wiredinUSA February 2013

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New Jersey Link

The Atlantic Wind Connection has selected Bechtel to be the EPC contractor for the New Jersey Energy Link, the first offshore electricity transmission system to be built in the United States. Alstom will be the key equipment supplier for the landmark project, which will link energy resources and users in northern, central, and southern New Jersey. Bechtel will engineer and install onshore transmission lines and substations, two onshore converter stations, and two offshore converter stations. The company will also oversee the offshore installation of the high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter technology and HVDC cables that will span the length of New Jersey and carry 3,000MW of electricity. The project will improve the reliability of New Jersey’s existing power grid and lays the infrastructure for offshore wind to be delivered onshore. Construction will begin in 2016 with service scheduled to begin in 2019. Led by transmission developer Trans-Elect with equity support from Bregal Energy, Google, Marubeni, and Elia, the New Jersey Energy Link is the first phase of the multi-year Atlantic Wind Connection offshore wind transmission project. This high-voltage, DC subsea backbone transmission system will ultimately span the mid-Atlantic coast.

wiredInUSA - February 2013

wiredInUSA - February 2013

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