Burns & McDonnell signs US offshore substation partnership

Engineering company teams up with Bay Ltd to procure, fabricate and build substations

Burns & McDonnell and Bay Ltd have announced a partnership to provide US-based engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction of offshore substations.

The engineering will be led from Burns & McDonnell offices in the northeast US, and the fabrication and construction will take place in existing Bay Ltd facilities in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Bringing US-designed and fabricated offshore substations to market will strengthen the US offshore wind supply chain, which needs to grow to support making offshore wind a sustainable energy source.

Burns & McDonnell and Bay Ltd. have 10 years of successful design and fabrication partnerships from previous projects in various industries.

The partnership represents an evolution of that relationship to apply that established understanding and deep experience to the offshore substation market.

"Offshore wind is poised to become a major contributor to carbon reduction efforts globally," said Ray Kowalik, President and CEO of Burns & McDonnell.

"It's critical to build up local offshore wind industry-specific capabilities for both engineering and manufacturing, which currently primarily exist in Europe, and we’re excited to support that knowledge transfer.

"Our proven relationship with Bay Ltd. enables us to provide 100% American solutions to the market and drive job creation in the US."

Rob Powers, President and CEO of Bay Ltd, added: "Offshore substations require extensive, complex fabrication, but our team is poised to deliver. The successful execution of these types of projects throughout our history, including substructures and topsides, renders our project teams confident and capable in executing large offshore fabrication scopes today.

"Together with Burns & McDonnell, we can expand the U.S. supply chain and help the nation as it advances toward its clean power goals."