Dominion Energy announced today it has selected Huisman to fabricate the crane to be used on the United States’ first Jones Act compliant offshore wind installation vessel.
Huisman joins a consortium of offshore wind industry leaders led by Dominion Energy to build a Jones Act compliant vessel, which is strategically important to the U.S. offshore wind market.
“A Jones Act compliant offshore wind installation vessel is vital for the continued growth of the U.S. offshore wind industry,” said Mark D. Mitchell, Dominion Energy’s vice president of generation construction. “Huisman is a global leader and brings years of experience to this venture and will further enable the offshore wind industry to bring clean, renewable energy to customers in the U.S.”
“We are proud to contribute to Dominion Energy’s ambition to enable large scale offshore wind development in the United States and we are grateful for their trust in Huisman to deliver and install this crane,” said David Roodenburg, CEO of Huisman.
Dominion Energy announced in May it is leading a consortium to build a Jones Act compliant installation vessel and the company expects the vessel to be fully utilized on a pipeline exceeding 5 gigawatts of U.S. offshore wind construction though 2027, enabling the investment needed for this first of its kind vessel.
The vessel, which is likely to enter service in 2023, is expected to be based out of the Hampton Roads region of Virginia with a U.S. crew. This effort represents a significant step in developing a domestic manufacturing supply chain to support the multi-gigawatt opportunity for zero-carbon electricity generation in the waters off the coast of the United States.