In what they are hopeful will be another step in the state becoming the leader in all things wind energy, Gov. Phil Murphy and a host of elected officials, building trades leaders, and officials from Ørsted and EEW Group, on Tuesday announced a $250 million investment in a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility to build steel components, known as monopiles, for offshore wind turbines that will serve the entire U.S. offshore wind industry.
The facility, which will be located at the Paulsboro Marine Terminal in Gloucester County, is the largest industrial offshore wind investment in the U.S. to date, and will create more than 500 high-paying jobs at full buildout, the Governor’s Office said. Construction on the facility is expected to break ground next month, with production beginning in 2023.
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PAULSBORO - A company that makes 5 million-pound offshore wind monopiles to hold rotary blades high in the air will move to the Paulsboro Marine Terminal in January, providing more than 500 union jobs, officials said Tuesday. We are unveiling a $250 million investment . led by Ørsted and EEW, Gov. Phil Murphy said as he stood in high winds on the shore of the Delaware River for the news conference. He called it the largest investment in offshore wind in the United States. This will be a state-of-the-art factory turning out steel components, not just for offshore wind farms off our coast but nationwide, Murphy said.
$250M facility to help NJ lead offshore wind power industry
Offshore wind turbines at the Paulsboro Marine Terminal on the Delaware River December 23, 2020 by Wayne Parry, The Associated Press
New Jersey is doubling down on its drive to dominate the offshore wind energy supply chain in the U.S., adding a $250 million facility to build the huge poles supporting wind turbines to a second planned facility where blades would be built.
On Tuesday, Gov. Phil Murphy unveiled plans to build a facility to build monopiles, the steel columns that support offshore wind turbines at the Paulsboro Marine Terminal on the Delaware River in southern New Jersey. Groundbreaking is set for next month, with production beginning in 2023.
$250M facility to help NJ lead offshore wind power industry
by Wayne Parry, The Associated Press
Posted Dec 22, 2020 5:14 pm EDT
Last Updated Dec 22, 2020 at 5:28 pm EDT
New Jersey is doubling down on its drive to dominate the offshore wind energy supply chain in the U.S., adding a $250 million facility to build the huge poles supporting wind turbines to a second planned facility where blades would be built.
On Tuesday, Gov. Phil Murphy unveiled plans to build a facility to build monopiles, the steel columns that support offshore wind turbines at the Paulsboro Marine Terminal on the Delaware River in southern New Jersey. Groundbreaking is set for next month, with production beginning in 2023.
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