South Brooklyn Marine Terminal

Equinor Establishes Major Union Partnership for New York’s First Offshore Wind Hub

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Public Policy, Government, Other Energy, Utilities, State, Local, Alternative Energy, Energy, Maritime, Transport, SBMT, Ecosystem, Business development, Wind, Commerce, Inflation, Empire Wind, South Brooklyn Marine Terminal, Veteran, NYCEDC, BCTC, Partnership, Grid Systems, BOND, MWBE, OSW, Woman, Project Labor Agreement, Workforce, General Electric, Economic development, Empire State, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, Integration, Skanska, Housing, New Yorker, Health, PLA, Environment, Greater New York, Empire, NYCHA, Renewable energy

The revitalized SBMT will play a key role in Equinor’s development of the Empire Wind offshore wind project as a staging and assembly site and as a home for the project’s operations and maintenance base.

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  • The revitalized SBMT will play a key role in Equinor’s development of the Empire Wind offshore wind project as a staging and assembly site and as a home for the project’s operations and maintenance base.
  • This first-of-its-kind PLA for Equinor is a commitment to building SBMT responsibly with the help of New York’s highly skilled union construction workforce.
  • “As the hub for Empire Wind, SBMT will play a transformational role in the development of the offshore wind industry and deliver more than renewable energy generated off New York’s shores.
  • The local union affiliates represent approximately 100,000 union construction workers in the New York City region.

Skanska announced as the Construction Manager for New York Offshore Wind Hub

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Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Utilities, Oil, Gas, Alternative Energy, Energy, Engineering, Small Business, Professional Services, Manufacturing, Graduate Center, CUNY, Woman, Moynihan Train Hall, Green, Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure, Farm, Wind, Construction, BP, SBMT, GWS, Senior, Empire Wind, Proposed expansion of the New York City Subway, Heart, South Brooklyn Marine Terminal, New Yorker, Partnership, Skanska, Supply, Molly R. Morris, Renewable energy, Equinor

SBMT will provide crucial infrastructure for the construction of the Empire and Beacon Wind projects, which will bring 3.3 GW of offshore wind power into New York, powering around 2 million homes.

Key Points: 
  • SBMT will provide crucial infrastructure for the construction of the Empire and Beacon Wind projects, which will bring 3.3 GW of offshore wind power into New York, powering around 2 million homes.
  • SBMT is at the heart of our offshore wind hub, and once completed, will become a leading port facility for offshore wind nationwide.
  • Skanska has a long history of construction in the neighborhoods of our projects, Empire Wind and Beacon Wind.
  • Once completed, the terminal will be one of the largest offshore wind hubs in the nation and will serve as a national model for creating an offshore wind energy hub.

$5 Million Offshore Wind Ecosystem Fund Announced

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Consumer, Environment, Women, Sustainability, Alternative Energy, Green Technology, Energy, BP, Economic development, Workforce, Wind, Investment, Committee, New Yorkers, Council, Sunset, NYSERDA, NYCEDC, Partnership, Selection, Government, Commissioner, Science and Technology Select Committee, Attention, Ministry of Labour, Ecosystem, Environmental justice, Woman, Empowerment, Black–brown unity, Transport, Climate, South Brooklyn Marine Terminal, Growth, Electricity, GWS, New York City Economic Development Corporation, Empire Wind, Environmental protection, Empire State, Aquaculture, Renewable energy, Equinor

Equinor and bp, in partnership with the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and the Sunset Park Task Force (SPTF), today announced the creation of the Offshore Wind Ecosystem Fund, a $5 million clean energy community grant program designed to support sustainable growth, workforce development, empowerment of underserved communities, and climate justice in New York Citys emerging offshore wind ecosystem.

Key Points: 
  • Equinor and bp, in partnership with the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and the Sunset Park Task Force (SPTF), today announced the creation of the Offshore Wind Ecosystem Fund, a $5 million clean energy community grant program designed to support sustainable growth, workforce development, empowerment of underserved communities, and climate justice in New York Citys emerging offshore wind ecosystem.
  • We are thrilled to partner with Equinor in the creation of the Offshore Wind Ecosystem Fund, which will be a critical program helping to advance New York Citys Offshore Wind vision, said NYCEDC President and CEO Andrew Kimball.
  • The Offshore Wind Ecosystem Fund is bringing an integrated approach to environmental justice in Brooklyn, said Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso.
  • For more information about the Offshore Wind Ecosystem Fund, visit https://www.empirewind.com/ecosystem-fund
    Equinor is one of the largest offshore wind developers in the world.

 GE-BOND Consortium Awarded Landmark Contract to Build High-Voltage Electrical Systems for Empire Offshore Wind 1 in New York

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Other Energy, Technology, Utilities, Other Technology, Energy, Hardware, Utility, Engineering, SBMT, Multimedia, GE, GE Renewable Energy, Carbon, Electricity, South Brooklyn Marine Terminal, BP, EPC, News, Electric power industry

New York is on a path to achieve its mandated goal of a zero-emission electricity sector by 2040, including 70 percent renewable energy generation by 2030, and to reach economy wide carbon neutrality.

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  • New York is on a path to achieve its mandated goal of a zero-emission electricity sector by 2040, including 70 percent renewable energy generation by 2030, and to reach economy wide carbon neutrality.
  • Once operational, it will power more than 500,000 New York homes.
  • The GE-BOND consortium led by GEs Grid Solutions will be responsible for delivering the onshore substation and interconnection cable in Brooklyn, New York City, on an EPC basis, as well as designing and supplying the high-voltage electrical systems for the offshore substation.
  • Development of the onshore and offshore substations will start this year, with construction expected to begin during the second half of 2023.

Kaleris Strategic Investment in Intermodal Maintenance & Repair System

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Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Software as a service, Compliance, Movement, Supply, Industry, Masaka Inland Container Depot, Philippe Rebille Philbert, Rail transport, Transport, Intermodal transport, Maintenance, South Brooklyn Marine Terminal, Solution, CEO

ATLANTA, Feb. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaleris , a leading provider of cloud-based supply chain execution software, announced today a strategic investment in the Intermodal Maintenance and Repair System (IMRS) founded by Buckeye Mountain.

Key Points: 
  • ATLANTA, Feb. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaleris , a leading provider of cloud-based supply chain execution software, announced today a strategic investment in the Intermodal Maintenance and Repair System (IMRS) founded by Buckeye Mountain.
  • IMRS serves Class 1 Railroads, Intermodal Terminals, Container Depots, Intermodal Equipment Providers, Ports and Marine Terminals, and Maintenance & Repair providers.
  • With this investment, Kaleris will accelerate its expansion into the intermodal market and add mission-critical software capabilities for containers, chassis, and trailer maintenance, repair, and operations.
  • IMRS is an enterprise-grade system with full industry and intermodal technology integration, providing a flexible, modern web interface and intuitive mobile application to automate and streamline full-cycle intermodal maintenance and repair workflow including inspection, repair, invoicing, rebilling, and compliance.

Groome Industrial Service Group Earns Endorsement from Siemens for Patented KinetiClean Technology

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Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Environment, Technology, Safety, Siemens Energy, Petrochemical, CEO, Partnership, Movement, Maintenance, Work, Partner, Acquisition, HRSG, South Brooklyn Marine Terminal, Oil

FAIRFIELD, N.J., Dec. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The KinetiClean technology and system offered by Groome Industrial Service Group has received the endorsement of the multinational corporation Siemens Energy.

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  • FAIRFIELD, N.J., Dec. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The KinetiClean technology and system offered by Groome Industrial Service Group has received the endorsement of the multinational corporation Siemens Energy.
  • Groome Industrial is a "Preferred Partner" of Siemens for HRSG maintenance.
  • Groome, a provider of specialty maintenance services across a range of industries, offers the KinetiClean solution to the gas turbine and petrochemical and refining markets.
  • For more than 50 years, Groome Industrial Service Group has provided specialty maintenance services nationwide for industrial markets including Gas Turbine Generation , Waste-to-Energy , Coal Utilities , Petrochemical & Refinery , Heavy Industry , Aviation , and Marine Terminals .