Ørsted is inviting Delaware businesses to register on its online procurement portal, www.orstedprocurement.com, to take advantage of business opportunities in wind power.
Ørsted’s procurement portal is the first of several actions Ørsted will take this year to enable Delaware businesses to benefit from the substantial economic promise of this new industry.
Ørsted is moving forward on its Skipjack wind projects about 20 miles off the Maryland and Delaware coasts. While the electricity generated will count toward Maryland’s renewable energy mandate, the project will have economic benefits to businesses and individuals in both states.
Offshore wind is expected to deliver a $109 billion economic impact in the U.S, according to the University of Delaware’s Special Initiative for Offshore Wind.
Skipjack Wind, a 966 megawatt offshore wind project off the Delaware-Maryland coast will generate enough electricity to power approximately 300,000 homes in the region.
Ørsted launched the online portal to enable businesses to be identified for potential contracting opportunities with Skipjack Wind, Ørsted’s broader U.S. portfolio and the Tier 1 suppliers that are contracted to deliver offshore wind farms and other energy infrastructure projects.
Ørsted is also developing a massive wind power project off the New Jersey coast. A manufacturing site is planned in Salem County across the Delaware River from Delaware.
“Delaware suppliers have a significant opportunity to help develop Skipjack Wind and grow Delaware’s clean energy economy,” said Brady Walker, Mid-Atlantic Market Manager. “We value long-term relationships with suppliers, and are committed to identifying vendors in Delaware to help make Skipjack Wind a project the entire region can be proud of.”
Ørsted also looks forward to holding Delaware Supplier Day events in the future to ensure that Delaware businesses and labor unions stay connected to Skipjack Project developments and upcoming contracting opportunities.
In the United States, Ørsted operates the Block Island Wind Farm, America’s first offshore wind farm, and constructed the two-turbine Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind pilot project – the first turbines to be installed in federal waters. Ørsted has approximately 5,000 megawatts of offshore wind energy in development in five states and across seven projects.
