The US Division of Inside (DOI) has authorized the development and operations plan (COP) for Dominion Vitality’s 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) venture.
Dominion Vitality submitted COP to the US Bureau of Ocean Vitality Administration (BOEM) for the offshore wind farm in December 2020.
The File of Resolution (ROD) paperwork the choice to approve the development of 176 and three offshore substations throughout the lease space.
The ROD represents the ultimate step within the Nationwide Environmental Coverage Act overview course of for the CVOW COP.
Dominion Vitality should nonetheless obtain BOEM’s last COP approval determination, which is scheduled for January 29, 2024, and different required Federal and state authorizations, in keeping with the group.
Final month, BOEM issued the ultimate Environmental Affect Assertion (EIS) which analyses the potential environmental impacts of the actions outlined in CVOW’s COP.
Positioned 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Seaside, CVOW will comprise 176 Siemens Gamesa 14 MW wind generators with the set up scheduled to start in 2024.
The monopiles, which have been manufactured by EEW SPC, already arrived on the Port of Virginia a few weeks in the past.
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As reported, Dominion Vitality chosen a consortium of DEME and Prysmian because the Stability of Plant (BoP) contractors accountable for the transportation and set up of the foundations and the substations, and the engineering, procurement, development, and set up (EPCI) companies for the inter-array and export cables for what would be the largest industrial offshore wind farm in the US.
DEME Offshore’s CVOW BoP contract contains the transport and set up of 176 monopile transition piece foundations, three offshore substations, scour safety, and the availability and set up of export and inter-array submarine cable techniques.
The corporate will oversee the whole offshore set up works for the foundations, substations, infield cables, in addition to a part of the export cables.
The two.6 GW venture additionally noticed Dominion Vitality investing in the one US-flagged offshore wind turbine set up vessel.
CVOW is estimated to create roughly 900 jobs, generate USD 5 million per yr in native and state tax income and USD 143 million in financial advantages yearly throughout development.
As soon as totally operational, the offshore wind farm will be capable to generate sufficient electrical energy to energy over 900,000 houses.
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