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OFFSHORE WIND

Opportunities

Gust Off

U.S. Shores

By Barry Parker hroughout the world, offshore wind is on a growth trajectory. With green energy mandates in from states in New England and the mid-Atlantic, Somerset, the U.S. is joining the fray. Consultants Wood Mass., best known for pilot

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MacKenzie, in its U.S. Offshore Wind Outlook 2020-2029, boats and for passenger ferries, told Ma- suggested that as much as 25 gigawatts (GW) of capacity rine News, “We’ve been actively pursuing the windfarm could be deployed in the U.S. by 2030 (though estimates sector, going back more than 12 years since the Cape Wind range from 14 GW to as much as 34 GW), accounting for a project. We are closely watching the Vineyard Wind de- velopments. We’ve responded to many Requests for Infor- hefty portion of incremental capacity coming online.

Shipyards in New England have already seen the tip of mation from potential vessel operators, and we’ve made the offshore wind iceberg, with Blount Boats and Senesco numerous proposals.”

Duclos explained that his yard’s “sweet spot” would in- having delivered crew transport vessels. The potential is ex- citing. On a Marine Money webinar in early July, lawyer clude CTVs (compliant with right whale speed restrictions)

Charlie Papavizas, from Winston & Strawn, waxed very in sizes of 20 to 35 meters, as well as “SATVs”- a hybrid positive about the prospects for offshore wind, saying, smaller walk-to-work SOV with crew transport and live aboard capabilities. Cape Wind was a project that was aban- “The major issues are regulatory…how fast that the [proj- ects] could be permitted by the U.S. government as they doned in the face of