Ørsted aims to start onshore construction on Ocean Wind 1 in 2023. Credit: Ørsted A/S.

The US Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued a Record of Decision for Ørsted’s 1.1GW Ocean Wind 1 offshore wind farm, to be located 15 miles (24km) off the coast of southern New Jersey.

Ørsted calls the approval a “major milestone” in the federal environmental review process. Onshore construction is expected to begin in the autumn of 2023.

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Offshore construction could then begin in 2024 with the installation of monopile foundations to support the wind turbines.

This wind farm will be powered by GE Haliade-X turbines, each with a 12MW power generating capacity. The company has an option to use turbines with a 13MW capacity.

Scheduled to begin operations in 2025, the wind farm will generate enough clean electricity to power 500,000 homes.

With this milestone, the project moves from the development and permissions phase to the construction phase, which will include an onshore underground transmission line and onshore substations.

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EEW is building the monopiles at its facility at Port of Paulsboro in New Jersey.

Ocean Wind 1’s construction management, environmental permissions and compliance services for the onshore substations and transmission cable installation will be provided by PSEG.

Ørsted has also partnered with the Rowan College of South Jersey to recruit New Jersey residents and provide them with paid training to become wind turbine technicians.

Hundreds of union workers in the state are also expected to work on the wind farm during its construction phase.

Ørsted Group executive vice-president and Americas CEO David Hardy stated: “Ocean Wind 1 is on the cusp of making history as construction on New Jersey’s first offshore wind farm is set to begin in a few short months, delivering on the promise of good-paying jobs, local investment and clean energy.

“We thank those at the federal level, Secretary Haaland, Director Klein and the team at BOEM, and of course, our partners at the State of New Jersey, Governor Murphy, Commissioner LaTourette, President Fiordaliso and staff at the Board of Public Utilities, Tim Sullivan and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, and members of the federal delegation and NJ Legislature, past and present, for their leadership and commitment to bringing offshore wind to the Garden State.”