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Insights farm. Here we provide mitigation and support to ensure that fear. And without exception, there’s not a single per- that, to the greatest extent possible, mariners can continue son that has gone into this simulator, or experienced it, to operate within a wind farm to pursue their livelihood, and left saying, “I’m more concerned about navigating which in the northeast is primarily commercial ? shing; in now, than I was before.” the mid-Atlantic it’s primarily commercial shipping.

I understand that you have three simulators.

From what I understand, Ørsted is the only de- Are they your own, or where are they located?

veloper in the U.S. to have a full mission ship

EL: We own the software, we own the video, but we use simulator that creates an experience of navi- the facilities at MITAGS outside of Baltimore, the Mari- gating within the offshore wind farm. time Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies. We use

EL: The simulator program is a real success story. The the facility at USMRC in Middletown, Rhode Island, the primary issue that we (heard from mariners) is that the United States Maritime Resource Center. And we use the spacing was an issue. In the northeast, all of our towers simulator at SUNY Maritime, the SUNY Maritime Col- are spaced evenly one mile apart. And in the mid-Atlantic, lege in the Bronx.

nearly so all on a uniform grid pattern. But Greg, your idea

Ed, I appreciate your time, I just have one more in your head of one mile apart, is different than my idea question. I understand that Ørsted proposed a of a mile apart, which is different than someone else’s idea navigation safety and training fund to support of a mile apart. So we created a simulated wind farm and mariners who were impacted by offshore wind. a full mission simulator to provide some sense of spatial awareness. So for mariners who may have some fears about

How exactly will that program work?

operating (within the wind farm), this really helps reduce EL: Listening to the mariners, and particularly listening to 16 | MN November 2022