in offshore wind shows that we are already well on our way to achieving this vision and driving economic growth that firmly aligns with our environmental goals.”
NJEDA chief executive Officer Tim Sullivan said: “The New Jersey Wind Port is a critical piece of Governor Murphy’s plan to curb the effects of climate change and set New Jersey on the path to long-term, sustainable economic growth.
“The significant interest we are seeing in the Port from many of the world’s largest offshore wind businesses validates our expectation that building this unique infrastructure resource would attract the attention of the global industry and establish New Jersey as a leader in the US offshore wind industry.
“Going forward, this will drive investment and job creation in South Jersey and throughout the state.”