This is really fantastic news. I have some shares of Skanska stock. I hope the worms in RFK Jr.’s brain are doing backflips right now.
Skanska awarded $861M offshore wind development job
The Empire Wind project will transform the 73-acre South Brooklyn Marine Terminal into one of the biggest dedicated offshore wind ports in the country.
By Zachary Phillips
Construction Dive
“Sweden-based contractor and developer Skanska has won a $861 million contract to transform the 73-acre South Brooklyn Marine Terminal into one of the biggest dedicated offshore wind ports in the U.S., the company announced.
SBMT is a historic part of New York City’s working waterfront. It will become a critical piece of the Empire Wind 1 project, the first of two offshore wind facilities, facilitating the reception, storage and pre-assembly of offshore turbine components.
The port, when finished, will serve as the operational and maintenance hub for the offshore wind farm, acting to integrate power from Empire Wind 1 to New York City’s electricity grid at Gowanus Substation in Brooklyn. SBMT will also be scalable and able to expand as a port for future developments in the East Coast offshore wind market...”
https://www.constructiondive.com/new...e-wind/714607/