Equinor, a Norwegian energy company, has partnered with BP to transform the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) complex in New York into a regional hub for offshore wind. The companies plan to develop the facility into an offshore wind port to accommodate their 3.3 GW of East Coast offshore wind projects. Sustainable South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SSBMT), the terminal operator, and the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) co-signed the agreement.
SBMT will be able to support the staging and assembly of wind turbine generators. BP and Equinor plan to develop an operations and maintenance (O&M) hub and staging facility at the terminal for between $200 million and $250 million. SBMT will be developed as a low-emissions facility by the two companies.
Once the project is commissioned, SBMT is expected to become one of the largest dedicated offshore wind port facilities in the US. The redeveloped facility will service Equinor and BP’s Empire Wind and Beacon Wind projects, which together have a total renewable energy capacity of 3.3 GW, enough to power nearly two million homes in New York. The project is also planned to sustain employment for over a thousand people in the region every year.
In November 2021, Equinor revealed its floating wind foundation design for full-scale GW-scale commercial floating offshore wind project, if successful in the ScotWind leasing round.
REGlobal’s Views: New York has adopted a strong action plan for green energy adoption and offshore wind development. This makes it an ideal location for setting up of a regional hub.
