Fugro also said that throughout the four-year field programme, the company achieved Atlantic Shores’ “Goal Zero” safety standard for people and the environment.
“This accomplishment was made possible by the safety excellence of Fugro’s own team, as well as their subcontractors Alpine and S.T. Hudson Engineers, two local survey companies whose work on the project contributes to Atlantic Shores’ commitment to New Jersey job creation,” Fugro said.
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind is a joint venture between Shell and EDF Renewables.
The joint venture holds leases for three offshore wind areas, which are under active development. Two of the areas are located approximately 10-20 miles (16 to 32 kilometers) off the coast of New Jersey, between Atlantic City and Barnegat Light, and one in the New York Bight.
The lease block OCS-A 0499 off New Jersey was split into two areas in 2021. The southern part of the block contains the Atlantic Shores South Project 1 and Atlantic Shores South Project 2, while the northern part of the block was given a new lease number, OCS-A 0549, and named Atlantic Shores North by the lease owners.
The joint venture also holds the rights for lease area OCS-A 0541, which it won in the New York Bight auction in 2022 and which it currently refers to as Atlantic Shores Bight.
In July this year, the US Department of the Interior (DOI) and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) approved the 2.8 GW Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind South, which comprises the 1,510 MW Atlantic Shores South Project 1 and the 1,327 MW Atlantic Shores South Project 2.
Earlier this year, BOEM initiated the environmental review for the proposed Atlantic Shores North .