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Source: Intelatus Global Partners, NREL will demonstrate the opportunities and challenges for the supply chain – which require a different supply chain ap- proach to the bottom-? xed projects of the current Northeast and Mid-Atlantic pipeline. The key differences are summa- rized in the table above. First moves are being made on port infrastructure, but little movement has been made on the

Jones Act vessels required to install ? oating wind projects – supply of the asset classes required is limited, presenting a risk to developers and an opportunity for vessel owners and shipyards.

Offshore Transmission Solutions

Till now, U.S. offshore wind projects have deployed the same single line or radial connection solution that is com- mon in much of the world’s offshore wind capacity. In this concept, a developer is responsible for building the connec- tion between the offshore wind farm and the onshore grid interconnection point. However, various state and federal agencies are studying a range of options to deal with accom- modating a large number of offshore wind farm grid inter- connections in the coming years. One approach being stud- ied is similar to that employed in several North Sea markets – offshore integrated transmission networks, where an inde- pendent transmission system operator collects power gener- ated by individual windfarms offshore and injects the capac- ity to the onshore grid through a network of high-capacity offshore transmission cables. We anticipate some decisions on new approaches to be ? rmed up within the year.

For more information about the U.S. Offshore Wind

Market Forecast, please visit www.intelatus.com or contact Michael Kozlowski at +1 561-733- 2477or Philip Lewis at +44 203-966-2492

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