Attentive Energy One (AE1), a joint venture of TotalEnergies and Rise Light & Power (Rise), has announced plans for two offshore wind port facilities in New York Harbour, delivering a $400 million boost in economic activity to New York State.
In connection with the 1,400MW proposal, which AE1 submitted to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) in January, the project has entered into a lease agreement with Arthur Kill Terminal (AKT) – conditional upon selection by NYSERDA – under which it will serve as a long-term master tenant of the site and assist in project development.
Additionally, AE1 will develop a world-class operations and maintenance facility at the Ravenswood Generating Station in Queens (the O&M Hub). Ravenswood, owned by Rise, is New York City’s largest fossil generating facility and the O&M Hub will repurpose the site’s existing waterfront to provide a just transition for the facility’s UWUA Local 1-2 workforce.
On Staten Island, AKT will be a state-of-the-art wind turbine marshalling facility, sited on the Arthur Kill waterway, seaward of the Outerbridge Crossing and outside of all height restrictions. AKT’s location makes it the only marshalling site in New York State and one of only a limited number of locations on the East Coast capable of accommodating offshore wind construction activities without vessel height restrictions.
AKT will create 435 jobs and economic opportunities through AKT include hundreds of construction jobs and sustained revenue generation and employment for neighbouring communities.
In Queens, Attentive Energy will establish its permanent O&M Hub at the Ravenswood Generating Station, establishing control rooms, training facilities, and warehousing for the AE1 project, as well as upgrading nearly 1,000ft of existing quayside to allow for docking, vessel operations, and crew transfer activities for offshore wind operations.
Managing director of Attentive Energy Damian Bednarz said: “Attentive Energy One’s proposals help solve future constraints for marshalling and O&M activity in New York.
“With deep water access via the Arthur Kill, and no height restrictions, AKT will be the only offshore wind port in the city capable of accommodating future US wind turbine installation vessels and to most efficiently perform transport of fully assembled turbine components.
CEO of Rise Light & Power Clint Plummer added: “Our facilities at Ravenswood have powered New York for over 60 years and have provided good union jobs for many hundreds of employees.
“These landmark investments in the city’s working waterfront will ensure that high-quality jobs are here to stay.”