From Oceantic, Oct. 1, 2024 

As the first offshore wind projects are established in the U.S., so too are the first American supply chains for turbine design, manufacturing, assembly, and construction.

A growing network of companies are working together to ensure this new clean energy industry is built by and for America. As a result, thousands of jobs are being created, communities are experiencing economic revivals, and our country’s history of skilled manufacturing is taking a much-needed step forward.

In New York, one such story begins with steel and ends on the banks of the Hudson River.

Procured from states like Pennsylvania and Kentucky, steel and other raw materials are the building blocks for turbines that will generate clean, renewable energy for millions of homes and businesses for the next 30-plus years. To make this possible, U.S. manufacturers and fabricators have been mobilized to fill the supply chain, utilizing their expertise and refining their processes to suit this new market.

Each company also brings its own far-reaching network, from services like safety equipment and waste removal, to local hotels and restaurants accommodating visitors or out-of-state workers. Such downstream jobs and economic impacts are hard to quantify. They are a quiet addition to the hundreds of more clearly defined coastal manufacturing and construction jobs born from offshore wind projects.

Ultimately, this particular network comes together at the Port of Coeymans, where local Tier 1 supplier for secondary steel, Riggs Distler, has again stood up operations, moving with the industry and serving as the nexus between suppliers and Ørsted’s Sunrise Wind (924 MW) project.