Beacon Wind Project: Beacon Wind 1 and Beacon Wind 2 Construction and Operations Plan

AECOM (2023). Beacon Wind Project: Beacon Wind 1 and Beacon Wind 2 Construction and Operations Plan. Report by Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). Report for Beacon Wind LLC.

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author = {AECOM},
title = {Beacon Wind Project: Beacon Wind 1 and Beacon Wind 2 Construction and Operations Plan},
institution = {Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)},
year = {2023},
month = {jun},
url = {https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/beacon-wind-farm-construction-and-operations-plan},
keywords = {Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment},
}

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TI - Beacon Wind Project: Beacon Wind 1 and Beacon Wind 2 Construction and Operations Plan
AU - AECOM
AB - Beacon Wind LLC (Beacon Wind) proposes to construct and operate an offshore wind facility located in the designated Renewable Energy Lease Area OCS-A 0520 (Lease Area). The Lease Area covers approximately 128,811 acres (ac; 52,128 hectares [ha]) and is located approximately 20 statute miles (mi) (17 nautical miles [nm], 32 kilometers [km]) south of Nantucket, Massachusetts and 60 mi (52 nm, 97 km) east of Montauk, New York. The Lease Area was awarded through the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) competitive renewable energy lease auction of the Wind Energy Area (WEA) offshore of Massachusetts. Beacon Wind is a joint venture owned by Equinor U.S. Holdings, Inc. and bp Wind Energy North America, Inc.Beacon Wind proposes to develop the entire Lease Area in two wind farms, known as Beacon Wind 1 (BW1) and Beacon Wind 2 (BW2) (collectively referred to hereafter as the Project). The individual wind farms within the Lease Area will be electrically isolated and independent from the other via transmission systems that connect two separate offshore substations to two onshore Points of Interconnection (POIs). However, if BW1 and BW2 both interconnect with the New York Independent System Operator (NY ISO), the Project will assess the possibility of cable linkage between BW1 and BW2. Each wind farm will gather the power from the associated turbines to a central offshore substation and deliver the generated power via a submarine export cable to an onshore substation for final delivery into the local utility distribution system at the selected POI. The purpose of the Project is to generate renewable electricity from an offshore wind farm(s) located in the Lease Area. The Project addresses the need identified by northeast states to achieve offshore wind goals: New York (9,000 megawatts [MW]), Connecticut (2,000 MW), Rhode Island (up to 1,000 MW), and Massachusetts (5,600 MW).The Project components and locations presented in this COP have been selected based on environmental and engineering site characterization studies completed to date, existing information collection and analysis, as well as extensive engagement with regulators and stakeholders, and will be refined in the Facility Design Report (FDR) and Fabrication and Installation Report (FIR). The FDR/FIR will be reviewed by BOEM in accordance with 30 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §§ 585.700-702 prior to Project construction. In addition, a Certified Verification Agent, approved by BOEM, will conduct an independent assessment and verify that the Project components are fabricated and installed in accordance with both this COP and the FIR. It is anticipated that the FDR/FIR submittal will be phased and will be developed on a component-by-component basis.Volume 1: Project DescriptionVolume 2Volume 2a: PhysicalVolume 2b: BiologicalVolume 2c: CulturalVolume 2d: VisualVolume 2e: SocialAppendicesAppendix A: Coastal Zone ConsistencyAppendix B: Summary of External Engagement ActivitiesAppendix I: Sediment Transport AnalysisAppendix J: Air EmissionsAppendix K: In Air AcousticsAppendix L: Goal Post Modeling MemoAppendix M: USFWS IPaC State Listed RTEAppendix N1: Wetland Delineation Report NYAppendix N2: Wetland Delineation Report CTAppendix O: APEM StudiesAppendix P: Avian Impact Assessment ReportAppendix Q: Bat Survey ReportAppendix R: Bat Impact AssessmenAppendix S: Benthic Resources Reports and MapbooksBenthic Resources Characterization Report: Lease AreaBenthic Resources Mapbook: Federal WatersBenthic Resources Mapbook: Lease AreaBenthic Resources Mapbook: State WatersAppendix X: Seascape, Landscape and Visual Impact AssessmentKOP MV15 Wasque MorningKOP Wasque EveningKOP NA21 Madaket EveningAppendix X-2: Offshore Simulations KOPsOffshore Simulation KOPs 1Offshore Simulation KOPs 2Offshore Simulation KOPs 3Offshore Simulation KOPs 4Offshore Simulation KOPs 5Offshore Simulation KOPs 6Offshore Simulation KOPs 7Offshore Simulation KOPs 8Appendix X-4: Offshore Appendix X-5: Queens NY Onshore SimulationAppendix X-7: Waterford CT Onshore SimulationAppendix Y: Aircraft Detection Lighting System AnalysisAppendix Z: Obstruction Evaluation & Airspace AnalysisAppendix AA: Radar Line of SightAppendix BB: Navigation Safety Risk AssessmentAppendix CC: Offshore EMF ReportAppendix DD: Onshore EMF ReportAppendix EE: Scour AnalysisAppendix FF: Air Traffic Flow Analysis
DA - 2023/06//
PY - 2023
SP - 1
SP - 462
PB - Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
UR - https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/beacon-wind-farm-construction-and-operations-plan
LA - English
KW - Wind Energy
KW - Fixed Offshore Wind
KW - Human Dimensions
KW - Environmental Impact Assessment
ER -