Norwegian technology crucial to development of offshore wind in the US
Page date: published 16 October 2022; updated 30 September 2026; 6 min read (as rendered).
This page contains 2022-era project plans and figures despite its 2026 update date. It describes Equinor’s US offshore-wind work, including Empire Wind and Beacon Wind off New York, with stated combined contracts of 3.3 GW, and Aker Offshore Wind’s planned 150 MW floating project off Humboldt Bay, California, then expected online in 2025. These project statuses and dates are historical statements, not current confirmations. The page also cites a US offshore-wind potential estimate above 2,000 GW and New York’s then-plan for 9 GW by 2035.
Norwegian suppliers named include Nexans Norway for Empire Wind export cables, with a roughly 60 km cable route and installation by the Nexans Aurora vessel (built by Ulstein, designed by Skipsteknisk); and Aker Solutions with Kiewit for Empire Wind front-end engineering and design of seabed substructures and marine operations. The article also discusses Nexans’s US high-voltage cable manufacturing investment. Project descriptions and supplier roles reflect the original article’s publication context; current project status should be checked separately.
Related links: Energy; Offshore wind.