US Wind gives up Maryland site planned for monopile and tower production

According to OffshoreWIND.biz, US Wind relinquished the Sparrows Point lease and has stopped pursuing the manufacturing facility at that location for the time being. US Wind had partnered with Haizea Wind Group in 2023 to develop and operate the plant. The US Department of Transportation also withdrew $47.4 million in federal funding for the related marshalling port project.

• The planned Sparrows Point Steel facility was intended to manufacture offshore wind monopiles and towers, according to OffshoreWIND.biz.
• US Wind and Haizea Wind Group partnered on the facility in 2023.
• US Wind linked the change in manufacturing plans to legal and regulatory uncertainty affecting its Maryland Offshore Wind Project.
• The report does not establish permanent cancellation: it says the facility is not being pursued at Sparrows Point “at least for the time being.”
• The source does not specify whether manufacturing equipment, supply contracts or construction had already been committed.

Watch whether US Wind identifies another manufacturing site, whether legal and regulatory issues affecting its Maryland project are resolved, and whether the proposed monopile and tower capacity is revived elsewhere. Any replacement for the withdrawn $47.4 million in port funding would also be relevant.