Equinor Orders Empire Wind 1 Turbines at Vestas

September 9, 2024, by Adrijana Buljan

Vestas has received an order for 54 of its 15 MW turbines from Equinor for the 810 MW Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project in New York. This is Vestas’s first order for an offshore platform and its V236-15.0 MW turbine in the US, the Denmark-based company says.

115.5-metre blade for Vestas V236-15.0 MW prototype in Denmark (2022); Photo: Vestas

The firm contract with Equinor follows a preferred supplier agreement signed in 2021 and a conditional agreement from March 2024.

Vestas will supply, deliver, and commission the turbines, and service them under a five-year agreement, with a long-term service support agreement going into effect after that.

Turbine delivery is expected to begin in 2026 with completion scheduled for 2027, the company said on 9 September.

The V236-15.0 MW platform received its type certification last year and has logged more than 13 GW in firm orders and preferred supplier agreements globally since its launch, according to Vestas.

“Delivering our commercially ready V236-15.0 MW for our first U.S. offshore project is a moment of huge pride for Vestas North America, and we’re poised to continue leading the build-out of U.S. offshore wind with our industry-leading technology at the forefront of it”, said John Eggers, Chief Technology Officer, Vestas North America.

The South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) in Sunset Park, which is being transformed into a dedicated port facility for offshore wind, will provide the infrastructure to deploy the V236-15.0 MW offshore wind turbines, including the staging and pre-assembly activities such as load-in, load-out, and transportation of wind turbine components, tools and containers before progressing towards offshore wind turbine installation and commissioning.