A New Jersey offshore wind energy project has stalled due to a lack of blade manufacturers for its turbines.
In January, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) awarded a 2,400-megawatt contract to Leading Light Wind, a project developed by two wind energy companies: lead developer Invenergy, based in Chicago, and co-developer energyRe, based in New York.
However, after the project was approved, one of the wind turbine manufacturers, GE Vernova, said it won’t be making the type of turbines required for the Leading Light Project.
Leading Light’s other two manufacturer options—Vestas and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy—fell through because of blade incompatibility and cost, respectively, leaving the project without a supplier….