SouthCoast Wind, formerly known as Mayflower Wind, is a proposed offshore wind farm in
U.S. federal waters about 30 miles south of
Martha’s Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard, often simply called the Vineyard, is an island in the Northeastern United States, located south of Cape Cod in Dukes County, Massachusetts, known for being a popular, affluent summer colony. Martha's Vineyard includes the sm ...
and 23 miles south of
Nantucket
Nantucket () is an island about south from Cape Cod. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the Town and County of Nantucket, a combined county/town government that is part of the U.S. state of Massachuse ...
,
with an name plate capacity of 804 MW in Lease OCS-A 0521, which covers 127,388 acres. Construction is expected to start in the mid-2020s.
The project is a joint venture between
Shell plc
Shell plc is a British multinational oil and gas company headquartered in London, England. Shell is a public limited company with a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and secondary listings on Euronext Amsterdam and the New Yo ...
subsidiary
Shell Renewables and Energy Solutions (formerly Shell New Energies US LLC) and Ocean Winds (a global offshore wind collaboration of
Engie
Engie SA is a French multinational utility company, headquartered in La Défense, Courbevoie, which operates in the fields of energy transition, electricity generation and distribution, natural gas, nuclear, renewable energy and petroleum. ...
and
EDP Renewables
EDP may refer to:
Organisations Companies
* EDP Group, a Portuguese energy company
* Electronic Dream Plant, a British manufacturer of electronic musical instruments
* EDP Renováveis, a Spanish renewable energy company
** EDP Renewables North ...
).
Fugro
Fugro is a Dutch multinational public company headquartered in Leidschendam, Netherlands, that specializes in collecting and analysing geological data, both on land and at sea.
Employing approximately 9,000 people in 65 countries, Fugro serv ...
conducted a high‑resolution Geo‑data acquisition project in the lease area and along the export cable routes.
Ventoline will advise on construction and cabling.
Bladt Industries
Bladt Industries A/S is an international steel contractor specialising in large-scale and highly complex steel structures. Bladt Industries operate within three key areas of business providing steel solutions for the wind and renewable energy sec ...
and
Semco Maritime will construct the offshore substation.
In early 2023, authorities approved a
Power Purchase Agreement
A power purchase agreement (PPA), or electricity power agreement, is a contract between two parties, one which generates electricity (the seller) and one which is looking to purchase electricity (the buyer). The PPA defines all of the commercial te ...
at 7c/kWh, however contracters viewed the agreement as insufficient.
It will connect to the grid at the former
Brayton Point Power Station
Brayton Point Power Station was a coal-fired power plant located in Somerset, Massachusetts. It was the largest coal-fired generating station in New England, and was the last coal-fired power station in Massachusetts to provide power to the regiona ...
.
Project
See also
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List of offshore wind farms
This article lists the largest offshore wind farms that are currently operational rated by nameplate capacity. It also lists the largest offshore wind farms currently under construction, the largest proposed offshore wind farms, and offshore w ...
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List of offshore wind farms in the United States
Offshore wind power is in the early stages of development in the United States. In 2016, the United States Department of Energy estimated that the country has a gross resource potential of 10,800GW of offshore wind capacity, with a "technical" r ...
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Vineyard Wind
Vineyard Wind 1 is an offshore wind farm under construction in U.S. federal waters in the Atlantic Ocean in Bureau of Ocean Energy Management-designated Lease Area OCS-A 0520, about 13 nautical miles - south of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket ...
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Cape Wind
The Cape Wind Project was a proposed offshore wind farm on Horseshoe Shoal in Nantucket Sound off of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States. It was approvedKrasny, RosCape Wind, first U.S. offshore wind farm, approved ''Reuters'', 28 April 2010. ...
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East Coast of the United States
The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, the Atlantic Coast, and the Atlantic Seaboard, is the coastline along which the Eastern United States meets the North Atlantic Ocean. The eastern seaboard contains the coa ...
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Territorial waters
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References
External links
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