Acceptance test procedures
Prepared Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) and Harbor Acceptance Testing (HAT) guidance for high-voltage equipment packages.
PROJECT 02 / UNITED STATES / OFFSHORE WIND
Coastal Virginia
Translating project requirements into structured acceptance testing for utility-scale offshore electrical infrastructure.
2.6 GWApproximate wind farm capacity
HV packagesFounder’s technical scope
Semco MaritimeEmployer during involvement
PUBLIC PROJECT CONTEXT
Project overview
Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind is Dominion Energy’s commercial offshore wind development off Virginia Beach. The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management approved a configuration of 176 wind turbines and three offshore substations, with an estimated capacity of approximately 2,600 MW. Semco Maritime’s consortium announcement describes three 880 MW offshore substations forming the electrical backbone of the development.
- Location
- Offshore Virginia Beach, United States
- Developer / utility
- Dominion Energy
- Approved turbine count
- 176
- Offshore substations
- 3 × 880 MW, per consortium announcement
The public project description uses approximately 2.6 GW. This replaces the rounded 2.7 GW figure in the previous website and founder’s CV.
PERSONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Founder’s contribution
HV testing procedure preparationSemco Maritime
Standards alignment
Aligned the testing guidance with the applicable IEEE / IEC framework and the project’s owner / client requirements.
Package-level preparation
Focused on HV acceptance documentation as part of Semco Maritime’s engineering delivery. This experience is specific to testing preparation, rather than a claim of responsibility for the full wind farm.
Personal scope is based on the founder’s supplied CV. Public project sources provide background and do not independently verify individual responsibilities.
ENGINEERING PERSPECTIVE
What this experience brings
For a multi-substation development, consistent acceptance documentation helps connect equipment-level verification with the wider commissioning programme. Clear requirements make the intended test scope easier for suppliers and site teams to interpret.
REFERENCES
Sources & notes
- Bureau of Ocean Energy Management ↗Approved project configuration · 2023 decision
- Semco Maritime ↗Three 880 MW offshore substations · 8 November 2021
Public sources reviewed 12 October 2026. Project figures and milestones are attributed to the linked publications; announced dates may change. Project names identify professional experience and do not imply endorsement or a commercial relationship with GridWave.
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