該項目還將幫助紐約成為海上風電基礎設施的領導者。
Leading Light Wind項目的項目總監(jiān)韋斯·雅各布斯(Wes Jacobs)談到船廠的4號干船塢時說：“10多年前，這個干船塢在桑迪遭到破壞，從那以后什么都沒發(fā)生。”。
Leading Light Wind項目可以將這個有百年歷史的碼頭變成一個現(xiàn)代化的運營和維護設施，將布魯克林與大西洋的一個風電場連接起來。
雅各布說：“這是一個利用紐約市歷史悠久的海濱部分開發(fā)下一代能源的機會，因此整個碼頭將得到振興，以支持清潔能源轉型。”。
Leading Light Wind是六家海上風電開發(fā)商之一，他們希望獲得一份政府合同，作為國家5億美元海上風電基礎設施投資的一部分。
雅各布斯補充道：“我們在這份征求建議書中真的很獨特，因為我們是唯一一個由美國主導的項目。”。
一旦碼頭完全重建，船只將從大西洋進入船廠，運送材料、設備和工人往返于長島以南約80英里的海上風電場。
雅各布斯說：“這個項目將為相當于80萬戶紐約家庭提供電力。”。
私人和公共投資相結合將為這項價值數(shù)十億美元的提案提供資金。
Leading Light Wind希望該提案將使干船塢成為海上風電創(chuàng)新的中心，與布魯克林海軍造船廠合作，為布魯克林帶來數(shù)千個就業(yè)機會和培訓。
雅各布斯說：“從建筑業(yè)工作到制造業(yè)工作，再到長期制造業(yè)和維修業(yè)工作，無所不包。”。
該州能源研究與發(fā)展局將于今年春天宣布獲獎項目。
如果Leading Light Wind項目脫穎而出，他們計劃在2030年開始建設。
原文如下：
A proposed offshore wind project could bring thousands of jobs to the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
The project would also help New York become a leader in offshore wind infrastructure.
"This dry dock was damaged in Sandy over 10 years ago and really nothing has happened since then," says Wes Jacobs, project director of Leading Light Wind Project about the yard's Dry Dock 4.
The Leading Light Wind Project could turn the century-old dock into a modern operation and maintenance facility, connecting Brooklyn to a wind farm in the Atlantic Ocean.
"This is an opportunity to leverage a part of New York City's historic waterfront for the next generation of energy, So this entire dock will be revitalized to support the clean energy transition," Jacob says.
Leading Light Wind is one of six offshore wind developers who hope to secure a government contract as part of a $500 million investment from the state for offshore wind infrastructure.
"We are truly unique in this RFP in that we are the only American-led project," Jacobs adds.
Once the dock is fully rebuilt, ships will come into the yard from the Atlantic Ocean carrying materials, equipment and workers to and from offshore wind farms, which would be about 80 miles south of Long Island.
"This is a project that would power the equivalent of 800,000 New York homes," Jacobs says.
A mix of private and public investments would fund the multi-billion-dollar proposal.
Leading Light Wind hopes the proposal will make the dry dock a hub for offshore wind innovation, partnering with Brooklyn Navy Yard to bring thousands of job opportunities and training to Brooklyn.
"Everything from construction jobs, to manufacturing jobs, to long-term manufacturing and maintenance jobs," Jacobs says.
The state's Energy Research and Development Authority is set to announce the winning project this spring.
If the Leading Light Wind Project comes out on top, they plan to start construction in 2030.
