By Daniel Katzive (gCaptain) – Delays in commissioning the wind turbine installation vessel Charybdis have forced Dominion Energy to push back the anticipated start time for turbine installation on the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project. The company now expects the first installations to begin in late November, a delay from the September estimate provided in July.
Dominion Energy revealed the setback on the company’s Q3 earnings call on Friday. According to the company, Charybdis arrived in Portsmouth, Virginia, in September after completing sea trials, and Siemens Gamesa successfully completed modifications for turbine handling and installation after delivery. While all major systems are operational, there are “a variety of quality-assurance items that require addressing,” according to Dominion.
Remediation of approximately 200 punch-list items is underway, with about 120 closed. Management confirmed that no governmental or political delays are impacting the project and that the government shutdown had not affected the timing of the vessel’s completion…