New York State has submitted an application for the US Department of Transportation s Port Infrastructure Development Grant Program to support construction of Arthur Kill Terminal (AKT) in Staten Island.
AKT will be an offshore wind staging and assembly port built on a 32-acre undeveloped site through a partnership between Empire State Development (ESD) and Arthur Kill Terminal.
The announcement advances Governor Cuomo’s vision for New York to develop 9GW of offshore wind by 2035, leading the nation in green energy production.
New York now has five offshore wind projects and five ports in active development – the largest offshore wind pipeline in the nation totaling more than 4.3GW.