b'10American Journal of Transportation ajot.com(SERVEcontinued fromin the open ocean, landsidewhichcurrentlyspecializesDeveloping the wind energy page 2) infrastructure is required forin handling dry bulk cargoes. selves,saidBrianSabina,athat purpose. European windThe erstwhile fishing facilitysupply chain in New Jerseysenior vice president at the Newprojects figured out that thewasredevelopedtohandle Jersey Economic Developmentbestwaytoplantthe500- bulk,container,andproject Authority (NJEDA), the keyfoottowersoffshoreisbycargoes,andwasincorpo- By Peter Buxbaum, AJOTagency behind wind develop- assembling them and install- ratedintoaForeignTrade ment in the state. The crewing their blades in port andZone, in the 1980s. TheNewJerseyBoardJerseyEconomicDevelop-goesouttothewindfarmthen transporting them verti- WebelievetheportofPublicUtilitiessecondment Authority.Theyserve everyday,sotransferves- cally by vessel to the wind- ofSalemcansupportsomesolicitation for offshore windas an anchor to solidify growth sels need to be available rightfarm site. windoperations,saidpower, announcedof this industry in along the shore.Thatisamajorchal- Saporito, and we are look- in September, wasNew Jersey.O&Mvesselsarecom- lengeformostportsintheing into how Salem fits in tono casual bureau- The state has parable in size to commercialUnitedStates,saidSabina,supplyingcomponentsforcratic pronounce- oneoflargest fishing boats and larger rec- becausetherecanbenowind operations. ment.Activitieswindgeneration reationalcraft.Locationsinverticalrestrictions,suchassuch as these gen- pipelinesonthe Atlantic City and Cape May,bridges,betweentheportc leaNe NerGyb y2050 erate the demandEastCoast,he amongothers,couldfittheand the open ocean. A mar- Offshore wind is a centralfor offshore windadded.Itisas bill as O&M ports, accordingshalingportalsomusthavecomponentofNewJerseyspower, and incen- largeasmany to Saporito. wharvesthatcanaccommo- plantoachieve100%cleantivizecompaniesEuropeancoun-date up to 800 tons. energyby2050,includingatoinvestinthatBrian Sabina, a senior VPtries right now.Themarshaling-portsitecommitment to produce 7,500industry. at NJEDA These NJBPU decided upon after a 22-monthmegawattsofoffshorewindThe first NJBPU solicita- solicitations are the latest in a assessmentisanartificialenergyby2035.Thestatetion for offshore wind power,chain of events that dates back islandontheeasternshoresestimates that 30% of offshoreawardedin2019,wenttoto2010,whenNewJersey of the Delaware River south- wind energy produced on therstedWindPowerNorthenactedtheOffshoreWind westoftheCityofSalem.U.S. East Coast will originateAmerica,partofaglobalEconomicDevelopment Act Constructionisplannedinoffshore New Jersey. leader in offshore wind based(OWEDA).Thatlegislation twophases,beginninginTheNewJerseyBoardin Denmark. The applicationrequiredthatapercentage mid-2021.Phase1,whichofPublicUtilities(NJBPU)process for NJBPUs secondofelectricitysoldbyNew will develop 55 acres, is pro- openedtwooffshorewindsolicitation, which will awardJerseysupplierscomefrom jectedtostartoperationsbysolicitations,mostrecentlybetween1200and2400offshore wind, and provided mid-2023.Phase2willaddinSeptember.Thesecondmegawatts,willbeongoing$100 million in tax credits for another 150 acres to accom- solicitation will award up tothroughmid-December,andbusinesses related to the wind Andy Saporito, SJPCs Executivemodatemarshallingand2400megawattsofoffshoreis expected to be awarded inenergy supply chain.Director and CEO. manufacturing activities, andwindenergy,potentiallytri- June 2021. In2015,theFederal is scheduled to come on lineplingthestatescommittedSolicitationsliketheseBureauofOceanEnergy Marshalingportshavein 2026.capacity to 3500 megawatts.create a pipeline of demandManagement(BOEM)auc-adifferentsetofcriteria.The location of the mar- NJBPU commitments are keyforthesetypesofprojects,tioned off leases for two wind Since it is next to impossibleshaling port has implications(SERVEcontinued onsaidBrianSabina,asenior(DEVELOPINGcontinued toassemblewindtowersfor the nearby port of Salem,page 14) vicepresidentattheNewon page 12)South Jersey Port Corporation ADVANTAGESWorld-Class Deep-Water PortExcellent Highway & Rail AccessAlways Customer FocusedDiversified Cargo Handling and Services101 Joseph A. Balzano Blvd. Camden, NJ 08103 www.southjerseyport.com(856) 757-4969'