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Jacobs to design South Brooklyn Marine Terminal

By: Tom Russell 31/03/2022 Jacobs

General Windfarms

Jacobs was selected by Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and bp, for the detail design of New York's South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT). The facility, located in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, will serve as an operations and maintenance base and staging and assembly port for wind turbine installation.

The site redevelopment will transform more than 70 acres of underutilized property in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn into a working waterfront. SBMT will support the Empire Wind and Beacon Wind offshore wind farms in development off the coast of Long Island, New York. Engineering and design began in March 2022, with construction anticipated to start at SBMT during the second half of 2023.

"Designing infrastructure to revitalize communities and help meet our future sustainability goals is at the core of our purpose," said Jacobs Buildings & Infrastructure Americas North Region Senior Vice President Gary Morris. "We share the mission of New York City and State to meet critical climate adaptation needs and to accelerate clean energy options through development of the SBMT."

The architectural and engineering design services contract includes oversight for the modification of existing bulkheads to strengthen and accommodate heavy lift operations, upland site redevelopment, coordination with ongoing remediation efforts, dredging, a new green operations and maintenance facility, new docking facilities for crew transfer and service operation vessels, utility upgrade, permitting and construction support. All services will be led out of Jacobs' New York City office, supported by a team of local New York-based partners, many of whom live in the Brooklyn neighborhoods near the project site.

"Following our recently announced agreement to transform the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal, Equinor and bp are moving forward with this next step in realizing our offshore wind hub vision. The contract award will bring direct jobs to the local community, leaning on Jacobs' expertise to advance these vital port facilities to support Empire Wind, Beacon Wind and the wider offshore wind industry," said acting Vice President Empire Wind and Beacon Wind, Equinor Renewables U.S. Teddy Muhlfelder.

Empire Wind is located 15-30 miles southeast of Long Island and spans 80,000 acres, with water depths of between 65 and 131 feet. The lease was acquired in 2017 and is being developed in two phases (Empire Wind 1 and 2) with a total installed capacity of more than 2 GW (816 + 1,260 MW).

Beacon Wind is planned for an area of 128,000 acres in federal waters between Cape Cod and Long Island. The lease area was acquired in 2019 and is being developed in two phases. Beacon Wind 1 is on track to deliver 1.2 GW of energy directly to New York City in the late 2020s. Beacon Wind 2 has the capacity to generate another 1.2 GW of energy for consumers in the US Northeast.

With a capacity totalling 3.3 GW, Equinor and bp’s portfolio of offshore wind projects are expected to produce enough electricity to power about 2 million New York home

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