- Empire Wind 1 and 2 will have a total installed capacity of more than 2 GW and will power more than 1 million New York households.
- DEME Offshore US will be responsible for the transport and installation of the inter-array cables, which have a total length of over 350 km (217 miles).
Offshore installation services company DEME Offshore has won a “substantial” contract for the transportation and installation of the inter-array cables for the Empire Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind farms being developed by a joint venture with 50-50 partnership between Equinor and BP in the U.S., Empire Offshore Wind.
Under the substantial contract which represents a value of EUR 150–300 million. DEME Offshore US will be responsible for the transport and installation of the inter-array cables, which have a total length of over 350 km (217 miles).
The installation works will be performed by a cable installation vessel from the DEME fleet in two campaigns. Currently, the company operates the cable installation vessel ‘Living Stone’ and this will be joined by a second DP3 cable installation vessel ‘Viking Neptun’ in Q1 2023. Empire Wind 1 and 2 are being developed by Equinor and BP. Equinor will be in charge of running the projects during the development, construction, and operation stages. Once constructed, Empire Wind 1 and 2 will have a total installed capacity of more than 2 GW and will power more than 1 million New York households.